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Title:
SUPPORT MEANS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1993014731
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
PCT No. PCT/AU93/00019 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 21, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 21, 1994 PCT Filed Jan. 18, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/14731 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 1993A support (10) for moving an object between two locations. The support (10) has one or more elongate members (12) upon which a platform, such as a seat (50), can be slid. The elongate member (12) has a guide rail (15) which has two flanges (17) each terminated with an arcuate groove (18). The flanges (17) and the arcuate grooves (18) form a track (22) in which wheels (24) of the seat (50) can run. Typically, the support (10) is used for moving the seat (50) into and out of a shower recess or over a bath for the bathing of the aged and invalids. The guide rail (15) can also be used as a curtin track, a track for a sliding panel and the like.

Inventors:
MASON PHILLIP JAMES (AU)
MASON JAMES RAYMOND (AU)
Application Number:
PCT/AU1993/000019
Publication Date:
September 02, 1993
Filing Date:
January 18, 1993
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Assignee:
MASON PHILLIP JAMES (AU)
MASON JAMES RAYMOND (AU)
International Classes:
A47H1/04; A61G7/10; (IPC1-7): A61G/
Foreign References:
DE3704628C11988-09-22
DE3541001C11987-01-02
US4354791A1982-10-19
CA1060771A1979-08-21
US3758894A1973-09-18
AU6557386A1987-05-28
Other References:
See also references of EP 0621770A4
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