(19)
(11) EP 0 945 115 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/39

(21) Application number: 98112409.2

(22) Date of filing: 03.07.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61G 7/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 27.03.1998 GB 9806553

(71) Applicant: Parker Bath Ltd.
Wollaston, West Midlands DY8 4PS (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • McDine, Roy
    Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 6JF (GB)

(74) Representative: Lally, William 
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München
80801 München (DE)

   


(54) Lifting apparatus


(57) Apparatus for assisting a bather into and out of a bath, comprises a base (20); a telescopic lifting pillar with a second part (32) telescopically moveable upwardly and downwardly relative to a first part (31); a housing (22) secured to said second part; an actuator (61, 62) operable to cause upwards and downwards movement of said second part relative to said first part, said actuator including a drive motor (37) disposed within said housing (22) and further being arranged to apply lifting loads occurring in use to said housing; a support means (23) for a bather, carried by said housing; and means providing for translatory movement of said support means.







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