JPH0244747Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field used] This invention mainly relates to a simple bathtub for bathing bedridden elderly people and other patients undergoing medical treatment at home.

[Prior art and problems]

This type of device has previously been announced by the applicant company in Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 132727/1983.

This known method can be used on top of a mattress or pine mattress, or on the floor or tatami, and has some success, but if the mattress or pine mattress is thick, the legs become unstable and the bed becomes unstable. At the top, all of the legs have to be placed on the pinerest, which makes it even more unstable, and although it is not impossible to use, extreme care must be taken to prevent the hot water in the bathtub bag from spilling. Difficult to use.

[Problems to be solved]

This idea was created to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it can be used not only on tatami mats and floors, but also on the futons and pine tresses laid on these without being affected by the thickness. Furthermore, it is intended to be able to be used stably and safely even on a bed, regardless of its type or size.

[Means to solve the problem]

This device includes a reclining bathtub made of a flexible membrane and a pair of support rods that are inserted into both side edges of the bathtub and have a length that protrudes from the front and back of the bathtub bag, and supports both ends of the pair of support rods. , a simple bathtub equipped with two sets of front and rear leg members that hold the bathtub bag at a depth equivalent to the bathtub bag, each leg member consisting of a base and a pair of leg pieces,
Each base has a pair of leg insertion pipes firmly fixed to one side of a strong flat board at a distance equivalent to the width of the bathtub bag, perpendicular to the board surface, and the lengths of these pipes are as follows: It is slightly longer than the thickness of a normal pinerest for bedding, and each of the leg pieces is a separate part from the base and is curved into an inverted U-shape, and one end of each leg piece is connected to the pipe. The thickness is such that it can be inserted from above, and each other end is equipped with a shoe whose bottom surface is larger than the cross section of the leg piece, and the shaft of the leg piece is attached to the top of the curved part of each leg piece. The problem was solved by providing a simple bathtub characterized by a fixed receiving part for receiving the gutter-shaped support rod along the direction.

[How to use and action]

To use this device constructed as described above, first attach the pair of leg members to the bedside and footside of the futon and pine mattress laid on the tatami, respectively, and attach these flat substrates. , inserted between the underside of the mattress or pine mattress and the floor surface.

In the case of a bed, it is inserted in the same way between the floorboard of the bed or the mattress and the mattress receiving surface, which is preferably a spring tensioning surface.

Then, the leg insertion pipe of the leg member is erected along the side of the pine mattress.

Next, the patient who is lying on the pinerest is turned over to one side, and a bathtub bag is placed in the center of the remaining wide pinerest so that the sleeves on both sides are in the direction of the patient's height. Spread out the bottom of the bag, then turn the patient over onto the bathtub bag and pass a pair of support rods through the sleeves on both sides.

Next, all of the leg insertion pipes that are standing up,
When one end of the U-shaped curved leg piece that is not equipped with a shoe is inserted and each shoe is positioned on a pine tress or a cushion, each shoe comes into contact with the pine tress or the cushion thereon. The legs are inserted into position by their own weight, and each leg stands up in an inverted U shape with each receiving portion at the top.

Next, when the front and back of each support rod are engaged with the receiving parts of the leg pieces, each support rod is supported at the height of the leg pieces, the bathtub bag assumes the desired bathtub shape, and the patient lies down in it. state.

In this way, water at an appropriate temperature is poured into the bathtub bag and the person takes a bath. After bathing, drain the water in an appropriate manner and then put the device away by reversing the previous steps.

When used on a bed, the leg members themselves may be permanently attached to the bed.

〔effect〕

Since the function is configured as described above, in this device, the U-shaped leg piece can slide in the axial direction with respect to the leg insertion pipe that supports it.
In addition, since each of these leg insertion pipes is firmly fixed to the flat substrate, the support height of the leg member follows the thickness of the mattress or pine mattress used, and the leg insertion pipe and the leg piece slide together. The height is optimal and each leg is equipped with a shoe.
Each leg piece is stabilized on a mattress or pine tress.

Therefore, the leg members do not fall down during use.
There is almost no chance of hot water spilling out of the bathtub bag. It is also easy to assemble and disassemble, so it does not put any burden or pain on the patient.

[Embodiment]

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, a description will now be given based on representative embodiments shown in the drawings.

A is a bathtub bag, which is formed into a size large enough to allow the patient to take a bath while lying on his back, and is usually made by sandwiching a strong woven, nonwoven, or net fabric as the center fabric in a sandwich-like manner with a synthetic resin membrane. Soft impermeable membrane 1
0, and both long side edges of this bathtub bag A are formed into sleeve parts 11a and 11b over almost the entire length, and each sleeve part 11a and 11b has a thickness sufficient to allow the support rod 12 to be inserted into each sleeve part 11a and 11b. It is as follows.

Each of the pair of support rods 12 may be a single rod, but each of the support rods 12 may be one that can connect and separate two to three strong and short pipes 12a, 12b, and 12c, in short, the entire length. is sufficiently longer than the long side of the bathtub bag A, and is very slightly shorter than the length of the pinerest C used.

These pipes 12a, 12b, and 12c are made of stainless steel pipes, aluminum pipes, or other durable pipes that do not corrode even when wet with water.

The aforementioned bathtub bag A may be provided with a water supply and drainage hole 13 at its bottom so that a water supply and drainage hose 14 can be connected thereto, but the water supply and drainage hole 13 is not necessarily required.

Reference numeral B designates a pair of leg members that support both ends of the support rod 12 and support the bathtub bag A in a predetermined bathtub shape.

Each leg member B of this invention is particularly constructed as follows.

First, on one side of the flat and strong rectangular base plate ₁₅ of the base B1, which forms a part of the leg member B, a pair of leg insertion pipes 16 are provided, standing up in a direction perpendicular to this flat surface. They are fixed at intervals W corresponding to the width of the bathtub bag A, and in the embodiment shown, the flat substrate 15 is made of an iron plate, and on one side of the flat substrate 15 is an upright wall 17 vertically erected upward. The pair of leg insertion pipes 16 are welded to the inner surface of this upright wall 17. The height of each of these leg insertion pipes 16 is approximately 20 cm, which is higher than the thickest (approximately 15 cm) of the normally used pinerests C. However, this value of 20 cm in height itself has no particular limiting meaning.

Reference numeral 18 denotes at least one hole provided in the flat substrate 15, and in the illustrated example, one hole is provided near the upright wall 17 and one on the opposite side.

B ₂ is a total of 4 leg pieces consisting of 2 legs and 2 sets,
20 durable U pipes each curved into a U shape
One end thereof has a thickness just enough to be inserted into the leg insertion pipe 17, and the other end has a disc-shaped shoe 21 having a bottom surface larger than the cross section of each leg piece.
In the illustrated embodiment, a small shaft 22 fixedly fixed in the axial direction on the upper surface of the shoe 21 can be inserted and slid from one end of the leg piece B ₂ , and is attached to the set screw 23. Therefore, the height of the entire leg member B is provided so as to be adjustable. each leg piece
A gutter-shaped receiving portion 25 is provided on the outside of each of the curved portions 24 of B ₂ along the axial direction.

[How to use and function of the embodiment] First, the substrate 15 of the base _B1 , which is a component of the pair of leg members B, is inserted under the mattress C on which the patient is sleeping, from the bedside side and footside side, respectively. In this way, two of each of the leg insertion pipes 16 stand up along the side of the pinerest C.

Next, a bathtub bag A is placed in the same manner as explained at the time of the invention, and the patient is placed inside it.

Next, the divided support rods 12 are sequentially connected to form two support rods, and the sleeve portion 11 of the bathtub bag A is
Insert one into a and 11b.

Next, insert one end of the shoe 21 of each leg piece B ₂ that is not equipped into the leg insertion pipe 16 into the leg insertion pipe 16, respectively, and insert each shoe 21 into the pine tress C or the mattress. put on top. Then, depending on the thickness and elasticity of the pine tress C, etc., loosen each set screw 23 so that the bottom surface of the shoe 21 is firmly supported by the pine tress C surface.
to an appropriate position in the axial direction of the U-pipe 20 constituting the leg piece _B2 , and tighten the set screws 23 again to fix the shoe 21 to the U-pipe 20.

Thus, the respective ends of the pair of support rods 12 are engaged with the receiving portions 25 of the leg pieces B ₂ that sandwich the pine tress C and are opposed to each other.

In this way, the bathtub bag A assumes a predetermined shape with the patient inside.

When disassembling, reverse the steps described above.

When this embodiment is used on a bed, depending on the type of bed, the hole ₁ of the pair of bases B1
The 8 members are connected to each other by a suitable string to prevent the members from falling under the bed. Alternatively, the hole 18 can be used to tie it to a suitable member of the bed with a string, or to use it by screwing it to the bed frame.

[Effects of embodiment]

In this embodiment, not only the effects of the above-mentioned invention are achieved, but also the leg insertion pipes 16 of each leg member B are welded to the upright wall 17 that stands up at right angles from the flat base plate 15. Since each leg insertion pipe 16 and the board 15 are
The connection between the legs is strong and there is no risk of it falling over.Since each board 15 has at least one hole 18, these holes 18 can be used to attach the leg member B (or the base
_B1 ) The leg member B and the bed can be easily fixed together so that they do not move.

In addition, the leg piece B ₂ is a U pipe 20 that is curved in a U shape.
Shoes 21 with a wide bottom surface at one end
Since the shoe 21 is equipped with this, it does not sink into the pine tress C or the futon, and since the shoe 21 can be slid up and down and fixed, it can be adjusted to correspond to the thickness of the pine tress C or the futon. By moving it up and down and fixing it, each leg piece _B2 can be stabilized and the substantial depth of the bathtub bag A during bathing can be optimized.

Furthermore, by engaging the support rods 12 with the receiving portions 25 of the leg pieces _B2 , one direction of each leg piece _B2 is fixed in the direction of the support rod 12 and stabilized.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the U pipe 2 forming a part of the leg piece B ₂ on the bedside side or the foot side side
The invention is the same even if 0 are fixed and integrated in advance by connecting bars 26 at intervals of the W dimension (see FIG. 3).

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the invention is the same even if the pair of legs _B2 is formed from one pipe and the shoe 21 is also used as the crosspiece 26'.

In this way, the embodiments shown in Figures 3 and 4 have leg pieces.
_B2 is stronger and more stable, but it cannot be folded and is bulky for storage and transportation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the invention, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view, Fig. 2 is an assembled side view, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the leg member, and Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view. is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the leg member. Main symbols in the figure: A... Bathtub bag, 11a, 11b
... Sleeve part, 12 ... Support rod, B ... Leg member, B ₁ ... Base, B ₂ ... Leg piece, 15 ... Board,
16... Leg insertion pipe, 18... Hole, 21...
Kutsu, 25...Ukebe.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A recumbent bathtub bag made of a flexible membrane, and a pair of support rods that are inserted into both side edges of the bathtub bag and have a length that projects from the front and back of the bathtub bag; A simple bathtub equipped with two sets of front and rear leg members that support both ends of a support rod and hold the bathtub bag at its depth, each of the leg members consisting of a base and a pair of leg pieces; Each base is a flat substrate with great strength, with an interval corresponding to the width of the bathtub bag on one side,
A pair of leg insertion pipes are firmly fixed at right angles to the board surface, and the length of these pipes is slightly longer than the thickness of a normal bedding pinerest.
In addition, each of the leg pieces is a separate part from the base, and the whole leg piece is an inverted U.
It is curved into a letter shape, and one end of each leg is thick enough to be inserted into the pipe from above, and each other end is equipped with a shoe whose bottom surface is larger than the cross section of the leg. 1. A simple bathtub characterized in that a receiving part for receiving the gutter-shaped support rod extending along the axial direction of the leg piece is fixed to the top of the curved part of each leg piece. 3. The simple bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the shoe is integral with the leg piece or is one of separate members. 4. The simple bathtub according to claim 1, wherein the shoe is slidably fixed to each leg piece in the axial direction thereof. 5. The simple bathtub according to claim 1, wherein each of the substrates is provided with at least one fixing hole.