Mobility aid for use with toilet bowl fixture
First Claim
1. A mobility aid for use in conjunction with a toilet bowl fixture disposed in a water closet and including a bowl having an upper surface at a height h relative to a horizontal floor of the water closet, the mobility aid comprising:
- first and second side frames, each side frame having front and rear legs and a rail connecting upper ends of the front and rear legs, and a transverse member having first and second opposite ends, the transverse member being at a location relative to the lower ends of the rear legs such that when the lower ends of the legs rest on the floor of the water closet, the transverse member is substantially horizontal and is at a height greater than h above the floor, and wherein the transverse member is pivotally attached at its first end to the rear leg of the first side frame and is pivotally attached at its second end to the rear leg of the second side frame, whereby the first and second side frames are pivotable relative to the transverse member between an unfolded disposition, in which the side frames are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the transverse member, and a folded disposition, in which the side frames are substantially parallel to each other and to the transverse member.
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Abstract
A mobility aid for use in conjunction with a toilet bowl fixture includes first and second side frames, each side frame having front and rear legs and a rail connecting upper ends of the front and rear legs, and a transverse member having first and second opposite ends. When the lower ends of the legs rest on the floor of the water closet, the transverse member is substantially horizontal and is above the upper surface of the toilet bowl. The transverse member is pivotally attached at its first end to the rear leg of the first side frame and is pivotally attached at its second end to the rear leg of the second side frame, whereby the first and second side frames are pivotable relative to the transverse member between an unfolded disposition, in which the side frames are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the transverse member, and a folded disposition, in which the side frames are substantially parallel to each other and to the transverse member.
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1. A mobility aid for use in conjunction with a toilet bowl fixture disposed in a water closet and including a bowl having an upper surface at a height h relative to a horizontal floor of the water closet, the mobility aid comprising:
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first and second side frames, each side frame having front and rear legs and a rail connecting upper ends of the front and rear legs, and a transverse member having first and second opposite ends, the transverse member being at a location relative to the lower ends of the rear legs such that when the lower ends of the legs rest on the floor of the water closet, the transverse member is substantially horizontal and is at a height greater than h above the floor, and wherein the transverse member is pivotally attached at its first end to the rear leg of the first side frame and is pivotally attached at its second end to the rear leg of the second side frame, whereby the first and second side frames are pivotable relative to the transverse member between an unfolded disposition, in which the side frames are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the transverse member, and a folded disposition, in which the side frames are substantially parallel to each other and to the transverse member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A retainer mechanism for a bolt having a threaded part and a non-circular head, the retainer mechanism comprising a cylindrical block formed with a passage including a cylindrical portion for receiving the threaded part of the bolt and a non-circular part for receiving the head of the bolt, and a compression spring for engaging the head of bolt and urging the threaded part of the bolt to project from the block through the cylindrical portion of the passage.
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