ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,873, issued on March 25, was assigned to FOR-DE GROUP PTY LTD (Australia).
"Support device for showering or toileting" was invented by Kerry John Ford (Malaga, Australia) and John Van Kappel (Malaga, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a support device for assisting a user in showering or toileting. The support device comprises a seat comprising a seating surface for supporting a weight of the user; a plurality of legs attached to the seat; a pair of handles configured to attach to substantially opposite side portions of the seat, each handle comprising a pair of end portions for attaching to th...