CN107920695B

CN107920695B - Bathing frame for children

Info

Publication number: CN107920695B
Application number: CN201680041679.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梅拉伊·亚萨
Original assignee: Carrichel Holdings Ltd
Current assignee: Carrichel Holdings Limited
Priority date: 2015-06-12
Filing date: 2016-06-14
Publication date: 2021-08-10
Anticipated expiration: 2036-06-14
Also published as: CN107920695A

Abstract

A bathing stand in the form of a chair (10) for supporting an object to be bathed, in particular a child such as an infant or young child. The chair (10) comprises a seat (24, 69) to support the torso of a subject; a base (40) on which the seat (24, 69) is mounted in an elevated position; and an adjustment unit (33, 85) that facilitates selective rotation and locking of the seat (24, 69) relative to the base (40). The seat (24, 69) includes a bladder having sides (26, 71), a seat base (73) and a backrest (25, 75) to wrap around the torso of the subject. The adjustment unit (33, 85) includes a rotation limiting unit to limit rotation of the seat (24, 69) relative to the chair (10) between prescribed ranges of angular motion. The rear of the seat is particularly shaped to securely receive and secure in place a bath shell fitting.

Description

Bathing frame for children

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a bathing stand for children, and more particularly, to a bathing stand for babies or infants.

Although the invention has been developed primarily for use in the shower of infants or young children and will be described hereinafter in relation to this application, it will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to this particular use. For example, the invention may be used to bathe pets or to hold and restrain an infant or young child in place when bathing or showering is not desired, while a parent or caretaker may perform some other activity.

Throughout this specification, unless the context requires otherwise, the word "comprise", or variations such as "comprises" or "comprising", will be understood to imply the inclusion of a stated integer or group of integers but not the exclusion of any other integer or group of integers.

Background

The following discussion of the background art is intended to facilitate an understanding of the present invention only. It should be appreciated that the discussion is not an acknowledgement or admission that any of the material referred to was part of the common general knowledge as at the priority date of the application.

One of the difficult tasks for parents and caregivers is bathing or showering infants and young children. There are many inherent risks and difficulties for both children and adults in this task, including the risk of being rolled over and dropped into the water, and the occupational health and safety issues that accompany an adult or caregiver as having to constantly bend down and maneuver an active rollgood child.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention seeks to overcome or substantially ameliorate at least some of the disadvantages of the prior art, or at least provide an alternative thereto.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bath stand for supporting a subject to be bathed, the bath stand comprising:

a seat supporting a torso of a subject; and

a base based on which the seat is mounted in an elevated position;

wherein the seat includes a bladder having sides, a seat base and a backrest to wrap the torso of the subject.

Preferably, the shower caddy comprises an adjustment unit to facilitate selective rotation and locking of the seat relative to the base, wherein the adjustment unit comprises a rotation limiting unit to limit rotation of the seat relative to the shower caddy between a prescribed range of angular motion.

Preferably, the adjustment unit comprises a plurality of parts adapted together to selectively support and angularly position the seat relative to the base, the parts including:

a pair of seat recesses, one seat recess molded into one of the outer sides of the base;

a pair of bath frame seat supports respectively fitted to seat connection ends of upper seat attachment portions provided on the base;

a pair of adjustment latches, each adjustment latch fitting in a respective bath frame seat support and being secured to a respective seat recess;

a pair of locking spindles, each locking spindle threaded into a respective threaded sleeve provided in each said bath frame seat support.

Preferably, each seat recess is formed with a plurality of screw spigot posts disposed equidistantly to align with a respective recess integrally formed in each adjustment latch for fixed connection to the respective seat recess.

Preferably, each of the shower caddy seat supports is formed with laterally extending, equidistantly disposed slots to align and receive the screw-on posts and form a rotation-limiting unit.

Preferably, the range of motion is limited to about 15 °, whereby at one extreme the seat is positioned at a maximum inclination attitude of about 30 ° with respect to the horizontal, and at the other extreme the seat is positioned at its maximum vertical attitude with respect to the base, at an angle of about 45 ° with respect to the horizontal.

Preferably, each shower caddy comprises as a support a central circular upstanding boss with a knurled outer surface, and a respective threaded spigot is provided centrally of each central circular upstanding boss.

Preferably, the adjustment latch has a complementary circular shape to an internal recess formed in the shower seat support and the adjustment latch has a complementary shaped circular recess on an inner side to receive and accommodate relative rotation of the respective circular upstanding bosses of the respective shower seat support.

Preferably, the outer side of each adjustment latch is correspondingly formed with an outwardly extending boss having a central aperture to align with the threaded sleeve of the corresponding shower mount seat support.

Preferably, each locking spindle has a threaded shaft which can be disposed within a bore of a respective adjustment latch and which is of a diameter to enable threaded engagement with a threaded sleeve formed within an upstanding boss of each said bath frame seat support, and wherein, upon final rotation of each locking spindle, the inner surface bears against an outer surface of a respective adjustment latch and clamps the adjustment latch to an inner recess provided by a respective bath frame seat support, causing a knurled outer surface of the circular upstanding boss to frictionally engage an opposed inner surface of a complementary shaped circular boss of the adjustment latch and lock the angular position of the respective seat recess relative to the respective bath frame seat support.

Preferably, the rear of the seat is particularly shaped to securely receive and secure in place a bathing shell fitting shaped to closely fit and secure in place relative to the rear surface of the seat.

Preferably, the bath housing fitting is formed as a V-shaped groove to provide a recess in which water collects at the junction between the seat base and the backrest of the seat when the seat is set in the maximum reclined position.

Drawings

The invention will be better understood from the following description of the best mode for carrying out the invention with reference to the following drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a bath stand according to a first embodiment of the best mode;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the bath rack shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the bath frame shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4(a) is a rear perspective view of a bath frame according to a second embodiment in accordance with the best mode;

FIG. 4(b) is a front perspective view of the bath stand shown in FIG. 4 (a);

FIG. 5 is a front view of a bath stand according to a third embodiment in accordance with the best mode;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the bath frame shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a close-up front perspective view of the bath stand shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is an elevated perspective side view of the bath frame shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is an elevated rear perspective view of the bath frame shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is an upper plan view of the bath rack shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 11 is a lower plan view of the bath frame shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 12 is a side view of the bath frame shown in FIG. 5 from one side;

FIG. 13 is a side view of the opposite side of the bath frame shown in FIG. 12;

fig. 14A is an exploded view of the components that make up the adjustment unit mechanism according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 14B is a reverse side view of the component shown in FIG. 14A to be fitted to a molded seat recess;

fig. 15A to 15E are a series of views showing how the adjustment unit mechanism is assembled according to the third embodiment, in which:

FIG. 15A is a partial perspective view of a molded seat recess;

FIG. 15B is a perspective view of the bath frame seat support fitting into the molded seat recess of FIG. 15A;

FIG. 15C is a perspective view of the adjustment latch fitted into the bath frame seat support and in the process of being secured to the seat recess;

FIG. 15D is a perspective view of the adjustment latch showing the adjustment latch isolated from the other components and secured in place to the seat recess by a latch screw;

FIG. 15E is a partial perspective view showing the entire adjustment unit mechanism with the locking spindle screwed into place to lock the mechanism;

FIG. 16 is a side view showing the seat positioned in a maximum inclined position relative to the base of the bath frame shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 17 is a side view similar to FIG. 16 showing the seat positioned at a maximum vertical attitude relative to the base;

FIG. 18 is a pair of schematic side perspective views showing the bath shell accessory fixedly positioned at the rear of the seat of the bath stand according to the third embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the securing lugs arranged to facilitate securing of the bath housing fitting on the rear of the seat as shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a rear perspective view showing the fixed positioning of the bathing shell fitting of FIG. 18 on the rear of the seat, wherein a lower positioning clip is used to facilitate the fixing of the bathing shell fitting on the rear of the seat.

Best mode for carrying out the invention

The best mode of the invention is described in relation to three specific embodiments, each being directed to a bathing stand for showering a subject in the form of a child, either an infant or a young child. In the description of these embodiments, the same reference numerals will be used to identify the same or similar components of the bath stand.

Figures 1 to 3 show a bath frame in the form of a seat 10 for taking a shower for babies or small children according to a first embodiment of the best mode. The chair 10 includes a chair body 20 supported by a base 40.

The chair main body 20 includes a housing 21 and pedals 22. The housing 21 is generally formed as a bladder comprising an empty basket and defines a seat 24, a backrest 25 and side guides 26. The backrest 25 is slightly curved and generally perpendicular to the seat 24. Side guides 26 extend between respective lateral edges of seat 24 and backrest 25.

The seat 24, backrest 25 and side guides 26 together define an open front 27 and an interior space 28 for receiving at least the torso and head of an infant or young child in use.

The housing 21 includes a cushion unit 30, and the cushion unit 30 includes a side portion 30c covering the inner surface of the side guide 26,

side portions

30a and 30b covering respective inner side edges of the seat 24 and the backrest 25, and a top portion 30d covering an upper portion of the backrest 25.

The

lateral portions

30a and 30b are separated by a middle section 31 therebetween. The intermediate section 31 is an unlined portion of the shell 21, and the intermediate section 31 includes a plurality of spaced apart circular holes 32. The housing 21 further comprises a harness unit 80, such as a five-point harness assembly, for securing the torso of an infant or young child in the interior space 28 in use. The foothold 22 extends from a lower portion of the housing 21.

The housing 21 in this embodiment is typically integrally made of a single piece of plastic material, and the cushion unit 30 is made of a waterproof flexible material (e.g., plastic, vinyl, or leather with a cushioning material therein).

The base 40 is made of a waterproof material (e.g., aluminum or plastic coated metal) and includes a base 42 and side posts 44 extending generally upwardly from the base 42. The base 42 is generally U-shaped and includes a rear curved section 51 and two straight side sections 52 with respective front ends 53. The base 42 includes wheels 71 disposed below the curved section 51 and the front end 53. Each wheel 71 may be selectively locked as desired to prevent movement of the chair 10 when desired.

The side posts 44 extend from respective front ends 53 of the side sections 52. Each side post 44 is curved and extends upwardly and rearwardly such that the upper end 45 of the side post 44 is disposed generally vertically above the rear section 51. The chair main body 20 is pivotally attached to the bath frame 40 by pivotally attaching the outer surfaces of the side guides 26 to the respective upper ends 45 of the side posts 44, wherein an angle adjusting unit 33 is provided between the bath frame 40 and the chair main body 20, the angle adjusting unit 33 allowing the angle of the chair main body 20 with respect to the ground to be adjusted and fixed at a desired angle. The angle adjustment unit 33 may be any suitable unit capable of engaging a plurality of spaced apart holes into a plate attached to the upper end 45 of the side post 44, such as a biasing pin on the chair body 20.

Each side post 44 includes an upper portion 56, the upper portions 56 being received in lower portions 57 such that they are telescopically arranged with respect to one another. Each lower portion 57 includes a plurality of spaced apart apertures 62 and each upper portion 56 includes a biased detent 64, the biased detent 64 being selectively engageable with one of the spaced apart apertures 62 to adjust the effective length of the jamb 44. In this way, a height adjusting unit is provided in which the height of the chair main body 20 from the ground can be adjusted as desired. The length of the side posts 44 is such that the height of the lowermost part of the housing 21 from the ground can be adjusted to a height of up to 2 metres. Preferably, the height adjustment is between 1 and 2 meters from the ground as required.

The base 40 is shaped to provide an open front 59, the open front 59 allowing an adult to stand between the side posts 44 so that in use an adult can stand adjacent the chair body 20. Also, the base 42 is sized small enough to fit inside a standard shower. The base 40 is made of a rust-resistant material, such as plastic or a suitably coated metal material.

In use, the chair 10 is adjusted as desired by an adult parent or caregiver prior to placement of the infant/baby in the chair 10. For example, since a baby, which is a bigger baby, requires a flatter back orientation, the angle of the chair main body 20 is adjusted by the angle adjusting unit 33. Also, the adult can adjust the height of the chair main body 20 by the height adjusting unit 65 so that the adult does not need to bend down unnecessarily during use.

Then, the adult may place the child in the chair main body 20 and fasten the child therein by the harness unit 80. The adult then pushes the chair 10 into the shower and may bathe the infant/young child. The middle section 31, without padding, is provided with a passage that provides space for the arms and hands of the adult for washing the back of the back, buttocks and legs of the infant/young child when the infant is fastened in the chair body 20. Furthermore, the housing 21 provides an unobstructed open front 27, the open front 27 providing an easy access for adults to children. In use, water in the chair body 20 is drained through the circular aperture 32.

Thus, the first embodiment provides an infant/young child shower chair that enables parents and caregivers to easily manipulate an infant/young child in a shower. Adults can easily push infants/young children in the chair and can easily shower them without injuring their backs and securing them safely in the chair. A padded seat is provided for the infant and the chair can be used in all seasons.

Although the first embodiment of the invention has been described with several features, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications can be made to the specific embodiment described. For example, the base may be implemented in other forms, such as in the form of a tripod. Furthermore, the footrests may be made length-adjustable and the housing may be provided with means for attaching an infant/baby toy to the child in use.

Also, the shape of the cushion unit may be changed, for example by making the middle unbacked section X-shaped. The chair body may also be made removable and reattachable to the base. The base may also be made foldable so that at least the width of its base may be reduced. These features will assist in passing the chair through a narrow shower screen damper or storage of the chair during use.

The second embodiment is a simpler and more optimised version of the bath stand described in the first embodiment and is shown in figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.

The bath stand includes a modified chair 10b similar to the chair 10 of the first embodiment. The chair 10b similarly includes a chair body 20 supported by a base 40.

In this embodiment, however, the housing 21 does not include a cushion unit. Instead, the

lateral portions

30a and 30b of the backrest 25 are separated by a median channel section 31 therebetween, the median channel section 31 being integrated in the backrest. The intermediate channel section 31 thus forms a backrest and is not discrete.

Other features of the chair 10b are similar to those of the chair 10, including: having the features of the strap unit 80, and the base 40. However, in the present embodiment, the footrests 22 are incorporated into the design of the bladder, rather than as extensions of the bladder as in the first embodiment.

The chair body 10b thus still has a section in which: comprising portions separated by a channel section 31 sized to receive at least the hand or arm of a user, but which section constitutes the backrest itself.

The chair 10b also includes a plurality of spaced apart apertures therein, preferably in the channel section 31.

In the present embodiment, the lateral portions 31a and 30b also omit the pad unit.

The chair 10b includes a height adjusting unit in which the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground can be adjusted to a height of up to 2 m.

The height adjusting unit allows the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground to be adjusted between 70 cm and 2 m.

The chair body 20 is similarly pivotally attached to the base 40, which allows the angle of the chair body relative to the ground to be adjusted and fixed at a desired angle.

The chair 10b also includes an angle adjustment unit between the chair and the bath frame.

The passage section 31 extends from the upper portion of the chair body 20 up to the footrest.

A third embodiment is a further optimization of the bath frame for the previous embodiments wherein the backrest is wider and the bladders are shallower to enable a child to be more easily bathed. The adjustment unit mechanism is an alternative modified design that includes a rotation limiting unit to limit the seat from rotating between a prescribed range of angular motion relative to the base.

As shown in fig. 5-19, the bath stand includes a chair body 10c forming a shallow bladder defining a seat 69 having sides 71, a seat base 73 and a backrest 75. The seat base 73 and backrest 75 are integral and combine with the sides 71 to wrap around the torso of the child.

The base 40 is still of tubular design made of waterproof material, but it has a slightly different configuration than the previous embodiments. The height adjustment unit 77 of the base 40 is still provided by the upper seat attachment portion 79 of the side post 81, which upper seat attachment portion 79 forms an outer sleeve over the lower ground engaging portion 83, wherein a retractable locking pin can be manually operated to fix the height adjustment of the base.

As best shown in fig. 14 and 15, the adjustment unit mechanism 85 includes a plurality of components that fit together to selectively support the seat 69 and angularly position the seat 69 relative to the base 40. These components include a pair of seat recesses 87, one seat recess 87 molded into one of the outer sides of the base 69; a pair of shower-rack seat supports 89, the shower-rack seat supports 89 being fitted to the seat connection ends of the upper seat attachment portion 79, respectively; a pair of adjustment latches 91, each adjustment latch 91 fitting in a respective shower mount seat support 89 and being fastened to a respective seat recess 87 by a latch screw 93; and a pair of locking spindles 95, each locking spindle 95 being screwed into a respective threaded sleeve provided in each of the bath frame seat supports 89.

As shown in fig. 15A, 15C and 15D, each seat recess 87 is formed with three threaded socket posts 99 equidistantly disposed so as to align with three recesses 101 integrally formed in each adjustment latch 91, thereby fixedly receiving the latch screws 93.

Each of the shower mount seat supports 89 is formed with three laterally extending slots 103 disposed approximately equidistantly for aligning and receiving three threaded socket posts 99 therein to form a rotation limiting unit. Moreover, the three threaded socket posts can be moved laterally to a limited angle within the angular extent of each slot 103 so that the seat 69 can be rotated angularly relative to each of the bath frame seat supports 89.

As shown in fig. 16 and 17, the range of motion is limited to about 15 deg., whereby at one extreme shown in fig. 16, the seat 69 is positioned at a maximum inclined attitude of about 30 deg. relative to the horizontal, and at the other extreme shown in fig. 17, the seat is positioned at a maximum vertical attitude relative to the base, and at an angle of about 45 deg. relative to the horizontal.

Each seat support 89 includes a central circular upstanding boss 105 having a knurled outer surface, and a respective threaded sleeve 97 is provided centrally of each central circular upstanding boss 105.

The adjustment latch 91 is of complementary circular shape to an internal recess formed in the shower mount seat support 89 and has a complementary shaped circular recess on the inside of the adjustment latch 91 to receive and accommodate relative rotation of the corresponding circular upstanding boss 105 of the corresponding shower mount seat support. The outer side of each adjustment latch 91 is correspondingly formed with an outwardly extending boss 107 having a central aperture 109 for alignment with the threaded sleeve 97 of the corresponding shower mount seat support 89.

Each locking spindle 95 has a threaded shaft 111, the threaded shaft 111 being disposable within the bore 109 of the respective adjustment latch 91 and having a diameter such that it can be threadedly engaged with the threaded bushing 97 formed within the upstanding boss 105 of each of the shower seat supports 89. By the final rotation of each locking spindle 95, its inner surface presses against the outer surface of the respective adjusting latch 91 and clamps the adjusting latch 91 in the recess provided by the respective shower seat support 89, causing the knurled outer surface of the circular upstanding boss to frictionally engage the opposing inner surface of the complementary circular recess of the adjusting latch 91 and lock the angular position of the respective seat recess 87 relative to the respective shower seat support 89.

As shown in fig. 18, the rear portion of the seat 69 is also specifically formed to securely receive the bath housing fitting 113 and secure the bath housing fitting 113 in place. The bath housing fitting 113 is shaped to closely fit the rear surface of the seat 69 and is held in place by a series of fixing lugs 115, the series of fixing lugs 115 being integrally moulded in the rear of the seat and correspondingly provided for alignment with a receiving recess 117, the receiving recess 117 being similarly integrally moulded in the bath housing fitting 113. As shown in the drawings, four such fixing lugs 115 and recesses 117 are provided along the sides of the seat and the side walls of the fitting 113.

To assist in retaining the bath housing fitting 113 in a fixed position at the rear of the seat 69, a pair of low-level clips 121 and opposed high-level clips (not shown) are provided in the rear seat to engage and hold in place the lower and upper edges of the bath housing fitting.

The bath housing fitting 113 forms a V-shaped channel which provides a recess in which water can collect at the junction between the seat base 73 and the backrest 75 when the seat 69 is set in the maximum inclined position as shown in figure 16.

In some embodiments, the bath housing fitting 113 may be provided with a sealing unit around its periphery to assist in sealing engagement with the rear of the seat, or alternatively, apertures in the seat may be blocked to allow water to collect at the junction between the seat base 73 and the backrest 75.

While various embodiments of the invention have been described, those skilled in the art will recognize that other and further modifications may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is intended to claim all such changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A child shower caddy or seat for supporting a child to be bathed, the child shower caddy or seat comprising:

a seat for supporting the torso of the child, the seat comprising a shell forming a hollow basket having faces defining side guides, a seat base, a backrest; and

a base on which the seat is mounted in an elevated position;

wherein the seat base includes inwardly extending lateral faces devoid of apertures and a centrally disposed, open and generally flat central section having a plurality of spaced apertures disposed therein, and the relative arrangement of the lateral faces and the central section incorporates the arrangement of the apertures to facilitate the continuous direction of water to the central section for discharge from the seat base when used by a child seated in the seat;

the child shower caddy or seat including an adjustment unit to facilitate selective rotation and locking of the seat relative to the base, wherein the adjustment unit includes a rotation limiting unit to limit rotation of the seat relative to the shower caddy or seat within a prescribed range of angular motion relative to horizontal;

the child shower caddy or chair further comprises a tub enclosure of complementary shape to the rear surface of the seat around the junction between the seat base and backrest, thereby forming a V-shaped groove to fit closely and be secured in juxtaposition with the rear surface of the seat, thereby allowing water to pool in the tub enclosure and the junction between the seat base and backrest of the seat when the seat is in an inclined position;

the adjustment unit includes a plurality of components adapted together to selectively support and angularly position the seat relative to the base, the components including:

a pair of seat recesses, one of the seat recesses molded into one of the outer sides of the base;

a pair of shower mount seat supports, each of the shower mount seat supports including a threaded bushing and respectively fitted to seat connection ends of upper seat attachment portions provided on the base;

a pair of adjustment latches, each of the adjustment latches fitting within a respective bath frame seat support and being secured to a respective seat recess;

a pair of locking spindles, each of said locking spindles threaded into a respective threaded sleeve provided in each of said bath frame seat supports;

each of the seat recesses is formed with a plurality of threaded nipple posts disposed equidistantly for alignment with a respective recess integrally formed within each of the adjustment latches for fixed connection to the respective seat recess;

each of said bath frame seat supports being formed with three laterally extending slots disposed equidistantly so as to align and receive a respective threaded socket post and form said rotation limiting unit;

the seat is positioned with its range of motion limited to about 15 ° with respect to the horizontal, whereby, at one extreme, the seat is positioned in its maximum inclined position of about 30 ° with respect to the horizontal, so that the seat is used for bathing, and, at the other extreme, the seat is positioned in its maximum vertical position with respect to the base and at an angle of about 45 ° with respect to the horizontal, so that the seat is used for showering.

2. A child shower caddy or chair according to claim 1 wherein each said cradle seat support includes a central circular upstanding boss with a knurled outer surface.

3. A child shower caddy or seat as claimed in claim 2, wherein the adjustment latches are circular complementary to an internal recess formed in the cradle seat support and have respective complementary shaped circular recesses on their internal sides to receive and accommodate relative rotation of the central circular upstanding boss of the respective cradle seat support.

4. A child shower caddy or seat as claimed in claim 3, wherein each said adjustment latch further includes an outwardly extending boss with a central aperture on an outer side thereof for alignment with the threaded sleeve of the respective shower caddy seat support, said outwardly extending boss corresponding to the circular recess on the inner side of the adjustment latch.

5. A child shower caddy or seat according to claim 4 wherein each locking spindle has a threaded shaft disposed within a bore of a respective adjustment latch and of a diameter to enable threaded engagement with the threaded sleeve formed within the upstanding boss of each shower seat support, and wherein, through final rotation of each locking spindle, an inner surface of the locking spindle presses against and clamps an outer surface of a respective adjustment latch onto an inner recess provided by a respective shower seat support such that a knurled outer surface of the circular upstanding boss frictionally engages an inner surface of a complementary shaped circular boss of the adjustment latch and locks the respective seat recess relative to the respective shower seat support.

6. A child shower caddy or chair according to claim 5 wherein the securing of the shower enclosure to the rear surface of the seat is by removably clamping the shower enclosure in place using a series of securing lugs and receiving grooves, and wherein the securing lugs are integrally formed into the rear surface of the seat and the receiving grooves are correspondingly aligned and provided on the inner surface of the shower enclosure.