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Easy-Seater Toilet Assist

2.009 Silver A

"Our whole objective is to keep the people in their houses safe. We get 20-25 requests for bathroom supports every week.“

• Mike Verdi, Camden

County Social Services

Easy-Seater Toilet Assist

Actuator Toilet

Key Criteria for Easy Seater

¡ Non-intrusive ¡ Stationary ¡ Fully powered ¡ Provide balance aid and strength aid

The Easy-Seater Advantage

¡ Range of Motion ¡ Moving Backrest ¡ Handrails ¡ Adaptability

Sketch Model Goals

¡ Examine actuator to seat connection ¡ Assess geometry ¡ Confirm adaptability

Lessons from the Sketch Model

¡ Backrest is beneficial ¡ Sliding Constraint ¡ Controls ¡ Cleaning and Sanitation ¡ Seat Motion

Conclusion

¡ Strong market ¡ Weak competitors ¡ Feasible design ¡ Next step: Optimization

Easy Seater Appendices

Strength declines with age

¡ Over the age of 60, muscle strength

declines by as much as 1% per year, by age 80 it is 4% annually1.

¡ 45% of women between ages 65 and 74

cannot lift 4.5 kg

¡ Elderly individuals need assistance raising

and lowering themselves on the toilet

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Designing Around the Toilet

¡ Most toilet

drains sit 12” from the wall

¡ At the drain

are two bolts holding the toilet seal and are 6” apart

Taking Everything into Account

• Seat Height

Ranges from 14” to 20”

• Width can be up

to 19”

• Even Seat Style

can be elongated

• r Normal

Technical Dimensions