SANITARY COMPLEX FOR INVALIDS WITH DEFECTS OF BOTH ARMS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: self-care of invalids. SUBSTANCE: complex comprises WC-pan, seat, flushing tank, automatic water-heating system, warm water delivery pipe with valve, and mechanism with shut-off unit for heating and delivery of air to dry the washed body area. Mounted on WC-pan is a casing in the form of a flat box carrying articulated spring-loaded control elements: two in the form of downward-directed levers and one in the form of an upward-directed bail. Said controls regulating, respectively, the washing-off of feces, washing the anal orifice and drying the washed body area. Installed inside the casing are a water delivery tube turning unit and a shut-off unit of air delivery channel. Control elements are connected with mechanisms and units of the complex by three articulated lever systems. Levers are controlled by feet and the bail, by the upper part of the invalid's back. EFFECT: improved design. 6 dwg