JPH07236588A - Structure of safety grip for bath tub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply mount a safety grip by a user on a bath tub by forming a hook for hand grip by inserting and mounting a grip member consisting of an elastic member on the bath tub. CONSTITUTION:A bath tub 10 is provided with an inner wall 12 and an outer wall 16 and a flange 14 at the top end. A circular grip member 18 is mounted all over along the opening peripheral part of the bath tub 10. The grip member 18 consists of a flange mounting part 20 to be put on the flange 14 and an engagement part 22 to be engaged with the top inner surface of the inner wall 12. The entire part is formed by an elastic body made of a foamed polyurethane rubber. The flange mounting part 20 and the engagement part 22 are formed so as to have an almost L-character shaped section and are formed to be connected all over the bath tub 10. The grip member 18 is fitted to the peripheral end of the upper opening part of the bath tub 10 in a recessed part 24 for fitting to be formed at the back side of the bath tub.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety grip construction structure for a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been used to support a person's body by grasping a finger on the bathroom wall surface on the upper side of the bathtub or the inner surface of the bathtub itself, and to assist in entering and leaving the bathtub. A safety grip is also provided to prevent accidents.

With such a safety grip,
It is especially convenient for the elderly, children, and people with physical disabilities, but conventional safety grips of this kind are premised on being installed from the beginning because the installation work or work is difficult, so after installing the bathtub. There is a problem that it is practically difficult for the user to attach the safety grip by himself later.

[0004]

The invention of the present application has been made to solve such a problem. Therefore, the invention of the present application is a member formed of an elastic material that is formed separately from the bath body and has a form extending in the circumferential direction along the flange of the bath body, and (a) is mounted on the upper surface of the flange. And a grip body portion that is provided with an engagement portion that is continuous with the flange placement portion and that engages with the inner surface of the upper end portion of the inner wall of the bath body, and that is fitted and fixed to the bath body. And (b) a grip member having an upwardly projecting shape in the flange mounting portion and having hooking portions for fingers that are continuous in the circumferential direction is attached to the bath body to construct a safety grip of the bath. (Claim 1).

Another aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the bathtub of claim 1, a mounting recess for a bathtub lid is formed inside a hooking portion of a finger of the grip member (claim). 2).

[0006]

As described above, according to the present invention, the grip member made of the elastic material is fitted into the bathtub body and mounted,
Thus, the safety grip is constructed by forming the hooking portions of the fingers for gripping.According to the present invention, the safety grip can be easily provided on the bathtub main body, and in addition to the existing bathtub main body. Even the user can easily do this.

Further, in the safety grip of the present invention, since the hooking portion of the finger is formed continuously along the flange of the bathtub body in the circumferential direction, the finger is placed on the hooking portion at the optimum position regardless of the size of the body. Since it can be hooked and gripped, there is an advantage that the grip operation is easy.

Further, according to the present invention, since the grip member is made of an elastic material and has a shape continuous in the circumferential direction, the body such as the head, especially the head of an old person, a child, or a physically handicapped person, can slip. When a part is applied to the flange of the bathtub body, the grip member acts as a cushioning material, which has the advantage of high safety.

In the present invention, after the grip member is fitted into the bathtub body, the fixing work can be carried out separately, but the grip member may be simply fitted into the bathtub body or may be specially fixed. It has the advantage that no work is required.

In this case, the grip member can be easily replaced only by inserting and removing the grip member, and therefore, when the grip member reaches the end of its life, it can be easily replaced with a new one, or if desired. It can be replaced with a separate one depending on the situation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a mounting recess for the bathtub lid is formed inside the hook portion of the finger of the grip member. According to the present invention, when the grip member is attached to the bathtub body. However, the opening of the bathtub body can be closed by the bathtub lid without any trouble.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a bathtub body having an inner wall 12 and an outer wall 16 and a flange 14 at the upper end. An annular grip member 18 is attached to the bathtub body 10 over the entire circumference along the peripheral edge of the opening.

The grip member 18 is made of an elastic material such as foamed polyurethane rubber which is separate from the bath body 10 and is entirely made of an elastic material. As shown in FIG. 1, the flange mounting portion is mounted on the upper surface of the flange 14. 20 and an engaging portion 22 that is continuous with this and engages with the inner surface of the upper end portion of the inner wall 12.

The flange mounting portion 20 and the engaging portion 22 are formed continuously over the entire circumference of the bath body 10 and have a substantially cross section as shown in FIG. 1 (B). And a recess 24 for fitting is formed on the back surface side.
The recess 24 is fitted in the peripheral edge of the upper end opening of the bath body 10. Thus, this grip member 18
By being fitted into the bathtub body 10, the bathtub body 10 is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the grip member 18 is integrally formed with a finger hooking portion 26 having a shape projecting upward along the outer periphery of the flange mounting portion 20. . On the outer peripheral end surface of the hooking portion 26, a recess 28 is continuously formed in the circumferential direction so that the finger can be easily hooked. A recess 30 for mounting the bathtub lid 31 (see FIG. 3) is provided inside the hook portion 26 (on the center side of the bathtub body 10).
Are formed.

In this example, finger hooks 26 are formed on the upper surface of the flange 14 of the bath body 10. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the bather can perform a grip operation by hooking his / her finger on the hooking portion 26 to help maintain the posture in the bathtub or to enter / exit the bathtub. You can

In the example of FIG. 3, the little finger side is hooked on the hooking portion 26, and the thumb side is hooked on the inner peripheral edge of the flange mounting portion 20, but the hooking portion 26 is used. Can also be used as if it were to be grasped directly between the little finger side and the thumb side. In either case, the hook portion 26 functions as a grip portion.

In this embodiment, since the finger hooking portions 26 are formed over the entire circumference of the bath body 10, the hooking portions 26 can be gripped at any position. That is, the grip operation can be performed at an appropriate position regardless of the size of the body.

Further, when the bather slides his / her foot in the bathtub, for example, and when a part of the body hits the peripheral edge of the opening or the flange 14, it is protected by the cushioning action of the grip member 18, so that the safety is high. There are advantages.

The grip member 18 is simply the bath body 1
Since it can be fixed just by inserting it into the 0, the mounting work is extremely easy and it is easy to remove it. Therefore, when it is no longer needed, it can be easily removed and it has reached the end of its life. In the case, there is an advantage that it can be easily replaced with a new one.
It is also possible for each bather to attach it to or remove it from the bathtub body 10 as needed.

Next, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the grip member 32 of this embodiment has a finger hook portion 34.
Is formed wide, and the recess 3 is formed on the outer peripheral end surface and the inner peripheral end surface of the hook portion 34 for facilitating hooking of a finger.
5 and 36 are formed.

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention, in which the grip member 38 has a finger hooking portion 40.
Curved concave portions 42 and 44 having a curved planar shape are formed on the outer peripheral side and the inner peripheral side at predetermined intervals. These curved concave portions 42, 44 are also for facilitating the hooking operation with fingers.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example. For example, in the present invention, a plurality of engaging portions may be discontinuously formed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

In each of the above examples, the grip member has an annular shape extending over the entire circumference of the bath body 10.
In some cases, it may be formed in a semi-annular shape so as to be attached only to the half-circumferential portion of the bathtub body 10, or in a partial annular shape other than the semi-annular shape and partially attached to the bathtub body 10. It is also possible. However, in this case, it is necessary to wear this at a position where the bather can reach.

In addition, according to the present invention, the grip member may have a form in which a core body having a relatively high rigidity is fixed inside the elastic material or on the back surface thereof. It can be configured in a modified form.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration and a main configuration of a bathtub with a safety grip according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the same bathtub disassembled into a bathtub body and a grip member.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of using the same bathtub.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view and a sectional view of a grip member used in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a grip member used in still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Bath body 12 Inner wall 14 Flange 18, 32, 38 Grip member 20 Flange mounting part 22 Engagement part 26, 34, 40 Hooking part 30 Mounting recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A member which is formed separately from the bath body and is made of an elastic material and which extends in the circumferential direction along the flange of the bath body, and which is (a) a flange to be placed on the upper surface of the flange. A grip main body part that is continuous with the mounting part and the flange mounting part and that engages with the inner surface of the upper end of the inner wall of the bathtub body, and is fitted and fixed to the bathtub body; )
A structure for constructing a safety grip of a bathtub, wherein a grip member having an upwardly projecting shape in the flange mounting portion and having finger hooking portions continuous in the circumferential direction is attached to the bathtub body. 2. The structure for constructing a safety grip for a bathtub according to claim 1, wherein a recess for mounting the bathtub lid is formed inside a hook portion of a finger of the grip member.