Abstract: Shower sitting structure (1) comprising a frame and seat support elements (2, 3) forming seat support surfaces for supporting a user's body, in which the seat support elements (2, 3) are designed in such a way that support is present only under the thighs in front of the ischial tuberosities, in which there is no support at the position of the perineum, and in which a backrest element (3), which at its bottom end forms a supporting part (38), for the lower back region of the user is present.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 1994
Date of Patent:
January 7, 1997
Assignee:
B.V. Linido
Inventors:
Wilhelmine M. M. Weterings, Franciscus J. M. Nieuwenhuis, Willem G. L. de Jong
Abstract: A chair for disabled persons has a supporting frame, a seat adjustably connected to the supporting frame by a hinge, and a back adjustably connected by a hinge to the rear of the seat. The seat has a front section which lies beneath and supports the upper legs of an occupant, and a rear section which lies beneath and supports the pelvis of an occupant. The front and rear sections can be fixed and adjusted independently of each other due to a hinge which is parallel to the hinge at the rear of the seat.
Abstract: A handle for sanitary facilities such as toilet stalls for handicapped persons includes a middle portion with an elongated axis and two end portions which are bent at oblique angles from the axis. Each end portion is received in a projecting portion of a fastening device. The fastening device is formed of truncated cone-like bodies, one of which has screw-receiving holes which are covered by a snap-on cover.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 2, 1991
Date of Patent:
May 3, 1994
Assignee:
B. V. Linido
Inventors:
Franciscus J. M. Nieuwenhuis, Casper J. F. De Jonge