Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheelchair ramp for shower access
- Patent Title (中): 轮椅通道,用于淋浴
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Application No.: US12478268Application Date: 2009-06-04
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Publication No.: US07946083B2Publication Date: 2011-05-24
- Inventor: Mark E. Kirby
- Applicant: Mark E. Kirby
- Agency: Smith & Hopen, P.A.
- Agent Ronald E. Smith
- Main IPC: E04F11/16
- IPC: E04F11/16

Abstract:
A frame for building a ramp provides wheelchair users ingress and egress to a shower area. A first embodiment includes a first flat inclined surface and an arcuate surface. In a second embodiment, the frame has first and second flat inclined surfaces having first and second inclinations, respectively, and an arcuate surface. A third embodiment adds a third flat inclined surface having a third inclination and includes the arcuate surface. A first set of screw mounts is formed adjacent a lowermost end of the frame, a second set of screw mounts is formed in the frame at a predetermined elevation above the first set of screw mounts and a set of stabilizing legs is formed in the arcuate surface at the predetermined elevation. The frame may be cut to lower its profile.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100307096A1 Wheelchair Ramp for Shower Access Public/Granted day:2010-12-09
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