JPH0354743Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a container for washing feet, and is particularly suitable for use in a container used for washing the feet of a sick person.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, we cleanse our bodies by washing by bathing or showering. However, for sick people who cannot move their bodies freely, it is difficult to wash their bodies without special equipment. Therefore, for example, a nurse cleans the body of such a sick person using a towel or the like.

Although this type of wiping can cleanse the body considerably, it may feel dull compared to washing. Therefore, feet that can be washed relatively easily may be washed by filling a bucket-like container with water or hot water. In addition, some hospitals officially include foot washing as a nursing item and perform it on a daily basis.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Conventionally, containers such as buckets used as containers for foot washing have a flat bottom. Therefore, when the foot is placed on the bottom of the foot washing container, the entire sole of the foot comes into contact with the bottom. For this reason, conventionally it has been impossible to wash the soles of the feet without lifting the feet.

Therefore, if a patient was unable to lift his or her feet on his or her own, a nurse had to lift the patient's feet while washing them. For this reason, foot washing was not only hard work for nurses, but also took a lot of time.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention not only makes the soles of the feet easy to wash and drain, but also
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a foot washing container that has a compact structure, is easy to handle, does not require an extra spacer when stored, and does not cause the connection end of the drain hose to be unnecessarily removed from the drain pipe or damaged. shall be.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention includes a long and narrow foot rest part that protrudes from the bottom of the container into the container at the center portion thereof and has a length at least about the width of the foot for placing the feet to be washed, and drains the cleaning liquid from the container. A drain port provided at a position lower than the footrest is provided inside the container, and the bottom surface of the container is sloped downward toward the vicinity of the drain port. In the container, the footrest portion is formed by curving a bottom plate portion of the container into the container from the bottom surface of the container into a semi-cylindrical shape and providing an elongated grooved portion on the lower surface of the bottom plate portion; The footrest part is not formed over the entire width of the container defined by a pair of mutually opposing wall surfaces of the container, but is interrupted near at least one wall surface, and the drain port is located at the discontinuation of the footrest portion. The container for foot washing is characterized in that the drain port is provided with a drain pipe formed near the drain port and for connecting one end of a drain hose extending along the grooved portion to the drain port. It is something.

[Effect]

By supporting part 15a of the sole of the foot, other parts 15b and 15c of the sole of the foot float from the bottom surface 1 of the container, so the floating parts 15b and 15c can be washed without lifting the foot 15. .
Therefore, by shifting the position on which the feet 15 are placed, the entire soles of the feet can be lifted off the bottom surface 1, making it possible to wash the soles without lifting the feet.

Since the bottom surface 1 of the container is inclined so as to be substantially downward in the vicinity of the drain port 6, when the cleaning liquid is drained, the cleaning liquid flows to the vicinity of the drain port 6, thereby facilitating drainage.

〔Example〕

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a foot washing container showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line X-X in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line Y-Y in Fig. 1. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this foot-washing container is formed into a substantially square planar shape, and its bottom surface 1 extends in the direction shown by arrow 1a, that is, from one wall surface 3 facing each other to the other. It is formed into an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the wall surface 4. In addition, a recess 5 is formed in front of the other wall surface 4 over substantially its entire width, so that water that has flowed into the container remains here.

The central part of the bottom plate between this recess 5 and one wall surface 3 is curved into a semi-cylindrical shape from the bottom 1 into the container with a predetermined width 2a and a predetermined small curvature, and the lower surface of this bottom plate is curved into a semi-cylindrical shape from the bottom 1 into the container. An elongated footrest 2 is formed by providing the elongated groove. The footrest portion 2 is not formed over the entire width of the container defined by the pair of wall surfaces 3 and 4, but is interrupted at the recessed portion 5, and at this interrupted portion, the footrest portion 2 has a wall surface 5a. It is formed. Further, as a matter of course, the top portion of the footrest portion 2 is higher than the other portions of the bottom surface 1 by a predetermined height.

It is desirable that the length l of the footrest 2 be long enough to allow both left and right feet to be placed on it at the same time, as in the embodiment. However, it does not necessarily have to be this long; if it is at least as long as the width of one foot, it can support the foot stably and avoid the inconvenience of hurting the sole of the foot when placed on it. You can prevent it from happening.

In order to drain water accumulated in the recess 5 to the outside, a wall surface 5a inside the recess 5 facing the other wall surface 4 is provided.
A drainage port 6 is provided at the center of the footrest 2, that is, at one end surface of the footrest 2. A flexible drain hose 10 is connected to the drain port 6, and by removing the water stop valve 7 fitted to the drain port 6, the water in the container can be drained to a desired destination. . The drain hose 10 can be disposed along a long and narrow groove formed on the lower surface of the bottom plate to form the semi-cylindrical footrest 1. for,
An L-shaped drain pipe 10a is attached.

In this way, when connecting the drain hose 10 to the drain port 6, the drain tube 11 is generally attached to the drain port 6, and the tube-shaped connecting member 12 is connected directly to the tube 11, or as shown in FIG. Drain hose 10 through
Connect. Therefore, even if a flexible drain hose 10 is used, the drain hose 10 cannot be bent freely within a predetermined length from the wall surface.
Therefore, if the drain port 6 is provided on the outer wall of the container, the drain hose 10 may get in the way during use.
Alternatively, there is an inconvenience that extra space is required for storage.

In the embodiment, the drain port 6 is provided on the wall surface 5a that is not exposed to the outside, so that the portion that cannot be bent freely is hidden under the container. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the drain hose 10 can be bent freely in the vicinity of the outer wall surface of the container, and the above-mentioned inconveniences do not occur.

When using this foot washing container, the feet 15 of the person being cared for are placed on the footrest 2. Since the foot rest part 2 is formed into a semi-cylindrical shape with a small curvature, the foot 15 can be placed with only a part of the sole of the foot in contact with the foot rest part 2, rather than the entire sole of the foot 15 being in contact with the foot rest part 2. It can be placed on the footrest 2.

Therefore, for example, when the central part 15a of the sole of the foot is placed on the footrest 2 as shown in FIG. 3, the toe part 15b and heel part 15c of the sole can be lifted off the bottom surface 1 of the container. Furthermore, by moving the position on which the foot is placed and placing the heel portion 15c and toe portion 15b on the footrest portion 2, the central portion 15a can be lifted off the bottom surface 1. Therefore, by using the foot washing container of the embodiment, the nurse or the person being cared for can wash the soles of the feet freely without lifting the feet 15 themselves. Therefore, the work of washing the feet becomes easier and the work time can be significantly shortened.

The foot-washing container of the embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 5, which shows a state in which the washing machine is used while lying down, working efficiency can be further improved by using it in combination with a dedicated foot washing cart 16. This foot washing car 16 has a water purification tank 17
and a sewage drawer 18, and when the faucet 20 is opened, the water (hot water) in the purified water tank 17 is pumped up by a built-in pump (not shown) and discharged from the water supply hose 21. In addition, the drain pipe 10a is connected to the sewage tank 18.
By inserting it into the outlet, the dirty water after washing the feet 15 can be drained into the sewage tank 18. Therefore, water supply and drainage during foot washing becomes easy, and the efficiency of foot washing work can be further improved significantly. Incidentally, the wastewater accumulated in the sewage tank 18 is discharged to the outside by opening the drain valve 24.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the present invention includes an elongated footrest having a length at least about the width of a foot, which is formed by curving the bottom plate of the container into a semi-cylindrical shape from the bottom of the container to the center thereof. Established. Therefore, instead of the entire sole of the foot being in contact with the footrest, it is possible to place the foot on the footrest with only a portion of the sole of the foot in contact with the footrest, so it is possible to place the foot on the footrest without having to lift the foot. By shifting, the entire sole of the foot can be washed, which makes the foot washing operation reliable and easy.

Furthermore, the elongated footrest protruding into the container at the center of the bottom of the container is not formed over the entire width of the container defined by a pair of opposing wall surfaces of the container, but at least on one wall surface. There is a break in the vicinity, and a drainage port is formed near the break in the footrest, and the bottom surface of the container is inclined downward toward the vicinity of the drain port.
The provision of a single drain opening therefore allows rapid and reliable drainage of the cleaning liquid over the entire bottom of the container, especially when using the so-called hot water in the final stages of cleaning. The hot water can be used without leaving the remaining water in the container.

Further, a discontinuous portion is provided between the elongated footrest provided in the center portion of the bottom of the container and at least one wall surface of the container, and a drainage port is formed near the discontinuous portion of the footrest, A drain tube is provided at the drain port for connecting one end of a drain hose extending along a groove formed on the lower surface of the bottom plate to form the footrest. Therefore, since the drain pipe and the connecting end of the drain hose connected to the drain pipe do not protrude from the outside of the container, the entire foot washing container can be constructed compactly and is easy to handle. Does not require extra space when stored.

Furthermore, the drain hose whose connection end is connected to the drain pipe near the discontinuous part of the footrest part,
It extends along a groove formed on the lower surface of the bottom plate to form a footrest. Therefore,
The drain hose only exposes the middle part, which is kept in a relatively loose state and is away from the connecting end, around the outside of the container, and does not expose the connecting end or its vicinity, so there is no possibility of foreign matter in the drain hose. Even in the event of a collision or accidental contact with a person's foot, the connecting end of the drain hose will not come off unnecessarily from the drain tube or be damaged.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a foot washing container showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line X-X in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line Y-Y in Fig. 1. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the device being used while sitting on the bed, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the device being used while lying on the bed. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 1...bottom surface,
2... Foot rest part, 6... Drain port, 10... Drain hose, 15... Foot, 15a... Central part of the sole of the foot,
15b...The toe part of the sole of the foot, 15c...The heel part of the sole of the foot.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A slender footrest projecting into the container from the bottom of the container at the center thereof and having a length at least as long as the width of the foot for placing the foot to be washed; and a cleaning liquid. A drain port provided at a position lower than the footrest for draining water from the container is provided inside each container, and the bottom surface of the container is sloped downward toward the vicinity of the drain port. The footrest is formed by curving the bottom plate of the container into a semi-cylindrical shape from the bottom of the container into the container and providing an elongated groove on the bottom surface of the bottom plate. The footrest part is not formed over the entire width of the container defined by a pair of opposing wall surfaces of the container, but is interrupted near at least one wall surface, The footwashing method is characterized in that the drain port is provided with a drain pipe formed near the discontinuous portion of the section and for connecting one end of a drain hose extending along the grooved portion to the drain port. container.