Abstract: A toilet comprising a frame; a bowl supported by the frame; a seat supported by the frame; and an at least partially removable shroud for covering the frame is disclosed. A medical toilet comprising a bowl supported by a frame; a seat supported by the frame; one or more health and wellness assessment devices; and an at least partially removable shroud for covering the frame is also disclosed.

Abstract: A toilet including a frame; a bowl supported by the frame; a seat supported by the frame; an at least partially removable shroud for covering the frame; and at least one first seat actuator pivotally attached to the frame and to the seat for adjusting the height or angle of the seat; and at least one second seat actuator pivotally attached to the frame and to the seat for adjusting the height or angle of the seat is disclosed.

Abstract: A toilet seat includes a body with a first end and a second end connected by a top surface; a base extending from the body and to rest on a top rim of a toilet; and a connection device extending from the second end to secure the toilet seat to the toilet; the base positions the first end at a height greater than the second end of the body, thereby creating a sloped in the top surface of the body.

Abstract: A mobile wheelchair lift system includes a wheelchair that includes a pair of rear wheels and a pair of front wheels. A panel has a top side and a bottom side. A plurality of wheels each is attached to the bottom side. A lift has a first end and a second end. The first end comprises a base and the second end comprises a mount that is attached to the bottom side. The lift is positioned in a first position to lift the panel upwardly from a support surface. The lift is positioned in a second position lower the wheels onto the support surface. A ramp is hingedly coupled to the rear edge. The ramp has an upper side, a lower side and a peripheral edge. The ramp is may be positioned in an extended position to allow the wheelchair to be rolled onto or off of the panel.

Abstract: In summary, this device offers many unique features advantageous to the user. This device will be economical to buy and is light and easy for one person to handle. This device is simple and easy to be placed in a standard bathtub and is convenient and easy to operate by the user or an assistant, This device will be comfortable and relaxing as it supports the entire body of the user. This device is convenient and easy to keep in a sanitary condition and easy to remove from the bathtub as desired. The innovations I have made to Ashby's device of 1961 U.S. Pat. No. 2,968,814 renders it feasible to manufacture and market. The fact that it was in public Domain these many years and has not been taken seems to be an indication that it wasn't deemed a feasible item. My innovation of stabilizing platform 20 and being able to eliminate the awkward, vertical, inverted U shaped frame and sides and attachments thereto has made this device simple and economical to produce and market.

Abstract: A bathtub lift device for assisting an individual, especially an elderly, handicapped or convalescing individual, in getting into and out of a bathtub includes a rectangular-shaped inflatable and deflatable cushion comprised of interconnected sections that deploy in accordion-like manner, with the cushion disposed within the bathtub and having an underside that includes suction cups to secure the device to the bathtub floor and an upper side that includes a non-slip surface for safety whereupon inflation of the cushion by an electrical air pump connected to the cushion by an air line, and which also includes an air flow control and release valve, causes the sections to expand in accordion-like manner thereby elevating the cushion to a height adjacent to the bathtub sidewalls and deflation of the cushion causes the sections to collapse in an accordion-like manner thereby lowering the cushion, and the individual seated thereon, within the bathtub.

Abstract: An apparatus having a seat having flexible skirt and a flexible, inflatable bag connected to the seat. The bag has a chamber with an inlet and an outlet that are controlled by respective valves. The valve of the inlet is connectable to a pressurized fluid source and the bag is adapted for inflating and deflating for moving the seat and an individual into and from within a tub or vessel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bracket for a height-adjustable washstand capable of allowing the washstand to stably go up and down by providing a cylinder at the bottom of the washstand, and a hydraulic valve capable of controlling a height of the washstand by using hydraulic pressure.

Abstract: A spa includes a housing having a tub for holding water, and a retractable entertainment unit having a display. The housing includes an upper portion having a seal surface extending around the tub. The entertainment unit is releasably retractable through an opening in the upper surface and movable between a) a retracted position wherein the display is hidden from view and a top of the entertainment unit is disposed below and laterally outward from the seal surface, and b) an extended position wherein the top is raised above the seal surface and the display is visible.

Abstract: A bath lift including an inflatable part 10 locatable in a bath to raise or lower a person sitting thereon. The part 10 comprises a seat section 12 and a support section 20. The sections 12, 20 are connected in series such that with a person sitting on the part 10 the section 12 will deflate first, and when the part 10 is being inflated with a person sitting thereon the section 20 will inflate prior to the section 12.

Abstract: A bath lifting system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially covering the lifting device, thus obscuring its view. The guiding assembly guides the seat from a lowered position to a raised position to facilitate ingress and egress to a bather. A composite bath embodiment and a retrofit embodiment, each with either straight up or laterally offset lifting, are disclosed. All the embodiments can use a closed self-pressurized system.

Abstract: A bath lifting system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially covering the lifting device, thus obscuring its view. The guiding assembly guides the seat from a lowered position to a raised position facilitates ingress and egress to a bather. A composite bath embodiment and a retrofit embodiment, both with either straight up or laterally offset lifting, are disclosed.

Abstract: A toilet seat lift comprising a base having opposite sides, a seat support mounted on the base for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal axis extending side-to-side with respect to the base between a lowered position and a raised position, a seat on the seat support having an opening therein adapted to overlie a toilet, and a power actuator for pivoting the seat support from its lowered position to its raised position.

Abstract: A bath lift including an inflatable part 10 locatable in a bath to raise or lower a person sitting thereon. The part 10 comprises a seat section 12 and a support section 20. The sections 12, 20 are connected in series such that with a person sitting on the part 10 the section 12 will deflate first, and when the part 10 is being inflated with a person sitting thereon the section 20 will inflate prior to the section 12.

Abstract: A device, comprising an extendable object having a retracted position and an extended position with respect to a fixture; and a motive power system adapted for moving the object between the retracted and extended positions. The extendable object is preferably a water fixture amenity, such as a concealable compartment or a raisable seat. Preferably, the motive power system is a hydraulic system and includes a cylinder, a power source, and controls. The cylinder has a piston adapted for moving the compartment with respect to the fixture. The power source is connected to the cylinder and is adapted to extend the piston and move the compartment. The power source includes a water line in fluid communication with a cylinder volume. The controls are adapted for regulating movement of the piston by the power source. A method of moving a water fixture amenity, including the concealable compartment and the raisable seat, generally comprises two steps.

Abstract: An elevating bath lift seat for assisting elderly and disabled persons to safely get down into, and back out of a bathtub. it comprises a vertically moving seat surface supported by frame structure designed to be situated within most residential bathtubs. It uses household water pressure to elevate and lower the user. Lifting force is provided by a novel lifting bladder arrangement which is totally sealed without the use of sliding type seals. An integral part of the design is a novel frame structure that also serves as a linear guide system for up and down travel of the seat frame, while also providing full water immersion lubrication for linear guide bushings.

Abstract: A tub for use by handicapped persons for bathing or therapeutic purposes having a tub enclosure, an opening formed in the floor of tub enclosure for receiving a seating member, a seating member that is sized to engage the tub enclosure around the opening in the floor, and a lifting mechanism for lowering and raising the seating member, whereby the lifting mechanism enables handicapped persons to position themselves on the seating member and then lower and raise themselves into and out of the tub.

Abstract: A bath lift system comprises a seat which is raised and lowered inside of a bath by a lifting device positioned inside the bath. The lifting device provides an aesthetically appealing system with the seat substantially concealing the lifting device, thus obscuring its view. The lifting device reduces leakage while providing straight line movement positioning of the seat from a central position to a position along side of the top rim of the bath. Also, an alternative internal lifting device that eliminates the need for openings through the wall of the bath is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bath system comprising a bath tub (74) which can be filled with bath water and a lifting surface (16for raising and lowering a person (18) situated in said bath tub (74). For greater ease of use by physically handicapped persons the lifting surface is embodied by a flexible lifting mat (16) which in a pressure-tight manner covers an upper tub opening (14) of a supporting tub (12) which can be subjected to an operating fluid (22). By changing the volume of operating fluid in the supporting tub (12) the lifting mat can be raised and lowered such that it can serve as bath tub (74).

Abstract: The chair lift is formed by a hollow outer stationary cylinder secured to the bathtub and an inner cylinder having a closed upper end secured to the bathtub located inside and spaced from the outer cylinder. A hollow movable cylinder having a closed upper end is slidably located between the inner and outer cylinders forming a chamber between the inner and moveable cylinders. A water control system including a pump is provided for injecting water into the chamber for moving the movable cylinder to an upper position and for removing water from the chamber to allow the movable cylinder to move to a lower position. The outer cylinder has a vertical slot formed through its wall. A chair has a connection that extends through the slot and is connected to the movable cylinder for moving the chair to upper and lower positions with the movable cylinder.

Abstract: The device for lifting persons into and out of a bathtub includes a housing having a U-shape with a first portion, a middle portion, and a second portion. A first tubular member is rotatably mounted in the first portion of the housing. A second tubular member is rotatably mounted in the second portion of the housing. The first and second tubular each have an axis of rotation orientated generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the respective housing portion. A panel extends between the first and second tubular members. At least one motor is operatively coupled to the tubular members for rotating the tubular members. Control circuitry operationally coupled to the motor controls the motor.