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This is a pretty standard-looking walker that mostly older people tend to use, except it is waterproof, so it can be taken into the shower space (or even a bathtub, if it has a shower).
Obviously, it gives the person taking the shower something to hold onto, to help prevent a fall --or even to help
get back up if a fall does occur.
Shower noose.
Shower_20Noose
Shameless, blatant plagiarism. Equally practical. [8th of 7, Dec 11 2010]
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I don't want to write a criticism longer than the idea,
especially when I'm grateful for the brevity & clarity of your
exposition. But. I maintain this idea is only suitable for very
spacious showers / tubs, and that it would be unworkable, or
even counterproductive, for standard walkers in standard
bathrooms. Grab bars are better. Borrow a walker, and
experiment a little (I have). |
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Seems there is a need for a semi collapsible waterproof walker... |
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i.e. perfectly strong, rigid and waterproof, right up to the point the user leans their weight onto it. ... |
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In what way are standard walkers not waterproof? The ones
I've seen are just bent-and-bolted aliumiunium tubing, with a
couple of plastic grips and some rubber feet. |
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Maybe they would rust in time, [Max]. The size is really
the issue. If they were made in a rubbery style for
showering, maybe then they would squish in. |
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//If they were made in a rubbery style for showering, maybe
then they would squish in.// |
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The same could be said of the geriatrics. |
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Obviously, folks, if the thing described here is necessarily too big to be used as described, then that's what makes this Idea half-baked. |
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A watertight walker sounds like a reasonable idea regardless, if they aren't already, but taking one into a space where there's a slick wet soapy floor and expecting it to work... that doesn't sound too bright. |
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Wotcha need in that case is a hoop-skirt frame. |
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Women would like that. Not so nice for the men. Don't
think. |
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We're doing this all wrong. |
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Just think: the walker itself is a wrap-around frame of
tubular aluminium. |
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So: all we need to do is drill a bunch of holes at intervals
all over the frame, and add some nozzles. Then have a
snaplock connector for a high-pressure hoze and - ipso
ileum! - you have a take-anywhere, plug-and-play while-
you-wait pressure-washer for old people! |
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As a bonus, a liquid soap feedline could be added, as could
feedlines for laundry detergent and compressed air. With
a little automation, you will be able to wash, launder and
blow-dry your elderly relative before your very eyes. |
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