Patent Application - TOILET ADAPTABLE WHEELCHAIR AND METHOD OF USE > Summary

Patent Application No. US 20120090086

Published on Apr 19, 2012

Application No. 12/905052

Filed on Oct 14, 2010

Priority Date -

Melone, JR., Paul - Struthers, OH US (11)

A toilet adaptable wheelchair comprising a wheelchair including a set of standard features comprising a back rest, a seat, a pair of arm rests, a pair of wheels, a set of foot bars, a set of foot rests, a plurality of side bars and a pair of side panels. The toilet adaptable wheel chair further comprises a cutout within a central portion of the seat beneath where a person sits, a plurality of lifts coordinating with the plurality of side bars, where the plurality of lifts raise and lower the seat, a control panel to activate the plurality of lifts; and a chute secured beneath the cutout, wherein the chute directs substances which pass through the cutout into a toilet to enable the person to use the toilet without leaving the toilet adaptable wheelchair.