JPH0731753Y2 - Bathtub handrail - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a bathtub handrail, and more particularly to a bathtub handrail that can be firmly gripped with a light force when gripping with a hand.

[Prior Art] As a prior art relatively similar to the handrail for a bathtub, there are those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication Nos. 60-41196 and 60-41197.
The ones shown in these publications are provided with a horizontal handrail portion 1 and an inclined handrail portion 2 as schematically shown in FIGS. 3 shows the whole handrail and 4 shows a bathtub.

In such a bathtub handrail 3, in the bathing posture in which the hips are placed on the bottom surface of the bathtub, the slanted handrail portion 2 is grasped to raise the body to the middle waist, and then the horizontal handrail portion 1 is grasped to change from the middle waist posture to the standing posture. You can move. When entering the bathtub 4, the procedure is reversed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the above-mentioned conventional bathtub handrail 3, it is necessary to hold the rod-shaped handrail 1 or 2 by hand when entering or leaving the bathtub 4, and a considerable grip force is required. It is said that Therefore, there is a risk that the elderly person may find it difficult to use, or the palm may slip along the handrail while gripping.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A handrail for a bathtub according to the present invention is a handrail for a bathtub that is attached to the inner wall surface of the bathtub, and extends in the cross direction from the inner wall surface of the bathtub when attached to the bathtub. In a handrail for a bathtub having an edge portion, a portion of the front edge portion between the bathtub mounting side and the opposite side is recessed so as to recede toward the rear edge portion, so that the front edge portion is handed. It is characterized in that a concave portion corresponding to the thickness of the finger is formed.

[Operation] In the bathtub handrail according to the present invention, when the fingertip is hooked on the front edge portion, the fingertip engages with the concave portion.

In this way, since the fingertip is hooked when entering or leaving the bathtub, the body can be pulled up even if the grip strength is small.
Moreover, the palm does not slip because the fingertips engage with the recesses. For this reason, it becomes possible to firmly grip with just a light grip.

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a handrail for a bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a side view taken along the line III-III in FIG. The bathtub handrail 5 has a substantially flat plate shape,
One side surface 6 is in contact with the inner wall surface of the bathtub 4 and is fixedly attached to the bathtub 4. Reference numeral 6a is a female screw hole, and the handrail 5 for the bathtub is fixed to the bathtub 4 by screwing a bolt protruding from the bathtub 4 side into the female screw hole 6a. Instead of providing the female screw hole 6a, the bolt may be provided integrally with the handrail 5.

Reference numeral 7 indicates a side surface facing the side surface 6. Further, 9 indicates a front edge portion extending from the inner wall surface of the bathtub 4 in the crossing direction. Between the portion on the side surface 6 side and the portion on the side surface 7 side of the front edge portion 9, there is formed a recess 10 that is recessed toward the rear edge portion 19 by the thickness of the finger of the hand.

In the bathtub handrail 5 configured in this way, the recess 10
It is possible to pull the body forward in the body direction by hooking the fingertip on the front edge portion 9 so as to engage with. For this reason, when moving the body forward from the bathing posture to the middle waist, it is not necessary to hold the bathtub handrail 5 firmly, and the body can be raised only by grasping it lightly. Since the body pulling direction is orthogonal to the front edge portion 9 and the fingertip is caught on the concave portion 10, it is difficult for the hand to come off the bathtub handrail 5, and the body becomes extremely stable.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the bath railing 5 has a substantially flat plate shape, the palm can be placed on the railing 5 while taking a bath.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a handrail for a bathtub according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same. In the present embodiment, the protrusion 8 is provided on the portion of the other side surface 7 facing the side surface 6 on the front edge 9 side. When such a protrusion 8 is provided, the thumb can be turned below the portion of the handrail 5 for bathtub indicated by the symbol a so that the portion a can be grasped by the entire palm. Therefore, it becomes possible to grip the bathtub handrail 5 extremely firmly with a light force. Other configurations of FIGS. 4 and 5 are similar to those of the above-described embodiment, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a bathtub handrail according to another embodiment of the present invention. This bathtub handrail 11 is
Mounting portions 12 and 13 for mounting the inner wall surface of the bathtub 4,
A grip bar portion (14) straddling between the mounting portions (12, 13) is provided. The gripping bar portion 14 has mounting surfaces of the mounting portions 12 and 13 so that when the handrail 11 for the bathtub is mounted on the bathtub 4, a gap into which the palm can be inserted is formed between the handrail 11 and the wall surface of the bathtub 4. 12
It is provided at a position away from a and 13a. The grip bar portion 14 includes a horizontal portion 14a on the mounting portion 12 side and an inclined portion 14b on the mounting portion 13 side, but is curved in a substantially arc shape as a whole.

As shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal portion 14a side of the grip bar portion 14 is attached to the mounting portion 1
The second side surface 12b is connected to the mounting portion 12 at a portion slightly closer to the side surface 12a side, and the recess 10 is provided in the front edge portion 12d of the mounting portion 12.

In the bathtub handrail 11 configured in this way, the mounting portion
It is possible to adopt a usage method that grasps 12 and a usage method that grasps the grip bar portion 14. In this embodiment as well, by providing the concave portion 10 for the thickness of the finger of the hand, the grip of the mounting portion 12 becomes extremely stable as in the above-described embodiment.
Since the protrusion 12c is provided, the mounting portion 12 can be gripped more firmly.

[Effects] As described above, according to the handrail for bathtub of the present invention, the handrail is grasped by engaging the fingertip with the recessed portion of the front edge portion of the handrail for bathtub which is recessed by the thickness of the finger of the hand. You can Therefore, it can be firmly gripped by only lightly gripping.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a perspective view of a bathtub handrail according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a different embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the same. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment, FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 8 is the same plan view. 5 …… Bathing rails, 6,7 …… Sideways, 8 …… Projections, 9 ……
Front edge, 10 ... recess, 11 ... tub rail, 12,13 ... mounting part, 14 ... grip, 12c ... projection, 12d ... front edge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A handrail for a bathtub attached to an inner wall surface of the bathtub, the handrail for bathtub having a front edge portion extending in a cross direction from the inner wall surface of the bathtub when the handrail is attached to the bathtub. A recessed portion corresponding to the thickness of the finger of the hand is formed in the front edge portion by recessing an intermediate portion between the bath attachment side and the opposite side of the portion so as to recede toward the rear edge portion. Handrails for bathtubs characterized by.