Chairs and seats – Movable bottom – Movable independently of back
Patent
1990-04-12
1991-08-13
Brown, Peter R.
Chairs and seats
Movable bottom
Movable independently of back
297DIG10, 297DIG4, 297284, 297430, 4480, A47K 1104
Patent
active
050391658
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides for a toileting module which can be used in a standard wheelchair and consists of straps and a tensioning mechanism therefor attached to a support structure. The straps run under the wheelchair-bound person and, when tightened, raise the person above the seat cushion permitting its removal and the insertion of a waste receptacle for toileting.
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Biermann Paul J.
Jurgens Frederick C.
Rothman Neil S.
Seamone Woodrow
Archibald Robert E.
Brown Peter R.
Cooch Francis A.
Hope Cassandra L.
The Johns Hopkins University
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