Description
Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest
The Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest is a bathroom safety aid designed to help individuals enter and exit a bathtub from a seated position. Its extended bench-style seat allows a user to sit before moving across the bathtub edge, helping reduce the need to step directly over the side of the tub.
This grey G3-100KBX1 model features a lightweight aluminum frame, supportive backrest, push-button height adjustment, slip-resistant suction-cup feet, and a 400 lb maximum weight capacity. The seat adjusts from approximately 18″ to 22.5″ high and provides a seat depth of approximately 16.25″.
Safer Seated Bathtub Transfers
The main purpose of the Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest is to allow the user to enter a bathtub from a seated position rather than stepping directly over the tub wall.
The user can first sit on the portion of the bench positioned outside the bathtub and then carefully reposition across the seating surface toward the bathing area. This design can provide a practical bathroom-safety solution for individuals who have difficulty with balance, lower-body mobility, or stepping over the side of a bathtub. Medline Canada specifically categorizes transfer benches as products intended to allow patients to enter a bathtub from a seated position.
Supportive Backrest
A backrest provides additional seated support while the user is positioned on the transfer bench.
The backrest can help create a more comfortable bathing position compared with a backless bench, particularly for individuals who benefit from additional trunk support while seated.
Medline’s product information identifies this model specifically as a Transfer Bench with Backrest.
Push-Button Height Adjustment
The Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest includes push-button height adjustment so the seat can be configured for different users and bathtub setups.
The G3-100KBX1 provides a manufacturer-listed seat-height range of approximately 18″ to 22.5″.
Appropriate seat height can help make sitting, standing, and transferring more manageable by reducing unnecessary bending or reaching. The adjustment buttons should always be fully engaged before the bench is used.
Lightweight Aluminum Frame
The transfer bench uses an aluminum frame, providing a useful combination of strength, corrosion resistance, and manageable handling for bathroom environments.
The lighter frame can make the bench easier for caregivers or family members to reposition when necessary while still supporting users weighing up to 400 lb.
Slip-Resistant Suction-Cup Feet
Slip-resistant suction-cup feet help provide additional stability where the bench contacts the bathtub or bathroom surface.
These feet are particularly important in wet environments, where maintaining stable contact with the floor is essential.
Medline also offers replacement suction-cup tips specifically compatible with the G3-100KBX1, confirming that suction-style feet are part of this transfer-bench system.
Reversible Setup
The Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest is designed so the seat and back configuration can accommodate different bathtub layouts.
This flexibility can help the transfer bench work in bathrooms where the direction of entry varies depending on the position of the bathtub, surrounding wall, and available floor space.
Users and caregivers should follow the manufacturer’s assembly instructions carefully and confirm that all components are securely installed before use.
Spacious Seating Surface
The transfer bench provides a seat depth of approximately 16.25 inches, giving users a practical seated platform for bathroom transfers and bathing.
The extended bench design is intentionally wider than a standard shower chair because part of the seating surface is positioned outside the bathtub to support the transfer process.
400 lb Weight Capacity
The Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest supports users weighing up to 400 lb (181.4 kg) when properly assembled and used according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Users should remain within the stated weight capacity and routinely inspect the frame, seat, backrest, height-adjustment buttons, and suction feet to make sure all components remain secure and in proper working condition.
Tool-Free Everyday Convenience
Medline describes this transfer bench as designed for straightforward setup, helping make it practical for home bathroom-safety use.
A product that can be adjusted and maintained without complicated equipment can be useful for families and caregivers who need to reposition or adapt bathroom equipment as mobility needs change.
Bathroom Safety and Home Care
The combination of seated transfers, an adjustable seat, supportive backrest, aluminum construction, slip-resistant feet, and a high weight capacity makes this transfer bench suitable for a variety of home-care situations.
It may be useful for older adults, individuals recovering from surgery or injury, and people with mobility limitations who require additional support when entering and exiting a bathtub.
MobilEase Mobility, one of the competitor sites being used for this project, also places transfer benches within its Bath Seating / Bathroom Safety selection, which supports using the same general category structure for Motion Care.
Key Features
- Bathroom transfer bench with backrest
- Designed for seated bathtub entry and exit
- Lightweight aluminum frame
- Grey finish
- Push-button height adjustment
- Adjustable 18″–22.5″ seat height
- Approximately 16.25″ seat depth
- Slip-resistant suction-cup feet
- Supportive backrest
- Reversible configuration for different bathtub layouts
- Easy-clean bathroom safety design
- 400 lb maximum weight capacity
- Suitable for home-care and bathroom-safety applications
- Replacement suction feet available from Medline
Product Specifications
Manufacturer: Medline / Medline Canada
Product: Transfer Bench with Backrest
Item Number / SKU: G3-100KBX1
Product Type: Bathtub Transfer Bench
Colour: Grey
Frame Material: Aluminum
Backrest: Included
Seat Height: 18″–22.5″
Seat Depth: 16.25″
Weight Capacity: 400 lb / 181.4 kg
Height Adjustment: Push Button
Feet: Slip-Resistant / Suction Cup
Packaging: 1 Each
HCPCS: E0247
For availability or help choosing bathroom safety equipment in Toronto and the GTA, contact Motion Care Mobility Inc. Explore our Bathroom Safety Products or browse our Medical Equipment options for additional home-care solutions.
For additional technical specifications, visit the official Medline Transfer Bench with Backrest product page.




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