JP2008036036A - Baby bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a baby bathtub which deals with a wider range of target age and is used when bathing infants. <P>SOLUTION: The baby bathtub forms a bathtub by putting air into a tube made by flexible material and is provided with a buttocks stopper tube 17 into which air is put independently of other parts in a bottom part inside the bathtub, which becomes a buttocks stopper 5 for supporting buttocks of an infant by being protruded into the bathtub when air is put into the buttocks stopper tube 17. Thus, when the infant grows up and the buttocks stopper is not required or the bath is used for an infant of older age of the moon, it can be used as a normal bathtub by using it without putting air into the buttocks stopper, thereby making a target age range wider. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a baby bath used when bathing an infant.

Various baby baths used for bathing infants have been proposed. Among them, in particular, there is one that includes a support member for forming a tank by putting air into a soft member such as vinyl and stabilizing an infant in a bathtub (for example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-51091 Utility Model Registration No. 2584041

  However, as for the thing of patent documents 1, 2, all consider the bottom stopper (a convex part in patent document 1, and a bottom stand in patent document 2) and the bottom part of the bathtub as one. That is, when air is introduced to form a bathtub, air also enters the butt stopper to form the butt stopper. Therefore, the bathtub cannot be formed without putting air into the butt stopper.

However, in the products used for child-rearing, there is a problem that infants grow rapidly and quickly exceed the age limit for products. For example, even in a baby bath, the buttocks stopper is used when the infant is young, but the infant's height increases when the age is large. Therefore, the period during which the baby bath with a butt stopper can be used is shortened.
As described above, the conventional example has a problem that when the infant becomes large, the buttocks stopper becomes an obstacle and cannot be used or is difficult to use, and eventually the target age range of the product is small.

  This invention is made | formed in order to solve the subject which concerns, and it aims at providing the baby bath with a large object age range.

(1) The baby bath according to the present invention is a baby bath that forms a bathtub by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material,
A bottom stopper tube is provided at the bottom of the bathtub to allow air to enter independently of the other parts. When the bottom stopper tube is filled with air, it protrudes into the bathtub to support the baby's buttocks. It is characterized by being a butt stopper.

(2) Further, in the above (1), a storage means for storing the buttocks stopper tube in a state where the air is removed is provided.

(3) In addition, a baby bath that forms a bathtub by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material,
An accessory storage tube that can be filled with air independently from other parts is provided, and the accessory storage tube is configured to be used as an accessory storage when air is introduced into the accessory storage tube.

(4) Further, in the above (3), there is provided a storing means for storing the accessory storage tube in a state where the air is removed.

(5) Also, a baby bath formed by forming a bathtub by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material,
It has a functional member tube that can be filled with air independently of other parts and becomes a functional member by introducing air, and has a storage means for storing the functional member tube in a state where the air is removed. It is characterized by.

(6) The storage means described in (2), (4) or (5) is characterized by comprising a storage bag that can store a tube from which air has been removed.

(7) Further, the storage means described in (2), (4) or (5) above is characterized by comprising a fastening means for detachably fixing a part of the tube to the baby bath body side. Is.

  The baby bath according to the present invention is provided with a butt stopper tube capable of allowing air to enter independently from other parts at the bottom of the bathtub, and protrudes into the bathtub when the butt stopper tube is filled with air. The butt stopper is designed to support the butt of infants, so when the infant grows up and the butt stopper is no longer needed, or when used on older infants, only the butt stopper will not be inflated. By using in, it can be used as a normal bathtub, and the effect that the target age becomes long is obtained.

[Embodiment 1]
1 is a perspective view showing the overall shape of a baby bath according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a left side view, FIG. 4 is a right side view, FIG. 5 is a plan view, and FIG. is there. In this specification, the “front side” refers to the side where the infant's head is placed in a state where the infant is placed in the bathtub of the baby bath, and the “rear side” is where the infant's feet are placed in the same state. Say the side.

Based on FIGS. 1-6, the baby bath of this Embodiment is demonstrated.
The baby bath 1 according to the present embodiment is made of a flexible sheet material such as vinyl in an airtight state, and is inflated by injecting air into a bathtub.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the baby bath 1 is generally U-shaped in a state where air is introduced and is erected around the bottom portion 3, the buttocks stopper 5 provided on the bottom portion 3, and the bottom portion 3. The peripheral wall part 7 which forms a cylindrical peripheral wall, and the leg part 9 installed in the lower surface of the front side of the bottom part 3 are provided. Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit will be described in detail.

<Bottom>
The bottom portion 3 is formed continuously from the rear end side to the front end side of the bathtub, and about two thirds of the portion is horizontal from the rear end to the front end, and the front side is as shown in FIG. The inclined portion 10 rises obliquely upward while forming a gentle arc. The horizontal part supports the lower body of the infant and the inclined part 10 supports the upper body of the infant.

A plurality of tubes extending in the width direction of the bathtub are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction on the bottom 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 5). Each tube is formed in a bag shape by welding sheets on the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the bottom portion 3, but is not welded at both ends thereof and communicates with an adjacent tube. Therefore, the bottom 3 can inject air into all the tubes by injecting air from one place. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the first air inlet 11 for introducing air into the bottom 3 is provided on the outer surface side of the inclined portion 10.
A drain plug 13 is provided at the rear end of the bottom 3 as shown in FIG. Further, a hooking portion 15 for hooking on the hook of the wall when the baby bath 1 is dried or stored is attached to the rear end on the lower surface side of the bottom portion 3.

<Ass stopper>
The buttocks stopper 5 is provided at the center in the front-rear direction in the horizontal portion of the bottom 3 and at the substantially center in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the buttocks stopper 5 includes a buttocks stopper tube 17 that allows air to enter independently of other portions having a rectangular bottom surface in a plan view. A second air inlet 18 for injecting air is provided.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, the buttocks stopper 5 has a curved curve in which the rear wall 25 curves obliquely upward as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, and the walls rising from the front side 19 and the side 21 are almost straight upward. It stands up and has a mountain shape as a whole. That is, it is formed of a rear wall 25 that rises in an arc shape obliquely upward and upward from the rear side 23 of the rectangle on the bottom surface, and a front wall 27 and both side walls 29 that rise substantially straight from the front side 19 and the side side 21. . The front wall is substantially flat, and the baby's buttocks can be stably supported by making it flat.

  A pocket 31 is provided at the bottom of the rear wall portion of the buttocks stopper 5. The pocket 31 folds and stores the butt stopper tube 17 in a state where air is removed. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a method of storing the butt stopper tube 17 in the pocket 31. FIG. 8A shows a state in which the butt stopper tube 17 is filled with air, and FIG. Shows the state. As shown in FIG. 8 (b), the butt stopper tube 17 that has been evacuated is folded and housed in the pocket 31. By doing in this way, even when the buttocks stopper tube 17 is not used, the buttocks stopper tube 17 in a state in which the air has been removed does not get in the way, and can be used as a bathtub without the buttocks stopper. FIG. 9 is a plan view of the buttocks stopper tube 17 stored therein, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

<Surrounding wall>
The peripheral wall portion 7 is erected so as to surround the periphery of the bottom portion 3, and is U-shaped as shown in FIG. The peripheral wall is continuously provided with a plurality of tubes extending in the vertical direction. The upper end side and the lower end side of each tube communicate with each other, and the entire peripheral wall can be injected with air from one inlet. As shown in FIG. 2, the third air inlet 33 for injecting air into the peripheral wall is provided at the front end of the peripheral wall.

<Leg>
The leg portion 9 is provided in a curved portion on the front side on the lower surface side of the bottom portion 3. As shown in FIG. 7, the leg portion 9 is provided so as to protrude obliquely downward from the curved portion. The leg portion 9 is formed over the entire width of the bottom portion 3 and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. And the leg part 9 consists of the leg part tube 35 which can inject | pour air independently of another part, and as shown in FIG. Is provided.

In this Embodiment comprised as mentioned above, it becomes a bathtub which can take an infant bath as shown in FIG. 1 by putting air from each independent air inlet. When the infant is young, the butt stopper tube 17 is also filled with air.
When the infant has finished bathing, the water is drained from the drain plug 13 and the hook 15 is hung on a hook such as a wall and dried.

  Also, when the baby's age is increased and the butt stopper is no longer needed, the butt stopper tube 17 is not filled with air as shown in FIGS. To do. In this way, since there is nothing obstructing the bottom 3, it can be used as if it were a bathtub without an ass stopper. As a result, a usage pattern adapted to the growth of the infant is possible, and the baby bath can be used for a long time.

  Various methods for housing the buttocks stopper tube 17 are conceivable. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, a first button 39 as a first fastening means is provided at a position that becomes the top when the butt stopper tube 17 is put into use, and the first button 39 is provided on the bottom 3. A second button 40 is provided as a second fastening means that engages with the fastening means, and when the buttocks stopper tube 17 is not used, as shown in FIG. To. In this way, the butt stopper tube 17 can be easily stored.

As other fastening means for the buttons, as shown in FIG. 12, hook fasteners 43 may be provided on the top and bottom surfaces of the buttocks stopper tube 17 in use.
Further, as another fastening means, a string is attached to the top of the buttocks stopper tube 17 in use, and the string is wound around and fixed to a locking part as a second fastening means provided on the bottom 3. You may do it.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, one fastener rail 45 is provided on the peripheral edge portion of the front wall portion in the usage state of the buttocks stopper tube 17, and the other fastener rail 47 is provided on the bottom portion 3. As shown in FIG. 13 (b), a fastener slider 49 may be run on these two fastener rails 47, 49 to couple them together.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 14, a rubber band 51 extending in the width direction of the buttocks stopper tube 17 is provided at the rear end of the buttocks stopper tube 17 in the bottom portion 3. In a non-use state, as shown in FIG. 14 (b), the buttocks stopper tube 17 may be folded and inserted under the rubber band 51 to be pressed and stopped by the rubber band 51.

[Embodiment 2]
15 and 16 are diagrams showing another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a plan view, and FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 15 and 16, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 7.
In the present embodiment, an accessory holder 53 is installed at the rear end in the bathtub. The accessory storage 53 is composed of an accessory storage tube 55 into which air can be put independently, like the buttocks stopper tube 17. Therefore, the accessory storage tube 55 may be evacuated and stored when not in use.

The storage method may be the same method as the buttocks stopper tube 17 described above. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, a pocket 57 is provided below the accessory holder 53 in the peripheral wall portion 7 of the baby bath 1, and when the accessory holder 53 is stored, as shown in FIG. Is stored in the pocket 57.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 19, the first button 58 is provided at the end of the accessory storage tube 55, the second button 59 is provided in the bathtub, and the air of the accessory storage tube 55 is stored when the accessory storage tube 55 is stored. , And the first button 58 and the second button 59 are engaged.
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 20, a hook-and-loop fastener 61 may be provided instead of the first button 58 and the second button 59.

  In the present second embodiment, the accessory storage tube 55 that can independently put air into the bathtub is provided, and the accessory storage tube 55 can be stored in a non-use state in which the air is removed. In some cases, a small storage is used, and in other cases, it can be used in the same way as a bathtub without a small storage.

In the first and second embodiments, the butt stopper and the accessory storage have been described. As for these butt stoppers and accessory holders, there is no conventional example in which air is independently introduced to perform its function.
Furthermore, there is no known one having such a storage means as described in the above embodiment in a state where air is removed.

Therefore, a baby bath in which a bathtub is formed by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material. The baby bath is independent of other parts, and the functional member tube is evacuated. By providing the storage means for storing in a state, it becomes a functional baby bath that has never existed before.
That is, by allowing the functional member tube to be stored in a state where the air is evacuated, the functional member tube can be kept out of the way when the functional member is not used, as if the functional member is not attached. It becomes the same baby bath.

  Examples of such functional members include a shoulder holder that supports the infant's shoulder, a headrest that supports the infant's head, and a leg that supports the baby bath.

1 is a perspective view of a baby bath according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the baby bath concerning this embodiment. It is a left view of the baby bath which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a right view of the baby bath which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a top view of the baby bath which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a bottom view of the baby bath concerning this embodiment. It is arrow AA sectional drawing in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the accommodation method of the buttocks stopper which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a top view of the accommodation state of the buttocks stopper which concerns on this Embodiment. It is arrow BB sectional drawing in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the buttocks stopper in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the buttocks stopper in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the buttocks stopper in this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the buttocks stopper in this Embodiment. It is a top view of the baby bath which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the baby bath which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the baby bath which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the baby bath which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the other aspect of the baby bath which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Baby bath 3 Bottom part 5 Bottom stopper 7 Peripheral wall part 9 Leg part 17 Bottom stopper tube 31 Pocket 39 First button 41 Second button 43 Hook fastener 45 One fastener rail 47 The other fastener rail 49 Fastener slider 51 Rubber band 53 Small storage 55 Small storage tube

Claims (7)

A baby bath in which a bathtub is formed by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material,
A bottom stopper tube is provided at the bottom of the bathtub to allow air to enter independently of the other parts. When the bottom stopper tube is filled with air, it protrudes into the bathtub to support the baby's buttocks. A baby bath characterized by a butt stopper. The baby bath according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the buttocks stopper tube in a state where air is removed. A baby bath in which a bathtub is formed by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material,
A baby bath comprising an accessory storage tube capable of containing air independently of other parts, and configured to become an accessory storage when air is introduced into the accessory storage tube. 4. The baby bath according to claim 3, further comprising storage means for storing the accessory storage tube in a state where air is removed. A baby bath in which a bathtub is formed by injecting air into a tube made of a flexible material,
It has a functional member tube that can be filled with air independently of other parts and becomes a functional member by introducing air, and has a storage means for storing the functional member tube in a state where the air is removed. A baby bath characterized by 6. The baby bath according to claim 2, 4 or 5, wherein the storage means comprises a storage bag that can store a tube from which air has been removed. 6. The baby bath according to claim 2, 4 or 5, wherein the storage means comprises a fastening means for detachably fixing a part of the tube to the baby bath main body side.

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