Bathtub body support
CA 2136044 A1 · Owner: Leger, George H. · Inventors: Leger, George H.
Overview
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Four and a half to five foot modern bathtubs of the kind found in most homes in North America are designed to hold an adequate volume or water for bathing while in a sitting position. Bathing while immersed in water in a supineposition has been found to be uncomfortable for most people due to the inadequate spinal support of the bathtub. Because of this lack of spinal support of the interior design configuration of the four and a half to five foot modern bathtub a need for body support devices, has been desired. Existing bath support devices of the type used with modern four and a half to five foot bathtubs have been inflatable neck and head supports or extendable boards or trays enabling …
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- Filed November 17, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 17, 2014.
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