Portabench
Portable shower bench for people with mobility issues.
A non-obstructive shower bench for people with Mobility Issues.
About
A new approach to independence and comfort in bathing. This portable shower bench is designed specifically for paraplegics and individuals with limited leg mobility, enabling them to maintain dignity and self-reliance—even when away from home. Unlike traditional transfer benches, which are bulky and take up valuable space, this design is compact, and easy to transport. It delivers the stability and comfort needed for safe bathing, while folding or storing away effortlessly when not in use.
Removable backrest
for different bathroom orientations.
Cut outs
for easy cleaning.
Seat cusion
For comfort.
Handles
To assist user.
Water Outlet
prevent stagnation of water.
User Interface
People with leg mobility issues, find it hard to bathe under normal circumstances.
The make use of a Shower Bench to make it easier for them to Access the area.
Problems
Hard to disassemble and carry
Needs assistance to set up
Occupies too much space when not in use
Portable but not very convinient
Convinient but not very portable
Objective
Design a Bench with the Portability of a shower chair and Convinience of a shower bench.
The Goal of the brainstorming was to make a design which can be easily Folded / Disassembled to carry with Minimal Effort.
To test out my concepts, I worked on some scaled prototypes.
This led to the Final Design
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Varun Varma
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