JP3138213U - Household sauna continuous lid - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To use a bathtub lid that is commercially available or used in the home without purchasing expensive mechanical equipment for sauna bathing (or half-body bathing), and hot steam stored in the bathtub is heated outside the bathtub. There is provided a general-purpose sauna continuous lid suitable for a sauna bath (or half-body bath) having a simple structure and being easy to operate.
A continuous lid C is a rigid and lightweight synthetic resin material, for example, a joining plate 1 made of foaming resin such as polyethylene resin and polypropylene resin, and a neck made of soft synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride. A locking member 3 that detachably locks the neck closing body 2 and the joining plate 1 and the neck closing body 2 is used as a constituent member.
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Description

The present invention relates to a continuous lid for a sauna for home use.
More particularly, the present invention relates to an end of a bathtub lid that is mounted on a domestic bathtub and is commercially available or in use at home, and in particular an adjustable end of a shutter type or a folding type. A simple sauna bath (or half-body bath) can be easily placed through the hot water and steam stored in the bathtub. It can be enjoyed with a continuous lid for a sauna for home use.
The present invention is a home sauna tub cover comprising a home tub cover and a home sauna continuous cover.
About.
The present invention relates to a home sauna facility comprising a home tub, a home tub lid, and a continuous sauna lid.

  Since sauna baths have the effect of promoting moderate sweating and promoting blood circulation, in recent years, the benefits of sauna baths have been reaffirmed as interest in health increases. Further, it is known that even a person who cannot perspire or promote blood circulation by exercise, such as an elderly person or a physically handicapped person, can easily perspire or promote blood circulation, and the effect is great. However, in order to enter the sauna bath, a sauna bath facility having a large-scale facility is used, or in order to enter the sauna bath at home, expensive sauna bath equipment must be purchased.

  In recent years, half-body bathing has attracted attention as well as sauna bathing, and has shown considerable spread. Half-body bathing is a bathing method in which the abdomen (umbilicus) is immersed in a relatively low temperature (36 ° C. to 40 ° C.) hot water for about 30 to 40 minutes. This is because it is clinically proven and spread by the media. In a whole body bath, the body exerts about 1 ton of water pressure and presses on the lungs and heart, so even healthy people may feel tired or get hot water. People with visceral diseases, especially those with heart disease, hypertension, The doctor instructs you to refrain from long-term whole body bathing by the elderly.

  However, a sauna bath (or half-body bath) using a bathtub and a bathtub lid currently used in a general household cannot be effectively performed. Then, the simple sauna bath for homes which uses a bathtub or a bathtub lid is proposed so that a sauna bath can be used simply at home. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-169028 (Patent Document 1) “Bathtub Cover”, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-310459 (Patent Document 2), and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-216036 (Patent Document 3). Many have been proposed, such as “Cover for Bathtub” in Tokai 3104443 (Patent Document 4).

  In Patent Document 1, there is a substantially central portion on the opposite side surfaces of two lid plates that are juxtaposed so as to cover the opening of the remaining portion of the removable lid body that covers a part of the opening of the bathtub. A semi-circular cutout is drilled to form a circular insertion part through which the bather's head is inserted and the part above the neck is exposed. It is the structure which attaches the handle which is connected using the coupling | bonding means of this, and is operated also from the back surface.

  Patent Document 2 has a support shaft that can hold a side of the lid main body made of a foamed resin sheet having a thickness of about 5 to 10 mm and moderate flexibility, and prevent the side from being bent. Provide a neck insertion opening to insert the bather's neck on the opposite side. By making the shape of this opposite side and the remaining two sides almost along the inner wall of the bathtub below the upper end of the bathtub, these three sides are put in contact with the inner wall of the bathtub and the steam is confined in the bathtub. It can be used to create a steam sauna bath.

  In Patent Document 3, an opening made of a hole or a recess for exposing the user's head is provided so as to cover a part of the range from at least one end of the upper surface of the bathtub, and the surroundings blow in. Form a part to be inflated or consist of a rigid plate material so that the shape can be maintained, and the inside is made of a flexible sheet material, and this part is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape Thus, the opening having the end opened is formed, and a fastening member made of rubber or string is provided around the opening.

Patent document 4 is a lid for a bathtub that enables bathing in a closed state, and includes a first opening for raising a user's head and a second opening for raising an arm. Both the first opening and the second opening are provided at the end edge portion, whereby a part of each opening is opened to the outside, and the right-side misalignment prevention portion that contacts the inner surface of the right wall of the bathtub and the left At least one of the left-side misalignment prevention portions that contact the inner surface of the wall is provided on the lower surface.
JP 2005-169028 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310459 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-216036 No. 3104443

  However, the lid for bathtub or the bathtub cover disclosed in Patent Literature 1 to Patent Literature 4 has not been solved and has not yet been commercialized. The main cause is considered to be as follows. That is, in Patent Documents 1 to 4, the circular notch or opening through which the bather's head or neck formed in the lid is inserted is warm steam stored in the bathtub. Since there is no preventive means to discharge outside the bathtub, warm steam is released outside the bathtub in a short time from the notch or opening, thus achieving the purpose as a lid for sauna bath (or half body bath) It has not been.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to use a bathtub lid that is commercially available or used in the home without purchasing expensive mechanical equipment for sauna bath (or half-body bath). Providing a preventive means for releasing stored hot steam to the outside of the bathtub, providing a versatile continuous sauna lid that is simple in structure and easy to operate and suitable for a sauna bath (or half bath) There is to do.

-First device (device described in claim 1)
A first device for solving the above problems (the device described in claim 1) is:
A rectangular planar plate made of a lightweight and rigid synthetic resin material, and a joining plate formed by forming a circular opening partly cut out at substantially the center of the planar plate;
A substantially disc shape provided with a neck holding portion in which the center made of soft synthetic resin is removably locked to the periphery of the bottom of the opening of the bonding plate and is formed in a shape similar to the opening of the bonding plate. The cervical obstruction formed,
A locking member that locks the outer peripheral edge of the neck closure body to the periphery of the bottom of the opening of the joining plate;
It is the continuous lid | cover for household saunas characterized by consisting of.

-Second device (device described in claim 2)
A second device for solving the above problem (the device described in claim 2) is as follows.
2. The domestic sauna continuous lid according to claim 1, wherein an inner diameter D <b> 1 of the opening of the joining plate is at least larger than a neck diameter of a general adult.

-Third device (device described in claim 3)
A third device for solving the above problem (the device described in claim 3) is:
An inner diameter D2 of the neck holding portion in the neck closure body is smaller than an inner diameter D1 of the opening of the joint plate, and an outer diameter D3 of the outer peripheral edge of the neck closure body is an inner diameter of the opening of the joint plate. It is set larger than D1, It is the continuous connection lid | cover for household saunas in any one of Claims 1-2 characterized by the above-mentioned.

-Fourth device (device described in claim 4)
In order to solve the above problems (the device according to claim 4),
4. A plurality of radial cuts are formed on the periphery of the neck holding portion of the neck closure body from the inside toward the outside. This is a continuous lid for a domestic sauna.

-Fifth device (device described in claim 5)
The fifth device (the device described in claim 5) for solving the above problem is as follows.
5. The continuous lid for a sauna for home use according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is a planar fastener comprising a pair of males and females.
-Sixth device (device described in claim 6)
The sixth device (the device described in claim 6) for solving the above-described problem is as follows.
It is a tub cover for domestic saunas which consists of a tub cover for domestic use and the continuous cover for domestic saunas in any one of Claims 1-3.
-Seventh device (device described in claim 7)
The seventh device (the device described in claim 7) for solving the above problem is
It is household sauna equipment which consists of a household bathtub, a household bathtub lid, and the continuous lid | cover for household saunas in any one of Claims 1-3.

The continuous lid for domestic saunas according to the present invention is composed of the above-described characteristic configuration requirements, and has the following effects specific to the present invention according to the characteristic configuration requirements.
And according to the above-mentioned characteristic constituent requirements and the continuous lid for a sauna for home use, the problem of the present invention can be sufficiently solved.
○ Effect of the first device According to the first device, it is a rectangular flat plate made of a synthetic resin material that is lightweight and rigid, and is a circular opening partly cut out at substantially the center of the flat plate And a neck made of a soft synthetic resin material that is removably locked to the periphery of the bottom of the opening of the joint plate and is formed in a shape similar to the opening of the joint plate Because it has a very simple structure of a neck-shaped obstruction body having a substantially disc shape provided with a holding portion, and a locking member for engaging the outer peripheral edge portion of the neck portion obstruction body with the peripheral edge of the opening bottom of the joint plate. Without using expensive mechanical equipment for sauna bathing (or half body bathing), hot steam stored in the bathtub is released to the outside of the bathtub using a commercially available or used bathtub lid at home. Is provided with prevention means, simple structure, easy operation, sauna bath (or half body) (Bath) A remarkable effect which cannot be predicted by those skilled in the art, can be provided, which is a versatile continuous lid for a domestic sauna suitable for bathing.

○ Effect of the second device According to the second device, the inner diameter D1 of the opening of the joining plate is at least larger than the diameter of the neck of a general adult. It is possible to perform a sauna bath (or half-body bath) suitably for a wide range of elderly people, and exerts a remarkable effect that cannot be predicted by those skilled in the art.
○ Effect of the third device According to the third device, the inner diameter D2 of the neck holding portion in the neck closure body is smaller than the inner diameter D1 of the opening of the joint plate, and the outer peripheral edge portion in the neck closure body Since the outer diameter D3 of the joint plate is larger than the inner diameter D1 of the opening of the joint plate, it is possible to perform a sauna bath (or half-body bath) suitably for a wide range of women, not only adult men but also women with a narrow neck and elderly people. It produces a remarkable effect that can be predicted by those skilled in the art.

○ Effect of the fourth device According to the fourth device, since a plurality of radial cuts are engraved from the inside to the outside at the periphery of the neck holding portion of the neck closure body, The obturator is made of a soft material, and the distal end of the neck obstruction formed by dividing by a radial cut fits the neck of the bather with an appropriate pressure contact force. A person skilled in the art predicts that the bather can enjoy the sauna bath (or half-body bath) for a long time by preventing the hot steam from being released from the opening of the joining plate to the outside of the bathtub and keeping the steam temperature at an appropriate temperature. Demonstrate a remarkable effect that is impossible.

○ Effect of Fifth Device According to the fifth device, since the locking member is a planar fastener comprising a pair of males and females, the cervical occlusion body is appropriately removed from the joining plate, and the cervical occlusion body is removed. Since the perspiration, dirt, etc. adhering to the periphery of the opening can be washed out, a significant effect that is unpredictable by those skilled in the art, which is hygienic, is exhibited.
Advantages of the sixth device According to the sixth device, the domestic sauna tub lid is formed from the domestic bathtub lid and the domestic sauna continuous lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Clarified that it is composed.
The effect of the seventh device According to the seventh device, from the domestic bathtub, the domestic bathtub lid, and the domestic sauna continuous lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a household sauna Clarified that the equipment is configured.
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[Explanation of terms]
The terminology will be described in order to eliminate in advance the doubts regarding the interpretation of terms used in the present specification and the like.
○ Home bathtub lid means a bathtub lid that is used in a domestic bathtub so that the hot water in the bathtub is not cooled when not bathing, and the bath is removed when bathing. . Household bathtub lids include a shutter-type bathtub lid and a folding bathtub lid.
○ Sauna is a Finnish steam bath using hot air. It is also called a sauna bath. ○ A continuous sauna lid for home use is a domestic bath tub lid that is commercially available or used in the home in order to divert the home tub as a home sauna facility. A continuous lid that is placed in series with the lid.
Because the home tub lid is placed slightly closer to the end so that the home tub is not completely sealed, a small opening of the home tub remains. In order to fill the opening gap of the domestic bathtub, the continuous lid for the domestic sauna is placed in a continuous manner on the household bathtub lid so that steam does not leak.
In the specification of the present application, the domestic sauna continuous lid is also simply referred to as a continuous lid.
O Opening bottom surface periphery of a joining plate means the opening periphery part of the bottom surface side of a joining plate in the vicinity of the opening part of a joining plate.
○ The neck-shaped obturator having a substantially disk shape is for filling the gap between the neck and the opening of the joint plate to prevent warm steam from leaking out of the domestic bathtub. The cervical occlusion body includes a cervical holding portion made of a soft synthetic resin as a constituent element.
○ The domestic sauna tub cover consists of a domestic tub cover and a domestic sauna continuous cover.
○ Home sauna facilities consist of a home tub, a home tub cover, and a continuous cover for a home sauna.
○ A shutter-type bathtub lid is composed of a plurality of long hollow members made of hard synthetic resin arranged in parallel, and adjacent hollow members are connected and integrated by a long connecting piece made of soft synthetic resin. When used, it means a bathtub lid that can be rolled up into a circular shape.
○ Folding type bathtub lids are a flat plate-shaped hollow body made of synthetic resin arranged in parallel in a predetermined number, and each hollow body can be folded together by a flexible stretchable connecting piece. Refers to a connected bathtub lid.
○ Home bathing equipment refers to bath equipment installed in the home for bathing with hot water in the bathtub. Home bathing equipment is composed of a home tub and a home tub lid.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment relating to a continuous sauna lid for home use (hereinafter referred to as a continuous lid C) according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which members constituting the continuous lid C are separated according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the state in which the continuous cover C is assembled and placed on the bathtub.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway sectional view of the state where the continuous cover C is used.

As shown in FIG. 1, the continuous lid C is a rigid and lightweight synthetic resin material, for example, a joining plate 1 made of a foamable resin such as polyethylene resin or polypropylene resin, or a soft synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride. The cervical occlusion body 2 and the joining member 1 and the locking member 3 that detachably engages the cervical occlusion body 2 are used as constituent members. The long side of the bonding plate 1 is about 69 cm to 71 cm, the short side is about 24 cm to 26 cm, the thickness is about 12 mm to 16 mm, and a part of the bonding plate 1 is notched near the longitudinal center. A substantially circular opening 1a is formed. The inner diameter D1 of the opening 1a is at least larger than the diameter of the neck of a general adult and is about 17 cm to 20 cm. Note that 1b is a peripheral edge of the bottom surface of the opening 1a.

  As shown in the figure, the cervical occlusion body 2 has a substantially disk shape, and is composed of a cervical holding portion 2a and an outer peripheral edge portion 2b formed in a shape similar to the opening 1a of the joining plate 1, and the thickness thereof is about 1 The inner diameter of the neck holding part 2a is smaller than the opening 1a of the joining plate 1, and the outer diameter of the outer peripheral edge 2b of the neck closure 2 is the opening 1a of the joining plate 1. More specifically, the inner diameter D2 of the neck holding portion 2a is about 12 cm to 15 cm, the outer diameter D3 of the outer peripheral edge portion 2b is about 22 cm to 26 cm, and the inner peripheral edge 2c of the neck holding portion 2a. Is formed to be slightly higher than the outer peripheral edge 2b by about 2 mm to 3 mm. A plurality of radial cuts 2d are formed from the end of the inner peripheral edge 2c of the neck holding portion 2a to the middle portion of the outer peripheral edge 2b. The cut 2d serves to apply a pressing force to the inner peripheral edge 2c of the neck holding portion 2a and to fit the bather's neck thickness appropriately.

  The locking member 3 is a planar fastener composed of a pair of males and females, for example, Velcro (registered trademark = Kuraray Co., Ltd.) or Velcro fastener (registered trademark = Velcro Co., Ltd.) is preferably used. The locking member 3 includes a female member 3a in which a loop body is implanted and a male member 3b in which a plurality of hooks are implanted, and an adhesive is applied to the female member 3a and the male member 3b.

  FIG. 2 shows a state in which the continuous cover C is placed on the domestic bathtub B, where S is a shutter-type bathtub cover (hereinafter referred to as a bathtub cover S), and one end Sa of the bathtub cover S is connected to the continuous cover C. The other end Sb of the bathtub lid S is wound and adjusted by the length of the short side Cb of the continuous lid C, and the bathtub B is covered with the continuous lid C and the bathtub lid S. It is covered.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2, and the neck closure 2 is locked by a locking member 3 at a plurality of locations on the bottom edge 1 b of the opening 1 a of the bonding plate 1. For example, the female member 3a of the locking member 3 is attached to the upper surface of the outer peripheral edge 2b of the neck closure 2 via an adhesive applied to the base fabric of the female member 3a. The male member 3b is attached to the bottom peripheral edge 1b of the opening 1a of the joining plate 1 through an adhesive applied to the base fabric of the male member 3b so as to correspond to the female member 3a to which the neck closure 2 is adhered. It is stuck.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the continuous lid C is placed on the domestic bathtub B and a sauna bath (or half bath) is performed. When the home tub B is used as a sauna bath, for example, the bath lid S is first placed on the home tub B in a normal bathing condition, and hot water (40 ° C to 42 ° C) is placed near the shoulder of the bather H. 2, the other end Sb of the bathtub lid S is wound to adjust the length so that a space for placing the continuous lid C can be formed. The state shown in Next, the bather H lifts the continuous lid C as shown by an arrow P in FIG. 4 and enters the bathtub B, inserts the neck HN into the neck closure body 2, and inserts the continuous lid C into the bathtub B. Placed on the edge Ba, one end Sa of the bathtub lid S is drawn to the end Ca of the continuous lid C and joined, and the preparation of the sauna bath is completed. The bather H can enjoy a sauna bath in the bathtub B only for a time he thinks is suitable.

  In the case of half-body bathing, hot water having a relatively low temperature (36 ° C. to 40 ° C.) is stored in the bathtub B so as to reach the water level W2 in FIG. The continuous lid C is lifted into the bathtub B, the neck HN is inserted into the neck closure body 2, the continuous lid C is placed on the edge Ba of the bathtub B, and one end of the bathtub lid S is inserted. Sa can be pulled and joined to the end portion Ca of the continuous lid C, and immersed in warm water until perspiration is sufficiently performed, and half-body bathing can be performed.

These are the exploded perspective views which show the state which isolate | separated the member which comprises the continuous cover C based on this invention. These are the top views of the state which assembled the continuous installation cover C and mounted in the bathtub. FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. These are partially cutaway sectional views in a state where the continuous lid C is used.

Explanation of symbols

C Consecutive cover 1 Joining plate 2 Neck closure 3 Locking member 1a Opening 1b Bottom edge 2a Neck holding part 2b Outer periphery 2c Inner edge 2d Cut D1 Inner diameter of joint plate D2 In neck closure Inner diameter of neck holding part D3 Outer diameter of outer peripheral edge of neck closure body
B Household bathtub
S Bathtub lid S

Claims (7)

A rectangular planar plate made of a lightweight and rigid synthetic resin material, and a joining plate formed by forming a circular opening partly cut out at substantially the center of the planar plate;
A substantially disc shape provided with a neck holding portion in which the center made of soft synthetic resin is removably locked to the periphery of the bottom of the opening of the bonding plate and is formed in a shape similar to the opening of the bonding plate. The cervical obstruction formed,
A locking member that locks the outer peripheral edge of the neck closure body to the periphery of the bottom of the opening of the joining plate;
A continuous lid for a domestic sauna, characterized by comprising:   2. The domestic sauna continuous lid according to claim 1, wherein an inner diameter D1 of the opening of the joining plate is at least larger than a diameter of a general adult's neck.   An inner diameter D2 of the neck holding portion in the neck closure body is smaller than an inner diameter D1 of the opening of the joint plate, and an outer diameter D3 of the outer peripheral edge of the neck closure body is an inner diameter of the opening of the joint plate. The continuous lid for a sauna for home use according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the lid is larger than D1.   4. A plurality of radial cuts are formed on the periphery of the neck holding portion of the neck closure body from the inside toward the outside. Continuous sauna lid for home use.   5. The domestic sauna continuous lid according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is a planar fastener composed of a pair of males and females.   The domestic bathtub tub cover which consists of a domestic bathtub lid and the continuous lid for domestic saunas in any one of Claims 1-3.   A domestic sauna facility comprising a household bathtub, a household bathtub lid, and a domestic sauna continuous lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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