JP2000237080A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable standing-up well without slipping by means of gripping a flange part when an aged person stands-up by forming a recessed part having a slope, where a thumb is hung when a user grips the flange, at the inner side of the bathtub long-sized side flange being adjacent to the side of a washing place. SOLUTION: The upper surface of a bathtub 2 is constituted of the long-sized side flanges 3A and 3B and short-sized flanges 4A and 4B, the recessed part 5 recessed in a vertical direction is formed at the inner side of a nearly center part on the long-sized flange 3A being adjacent to the side of the washing place 1, the ornamental top of a railing for a drain stopper 8a is arranged in the recessed part 5, the outer side surface of the flange 3A at the side of the washing place 1 is bent to be a bending surface 6, the upper surface side of the recessed part 5 is made to be a thin grip part G so that the bathtub is constituted to permit the user to enable gripping the grip part G. Therefore, when the flange 3A is gripped by hand, the thumb is hung from the slope 5a to play a part as a stopper so that the user hardly slips.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a high-grade bathtub is equipped with a handgrip that a bather can grasp by hand when entering or leaving the bathtub. It is impossible to attach such a handgrip to the bathtub, and when the elderly etc. are going to get up from the bathtub while standing, they take the flange of the bathtub and stand up. If the flange portion is not firmly gripped, it is slippery, and in particular, when a bath agent or soap is attached, there is a problem that the user cannot grip the flange portion and stand up.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is intended to prevent an elderly person or the like from grasping a flange portion without slipping when standing up from a bathtub. A first object of the present invention is to provide a bathtub capable of forming a concave portion having an inclined surface on the inside of an elongated flange of a bathtub adjacent to a washing area, on which a thumb can be hooked when a bather grasps the flange. That is being done. A second point is that the recess is formed at a position 50 to 70 cm from the back of a bather.

[0004]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathtub, and FIG.
It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG.

[0005] In the figure, a bathtub 2 is installed on the side of a washing place 1, and the upper surface of the bathtub 2 has a long side flange 3.
A, 3B and short-side flanges 4A, 4B are formed, and a recess 5 is formed in the longitudinal direction inside a substantially central portion of the long-side flange 3A adjacent to the washing place 1 side.
In this concave portion 5, a plug 8 for a drain plug 8a is arranged. In this example, the outer surface of the long side flange 3A on the washing place 1 side is also formed as a curved surface 6 which is curved. The upper surface side of the concave portion 5 is a thin grip portion G so that a bather can grasp the thin grip portion G by hand. Further, at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the long side flange 3A, seating portions 7A and 7B are formed, which extend toward the washing place 1 so as to be able to sit upon entering and exiting the bathtub 2.

As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 2, on both longitudinal sides of the concave portion 5, inclined surfaces 5a, which are inclined inward of the bathtub 2, are provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the bather grasps the thin grip portion G by hand and tries to stand up from the bathtub 2, the inclined surface 5 a is formed with the thumb 10 of the bather's hand 10.
a plays a role of a stopper by abutting on the inclined surface 5a, and prevents slippage when the thumb 10a is hooked on the inclined surface 5a, so that the bather can stand up safely in this state. It is formed as follows.

In this embodiment, the recess 5 is formed substantially at the center of the long side flange 3A. However, in the bathtub 2 having a longer dimension, as shown in FIG. The distance a from the back side to the concave portion 5 is set to about 50 cm to 70 cm, and the bather can satisfactorily grip the thin-walled grip portion G in the bathing state, and in this state, hold the hand to the back side. The recess 5 having the inclined surface 5a is formed at a position where the finger 10a is slightly slid so that the thumb 10a of the hand can be properly hooked on the inclined surface 5a.

[0008]

According to the bathtub of the present invention, a concave portion having an inclined surface on which a thumb can be hooked when a bather grasps the flange is formed inside a long flange of the bathtub adjacent to the washing area side. When the bather tries to get up in the bathtub, his thumb is hooked on the slope when grasping the flange with his hand and it acts as a stopper, making it hard to slip,
This makes it possible to stand up with confidence, and has the effect of being able to stand up from the bathtub with confidence even in a low-grade bathtub to which a hand grip cannot be attached.

[0009] Further, the concave portion is located 50 meters from the back side of the bather.
Because it is formed at a position of about 70 cm, it is good to reach the recess when reaching from the bathing state when reaching out, grasp the flange in that state, hook your thumb on the inclined surface, and It is possible to stand up with heart.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a bathtub.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of the bathtub of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Washing place 2 Bath tub 3A Long side flange 5 Depression 5a Slope 6 Curved surface 7A, 7B Stool 10 Hand 10a Thumb G Thin grip part a Distance from bather's back to recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bath tub, wherein a concave portion having an inclined surface on which a thumb is hooked when a bather grasps the flange is formed inside a long tub side flange adjacent to a washing place side. 2. The concave portion is 50 to 7 from the back of a bather.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first electrode is formed at a position of 0 cm.
The bathtub described in.