JPH0880267A - Bathtub with falling prevention cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent such an accident that an infant falls into a bathtub by mistake, before it happens. CONSTITUTION: A net-like cover 3 covering the whole opening, is attached with fixing means 2 mounted on the upper surface or the side surface of a bathtub 1, or wall surfaces W around the bathtub, in such a way as to permit installation and removal. Consequently, it is possible to prevent such an accident that an infant falls into the bathtub, and cold or hot water supply into the bathtub is never interrupted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention aims to prevent an infant from falling into a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since a bath lid is removed in whole or part while hot water is stored in a bathtub, an infant may accidentally fall into the bathtub by mistake. It is easy to wake up. In addition, a curious infant can remove the bath lid by himself, even when he / she is not supplying water or hot water.
They sometimes ride on the bath lid and play, which may result in a fall accident in the bathtub.

Such a fall accident has a very high risk of occurrence in an embedded bathtub or a drop-in bathtub having a low ride height from the floor surface, but it is a stationary installation with a large apron height from the floor. It is not always safe if it is a bathtub.

When hot water or hot water is stored in the bathtub when a fall accident occurs, it may cause serious consequences such as drowning of infants or burns. However, there is a risk of injury due to the fall.

In order to prevent a fall accident of an infant, it is sufficient for a guardian to be able to constantly monitor the infant, but this is often difficult due to various conditions such as living environment and family structure. Therefore, it is conceivable that the bath lid is structured so that it cannot be easily removed, but if this is done, there is the drawback that the work of supplying and hot water to the bathtub becomes troublesome.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides means for surely preventing an infant from falling into a bathtub without hindering the water supply / hot water supply work in the bathtub. Its characteristic feature is that a net-shaped cover that covers the entire opening is detachably attached by a locking means provided on the upper surface or side surface of the bathtub or on the wall surface around the bathtub.

[0007]

Since the bathtub according to the present invention covers the entire opening with the net-like cover, it is possible to prevent an infant from falling into the bathtub and to supply water to the bathtub. There is no obstacle to hot water supply work.

[0008]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, locking tools 2 are attached to the four corners of the upper edge surface around the opening 1a in the bathtub 1, and the locking tools 2 have four corners of the fall-preventing cover 3 having a net structure. Are engaged and attached.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, the engaging member 2 is a substantially columnar member made of synthetic resin, metal or the like, for engaging the corner portion 3a of the cover 3 in the middle of the side surface. Groove 2a is formed. In this example, as shown in the figure, the inner bottom portion of the groove 2a is bulged in an arch shape so as to follow the shape of the corner portion 3a of the cover 3, but it may be formed in a planar shape. . Further, it is desirable that the head portion 2b be formed in a curved surface shape such as a hemispherical shape as illustrated in order to prevent injury and facilitate engagement of the cover corner portion 3a.

The cover 3 has a net structure, and it is sufficient that it has strength to prevent an infant from falling and the size of the mesh and has water resistance. The specific form of the cover 3 can be broadly classified into a structure having flexibility, stretchability, and flexibility, and a structure having rigidity that does not easily deform. The former flexible form refers to, for example, a knitted fabric in a net shape as shown in FIG. 1, and a typical material thereof is synthetic fiber such as nylon.

On the other hand, the rigid form means that the entire cover is made of metal or synthetic resin to form a wire net or a plastic net having a large bending strength, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 described later. An example is a flexible net 10 made of synthetic fiber or the like, in which the outer peripheral portion is composed of a metal or plastic frame 11.

The size of the mesh of the cover 3 is not particularly limited, but if it is made very fine, it is possible to prevent insects and dust from falling into the bathtub.

Next, an application example of means for locking the cover 3 to the bathtub 1 will be described. In all of these, it is assumed that the cover 3 has flexibility. FIG. 2 shows a structure in which the locking tool 2 has a mushroom shape and a ring 4 made of an elastic material such as rubber or synthetic resin is forcibly fitted to the corner portion 3a of the cover 3 to lock the locking tool 2. Further, in FIG. 3, the locking tool 2 has substantially the same form as that of FIG. 1, the corner sheet 5 made of woven cloth or plastic is fixed to the four corners of the cover 3, and the metal sheet or the metal sheet attached to the corner sheet 5 is used. This is a structure in which the plastic ring 5a is engaged with the locking tool 2.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the attachment position of the locking tool 2 is changed. The wall surface W near the bathtub 1 and the side wall surface 1b of the bathtub 1 are shown in FIG.
The locking tool 2 is fixed to and. In this case, a string-shaped ring 6 is arranged at one side edge of the cover 3 to engage with the locking tool 2 of the wall surface W, and the other side edge 7 is formed in a sheet shape to be near both ends. The ring 8 may be fixed, and the ring 8 may be engaged with the locking tool 2 of the bathtub side wall surface 1b as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, an engaging plate portion 8a is formed on the ring 8 of the one side edge portion 7 of the cover 3 so that the engaging plate portion 8a can be engaged with the groove 2a of the engaging member 2 or the like. Cover 3
Is prevented from falling off.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 6 shows a cover 3
Is an embodiment in the case of being composed of the net portion 10 and the surrounding frame portion 11. The net portion 10 may be either flexible or rigid, but the frame 11 preferably has rigidity and excellent water resistance. Examples of such members include metals such as stainless steel and aluminum alloys, plastics,
Examples include FRP and wood.

In this embodiment, the frame 11 is bendable at the longitudinal intermediate portion 11a, which is convenient for storing the cover 3 when it is not used.

FIG. 7 shows that when the cover 3 is composed of the net portion 10 and the frame portion 11, one side edge of the frame portion 11 is pivotally supported by the hinge portion 12 provided on the upper surface of the bath 1. Cover the entire cover 3 with the opening 1 of the bathtub 1.
It is configured to be swingable so as to open and close a. In this case, it is desirable that the frame portion 11 be rigidly framed or integrally molded. In the example shown in the figure, the holder 13 is attached to a proper position on the wall surface W and the frame portion 11 of the cover 3 is elastically engaged with the holder 13 so that the cover 3 can be kept open. Configured.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 8 shows a structure in which a storage case 20 is installed at one end of the upper surface of the bathtub 1, and the cover 3 is automatically wound into the storage case 20. Therefore, when covering the opening 1a of the bathtub 1 with this cover 3, after pulling out from the storage case 20 by holding the knob portion 14 provided on one side edge of the cover 3 as shown in FIG. The ring 8 fixed to the edge portion on the cover side may be engaged with the locking tool 2 provided on the side wall portion 1b of the bathtub 1. Since the urging force in the storage direction is constantly exerted on the cover 3, the ring 8 can be reliably engaged with the locking tool 2,
It does not fall off easily.

Another embodiment in which the cover 3 is wound into the storage case 20 and stored therein will be described below. In FIG. 9, the storage case 20 has a box shape with an open bottom and a cover 3
The knob portion 15 provided at one side edge has a substantially semicircular cross section, and the bottom surface of the knob portion 15 covers the storage portion 20. In this case, the knob portion 15 is provided with an opening 15a for locking with the locking tool 2.

FIG. 10 shows an example in which the storage case 20 is formed in a trapezoidal cross section and the knob portion 16 is formed flat so that the cover 3 can be easily pulled out. As described above, the form of the storage case 20 can be variously changed.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the storage case 20 is installed along the longitudinal direction of the bathtub 1. However, this is provided along the lateral direction so that the cover 3 can be pulled out in the longitudinal direction. There is no problem in configuring it.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the bathtub 1 is illustrated as a stationary type having a large ride height, but the present invention is of course applicable to an embedded type bathtub or a drop type bathtub where a fall accident of an infant is likely to occur. It can be applied, and in that case, it can be said that the advantage is extremely large.

If the height of the bathtub is very low, the locking tool for locking one end of the cover may be installed on the floor surface, and the locking tool may not be attached to the wall surface, but may be opposed to the bathtub. A configuration provided on the side surface is also possible.

In addition, the present invention does not prevent appropriate changes according to the embodiments.

[0026]

According to the present invention, since the entire opening of the bathtub is covered with a net-like cover, a fall accident of an infant can be surely prevented without causing any trouble in supplying water and hot water into the bathtub. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B relate to a first embodiment of a bathtub according to the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged perspective view of a locking tool and a corner portion of a cover. .

FIG. 2 is a view showing another combination of a cover and a locking tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a combination of yet another aspect of the cover and the locking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the cover locking position according to the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view and (B) is a perspective view.
FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional side view illustrating an engagement structure between a locking tool and a cover.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining another engagement structure between the cover and the locking device according to the present invention, in which (A) is a partial sectional side view,
(B) is a front view, (C) is a front view of an engagement state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a bathtub according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a different mode of the bathtub according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

8A and 8B relate to a third embodiment of the bath according to the present invention, FIG. 8A is a perspective view, and FIG. 8B is a partially omitted sectional view of a storage case and a cover.

9A and 9B show another embodiment of the storage case according to the third embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 9A is a perspective view and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing still another embodiment of the storage case according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 1a Bathtub opening 2 Locking tool 3 Cover 10 Net part 11 Frame part 20 Storage case W Wall surface

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A net-shaped cover for covering the entire opening,
A bathtub with a fall prevention cover, which is detachably mounted by a locking means provided on an upper surface or a side surface of the bathtub or a wall surface around the bathtub. 2. The bathtub with a fall prevention cover according to claim 1, wherein a frame is attached to a peripheral portion of the net-shaped cover. 3. A net-like cover which is wound so as to be able to be drawn out so as to cover the entire bath opening in the vicinity of the bathtub, and the locking means of the leading end of the cover is the top surface or side surface of the bathtub or A bathtub with a fall prevention cover, which is provided on the wall surface around the bathtub.