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Patent application title:

Shower safety ring

Publication number:

US20080163417A1

Publication date:
Application number:

10/686,070

Filed date:

2005-07-13

Abstract:

While showering elderly people can become disoriented and slip and fall. By standing in the soft Shower Safety Ring a fall can be broken and prevent injury. Handicap and others may benefit from this device which slides horizontally and vertically. It also folds down when not in use and is out of the way.

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Classification:

  1. Human necessities
  2. Furniture ; domestic articles or appliances; coffee mills; spice mills; suction cleaners in general

A47K3/281 »  CPC main

Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor; Showers or bathing douches Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers

A47K3/125 »  CPC further

Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor; Separate seats or body supports Body supports

A47K3/286 »  CPC further

Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor; Showers or bathing douches; Fixed showers Emergency showers

A47K3/022 IPC

Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor; Baths specially adapted for particular use, e.g. for washing the feet, for bathing in sitting position

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While showering elderly people can become disoriented and fall or slip and fall. By standing in the soft Shower Safety Ring a fall can be broken and help prevent injury. Handicap and others may also benefit from this device which slides horizontally or vertically. It also folds down when not in use and is out of the way.

Drawings 1 thru 5 describe the method to make the item, each drawing contains a description of the drawing.

Photo 1 shows the parts put together to better understand how it looks and can be used when mounted on the wall of the shower.

Claims

1. The Shower Safety Ring can help save lives and prevent or reduce injuries to elderly or disabled persons who have trouble Stabilizing themselves while in the shower. By standing inside the Shower Safety Ring falls can be reduced of prevented altogether And no more contact with the hard tile floors found in showers. Anyone could use the Shower Safety Ring while showering to to prevent instability and falling from soapy floors or other unforeseen reasons.

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Images & Drawings included:

Fig. 01 - Shower safety ring
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Fig. 02 - Shower safety ring
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Fig. 03 - Shower safety ring
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Fig. 04 - Shower safety ring
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Fig. 05 - Shower safety ring
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Fig. 07 - Shower safety ring
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