US 12,029,692 B2
Bathroom compatible wheelchair device
Sean Sonoda, Honolulu, HI (US)
Filed by Sean Sonoda, Honolulu, HI (US)
Filed on May 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/329,097.
Application 17/329,097 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/113,759, filed on Aug. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,013,649.
Prior Publication US 2021/0275372 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. A61G 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 5/1002 (2013.01) [A61G 5/1045 (2016.11); A61G 5/1091 (2016.11)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bathroom compatible wheelchair assembly being positionable over a toilet wherein said assembly is configured to facilitate an individual to use a toilet without leaving a wheelchair, said assembly comprising:
a wheelchair frame;
a seat frame coupled to said wheelchair frame, said seat frame including a seat portion and a back portion;
a seat panel coupled to said seat frame, said seat panel being movable between a closed position and an open position, said seat panel being positioned in said seat portion of said seat from when in said closed position, said seat panel being configured to have a height of at least 20.0 inches when in said closed position wherein said seat panel is configured to be positioned over a toilet when said wheelchair is rolled over the toilet, said seat portion of said seat frame having an opening extending therethrough, said seat panel covering said opening when positioned in said closed position, said opening being exposed when said seat panel is positioned in said open position wherein said opening is aligned with the toilet when said seat portion is positioned over the toilet wherein said opening is configured to allow the disabled person's waste to be deposited into the toilet through said opening;
said seat frame having a pair of lateral tracks extending along said seat portion and said back portion;
a pair of lateral walls coupled to said seat panel, each of said lateral walls being engaged to a respective one of said lateral tracks; and
a shuttle coupled to said seat panel, said shuttle moving said seat panel between said closed position and said open position.