US3909859A

US3909859A - Therapeutic water mattress

Info

Publication number: US3909859A
Application number: US486334A
Authority: US
Inventors: Betty R Harris
Original assignee: Lee Raymond Organization Inc
Current assignee: Lee Raymond Organization Inc
Priority date: 1974-07-08
Filing date: 1974-07-08
Publication date: 1975-10-07
Anticipated expiration: 1992-10-07

Abstract

A mattress envelope has water therein and an open tub portion formed therein for bathing part of a person on the mattress envelope. A back rest envelope having water therein extends from an area of the mattress envelope in the area of the tub portion thereof at an angle therewith. A pair of arm rest envelopes have water therein and extend from opposite sides of the mattress envelope substantially perpendicularly thereto and abut the back rest envelope.

Description

n United States Patent 1191 1111 3,909,859

Harris 51 om. 7, 11975 [5 THERAPEUTICWATER MATTRESS 3,802,004 4/1974 Whitney 5/348 WB Inventor: Betty R. l-Iarris, Pittsburg, Calif. FOREIGN PATENTS O'R APPLICATIONS 73 Assigneez The Raymond Lee Organization 932,779 7/1963 United Kingdom 5/348 WB Inc., New York, NY. a part interest Primary ExaminerPaul R. Gilliam Assistant Examiner-Andrew M. Calvert [22] Flledi July 1974 Attorney, Agent, or FirmDaniel Jay Tick [21] Appl. No.: 486,334

[57] ABSTRACT 52 US. c1. 5/348 WB; 5/90- 4/185 A mattress envelope has Water therein and 51 Int. c1. A61G 7/02- A476 27/08 tub Iortion formed therein for bathing a [58] Field of Search 5/348 348 Q 4/174 son on the mattress envelope. A back rest envelope 4/1'77 having water therein extends from an area of the mattress envelope in the area of the tub portion thereof at [56] References Cited an angle therewith. A pair of arm rest envelopes have UNITED STATES PATENTS water therein and extend from opposite sides of the 1 mattress envelope substantially perpendicularly 775,520 11/1904 Cr1gler 5/317 thereto and abut the back rest envelope 3,050,748 8/1962 Deut1nger.... 5/338 3,235,892 2/1966 Emery 5/338 3 Claims, 3 Drawing lFigures US. atent 0a. 7,1975 3,909,859

FIG 3.

THERAPEUTIC WATER MASS DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a therapeutic water mattress.

Objects of the invention are to provide a therapeutic water mattress of simple structure, which is inexpensive in manufacture, is assembled and disassembled and stored with facility and convenience, is adjustable to various desired positions, permits bathing part of a person thereon with facility and convenience, is removably affixable to the inside of a bathtub, and functions efficiently, effectively and reliably to provide therapeutic rest to a user.

In order that the invention may be readily carried into effect, it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top view of an embodiment of the thera peutic water mattress of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 installed in a bathtub.

In the FIGS., the same components are identified by the same reference numerals.

The therapeutic water mattress of the invention comprises a mattress envelope 1 having water therein and an open tub portion 2 (FIGS. 1 and 2) formed therein for bathing part of a person on the mattress envelope.

A back rest envelope 3 having water therein extends from an end of the mattress envelope 1 in the area of the tub portion 2 thereof at an angle with the mattress envelope.

A pair of

arm rest envelopes

4 and 5 having water therein extend from opposite sides of the mattress envelope 1 substantially perpendicularly thereto and abut the back rest envelope 3.

An indented head rest portion 6 (FIG. 1) is formed in the area of the free end of the back rest envelope 3.

A plurality of

suction cups

7, 8, 9, 10, and so on (FIG. 3), are affixed to the undersurface of the mattress envelope 1 and the outside surfaces of the

arm rest envelopes

4 and 5 for removably affixing thewater mattress to the inside of a bathtub 11.

A plurality of valves 12, 13, l4, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 (FIG. 1) and 20 (FIG. 2) are provided for facilitating the feeding of water into the therapeutic water mattress of the invention and the removal of water therefrom.

While the invention has been described by means of a specific example and in a specific embodiment, I do not wish to be limited thereto, for obvious modifications will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A therapeutic water mattress, comprising a mattress envelope having water therein and an open tub portion formed therein for bathing part of a person on the mattress envelope;

a back rest envelope having water therein and extending from an end of the mattress envelope in the area of the tub portion thereof at an angle therewith; and

a pair of arm rest envelopes having water therein and extending from opposite sides of the mattress envelope substantially perpendicularly thereto and abutting the back rest envelope.

2. A therapeutic water mattress as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an indented head rest portion formed in the area of the free end of the back rest envelope.

3. A therapeutic water mattress as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of suction cups affixed to the undersurface of the mattress envelope and the outside surfaces of the arm rest envelopes for removably affixing the water mattress to the inside of a bathtub.

Claims

1. A therapeutic water mattress, comprising A MATTRESS ENVELOPE HAVING WATER THEREIN AND AN OPEN TUB PORTION FORMED THEREIN FOR BATHING PART OF A PERSON ON THE MATTRESS ENVELOPE; A BACK REST ENVELOPE HAVING WATER THEREIN AND EXTENDING FROM AN END OF THE MATTRESS ENVELOPE IN THE AREA OF THE TUB PORTION THEREOF AT AN ANGLE THEREWITH; AND A PAIR OF ARM REST ENVELOPES HAVING WATER THEREIN AND EXTENDING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MATTRESS ENVELOPE SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULARLY THERETO AND ABUTTING THE BACK REST ENVELOPE.