WO2000074626A1

WO2000074626A1 - Health bathtub

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Publication number: WO2000074626A1
Application number: PCT/KR1999/000273
Authority: WO
Inventors: Moon Ho Choi
Original assignee: M.V. Medical Venture Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 1999-06-04
Filing date: 1999-06-04
Publication date: 2000-12-14
Also published as: AU4170399A

Abstract

A health bathtub including upper and lower covers which are made of the transparent material and are installed at both upper surfaces of the bathtub and a moving cover which can be open and closed with being installed between the upper and lower covers, having: a first arm sporting implement which operates upwardly and downwardly by being coupled to a winch installed at the front of the interior of the bathtub and has a knob capable of being knobbed by a user; a leg sporting implement which makes rotation movement with being coupled to both sides of a bracket assembled at the bottom surface of the bathtub and has a groove for fitting the foot of the user; and, a second arm sporting implement which makes the curve movement/torsion with respectively being assembled at both sides of the interior of the bathtub and has a knob having adjustable length according to the body of the user.

Description

HEALTH BATHTUB

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a health bathtub for the house and in particularly, a health bathtub for performing an exercise of the whole body of a user in the health bathtub.

2. Description of the Related Art

Conventionally, a bathtub for the house has the function for massaging the body of a user by using the energy of an air drop (hereinafter, referred as to "bubble") ejected from the floor of the bathtub, while it has a simple function for bathing with immersing the body of the user in hot water or cold water filled in an interior of the bathtub or for relaxing the tense muscles.

But, the user can not perform the exercise of the arm, the leg, and the waist during the bathing, because the bathtub as stated above has only the effect on having a tub(bath) in the cold water bathing and the hot water bathing. Thus, it has problems in that the user easily feels tedious as well as that the time for bathing is reduced. In the meanwhile, the prior art to solve the above problems is disclosed in Korea Laid-Open Patent No. 96-33424 (Title : Health Bathtub).

The prior art as known already discloses a health bathtub having the effect on promoting the health of the user and on training the body and the mind of the user with making the exercise of the arm and the leg while immersing the body of the user in water filled in the bathtub, with inhaling the smoke generated by burning the wormwood or the medical plant or by ejecting the air drop which has the smoke thereof and is ejected from the bottom of the bathtub.

However, since the above prior art has the complex construction, the patient can not use the bathtub for himself. Also, it has the difficulties in manufacturing the bathtub with the increase of the assembly process and heightening the price of the product.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore an object of the present invention for solving the above problem to provide a health bathtub for making the exercise of the whole body of the patient during the bathing.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a health bathtub for performing the exercise of the arm, the leg, and the waist during the bathing.

It is further object of the present invention to provide a health bathtub embodied by simplifying the construction.

These and other objects can be achieved according to the present invention with a health bathtub including upper and lower covers which are made of the transparent material and are installed at both upper surfaces of the bathtub and a moving cover which can be open and close with being installed between the upper and lower covers, comprising: a first arm sporting implement which operates upwardly and downwardly by being coupled to a winch installed at the front of the interior of the bathtub and has a knob capable of being knobbed by a user; a leg sporting implement which makes rotation movement with being coupled to both sides of a bracket assembled at the bottom surface of the bathtub and has a groove for fitting the foot of the user; and, a second arm sporting implement which makes the curve movement/torsion with respectively being assembled at both sides of the interior of the bathtub and has a knob having adjustable length according to the body of the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete appreciation of this invention, many of the attendant advantages thereof, will be readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar elements components, wherein,

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the construction of a health bathtub according to an embodiment of the present invention!

FIG. 2 is a sectional view illustrating the construction of a health bathtub according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a plane view illustrating the construction of a health bathtub according to the present invention; and,

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating "A- A" shown in FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be in detail explained with reference to the accompanying drawings. Most of all, throughout the drawings, it is noted that the same reference numerals of the letter will be used to designate like or equipment elements having the same function. Further, in the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. A detailed description of known functions and constructions unnecessarily obscuring the subject matter of the present invention has been omitted in the following description for clarity.

FIGs. 1 to 3 depict the health bathtub for performing the excercise of the whole body of the patient for himself during the bathing according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, a bathtub 10 corresponds to a typical bathtub for the house, a lower cover 12a and a upper cover 12b are positioned on the upper surface of the bathtub 10 and a moving cover 14 is installed between the above lower and upper covers 12a and 12b, the above moving cover 14 being capable of being open and close.

Meanwhile, main construction elements of the present invention, more concretely, preferably, first and second arm sporting implements 18 and 42 and a leg sporting implement 30 for making the exercise of the whole body of the general user and the patient during the bathing are installed in the interior of the bathtub 10. And, the detailed construction of the first and second arm sporting implements 18 and 42 and the leg sporting implement 30 will be easily understood by the following description.

The first arm sporting implement 18 is installed on the front center of the bathtub 10, preferably, is assembled to a general winch 24 as shown in FIG. 2. Namely, a wire 22 is winded at the winch 24 and the first arm sporting implement 18 is fixed at the tip of the wire 22. Further, the first arm sporting implement 18 is shaped with the format of the triangle and has knobs 20a and 20b formed with the type of the vast sky on the bottom surface thereof. At this time, the knobs 20a and 20b has the size capable of being knobbed by two hands of the person which is desirous to bath (hereinafter, referred to as "user"). In the meantime, the first arm sporting implement 18 constructed as above plays the roles on improving the physical strength of both arms of the user and on improving the tension of the hands.

The second arm sporting implement 42 is symmetrically installed to both sides surface, concretely, at the position where the user can easily knob the second arm sporting implement 42 in the state where the user sits down at the bottom of the bathtub. In addition, the second arm sporting implement 42 is made of resin being capable of having the lifting power as well as is rounded inwardly. For the user smoothly operates the second arm sporting implement 42 in water.

The second arm sporting implement 42 makes the movement along a curve/torsion upwardly and downwardly with being fitted by a bracket 36 and a link 38. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 36 is coupled to the bath surface of the bathtub 10 with bolting process and the link 38 shaped with the format of an alphabet "L" on the center of the bracket 36 is assembled by a bearing. A cylindrical fitting unit 40 is formed with the unitary format at the tip of the link 38 and the second arm sporing implement 42 is fittingly installed at the cylindrical fitting unit 40. Herein, a plurality of holes 44 are regularly shaped at the upper surface of the second arm sporting implement 42 and a knob 46 for insertion and extraction is engaged to the plurality of the holes 44. The above knob 46 is engaged to the holes 44 so as to use the second arm sporting implement 42 regardless of the length of the arm of the user. In the meanwhile, the second arm sporting implement 42 as constructed above improves the physical strength of the both arm of the user like the first arm sporting implement 18 as described already.

The leg sporting implement 30 is installed at the center of the bottom surface of the bathtub 10, preferably, between the first arm sporting implement 18 and the second arm sporting implement 42. That is, as depicted in FIGs. 2 and 3, the bracket 26 extended upwardly is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the bathtub 10, the links 28 for rotation movement are respectively at both sides surface of the bracket 26, and the leg sporting implement 30 is installed at the tip of the links 28. Meantime, the leg sporting implement 30 is formed to be rounded inwardly and made of the resin to have the lifting power in the water.

A groove 32 having the format similar to the shape of the foot of the user is positioned at the upper surface of the leg sporting implement 30 and a ring 34 is adhered to a position where the groove 32 is formed. Then, the ring 34 is formed to fix the foot of the user at the groove 32 of the leg sporting implement 30. Also, a chair 48 is installed at the bottom surface of the bathtub 10 having the construction elements as constructed hereinafter to make the exercise of the waist in the state where the user sits down with comfortable. That is, a rib 49 is made at the rear surface of the chair 48 and fitted at the bracket 50 to be rounded with the format of "^~ι ". More concretely, at least more than two holes 50a are made at the bracket 50 to vary the radius of gyration according to the fondness of the user when the user sits down at the chair 48 and makes the exercise of the waist. Also, additionally, a groove 52 is formed at the bathtub 10 to engage and couple the bracket 50.

Finally, a bubble generator is installed at the bathtub 10 to massage the skin of the whole body of the user and to facilitate the circulation of the blood. The construction of the bubble generator will be in detail expressed with reference to FIG. 2.

A typical compressor 54 is installed between the body and the interior of the bathtub 10 to make the high pressure and a divider 56 is installed at the compressor 54. A plurality of hoses, preferably, six hoses 58a to 58f (wherein 58b, 58c, 58e is not shown) are adhered to the divider 56. And, bubble ejecting openings 60a to 60f are respectively installed at the hoses 58a to 58f and the bubble is ejected through the above bubble ejecting openings 60a to 60f. At this moment, a hole 66 which is slanted at both sides is formed at the bubble ejecting opening 60f adhered to the hose 58f and an injection nozzle 68 is coupled to the hole 66. Herein, the hole 66 is shaped with the format of the ball at the lower surface of the injection nozzle 68 to make the rotation movement in range of a given angle in the state where the hole 66 is coupled to the injection nozzle 68.

Hereinafter, use method and operation of the health bathtub as constructed above will be concretely described with reference to FIG. 3 as follows.

Firstly, the water is filled in the bathtub 10 after making off the moving cover 14. Concretely, the water is filled to lower portion of the first arm sporting implement 18. Next, the user sits down at the chair 48 with easy mind and inserts the foot between the groove 32 formed at the leg sporting implement 30 and the ring 34. Thus, the both foots of the user are fitted by the ring 34 with easy. Hereinafter, when the user steps on the leg sporting implement 30 according to the strength of the body of the user, the leg sporting implement 30 is rotated by the link 28, Due to this, the user can make the exercise of the leg with comfortable.

Also, the user can simultaneously perform the exercise of the a m with the frist arm sporting implement 18 or the second arm sporting implement 42 while making the exercise of the leg. Firstly, the user pushes to the bosom of the user after knobbing the knobs 20a and 20b of the first arm sporting implement 18. In this case, when the user takes out the strength, the frist arm sporting implement 18 is restored at an initial position thereof. The user can increase the tension of the hands as well as make the exercise of the arm.

Secondly, the user knobs the knob 46 sticked at the upper surface of the second arm sporting implement 42, pushes down into the direction of the bosom of the user, and pulls frontwards, sequentially. That is to say, the user performs repeatedly general actions for pulling an oar Thus, the user can perform the exercise of the arm in the comfortable state.

Meanwhile, because the bubble (air drop) is ejected in the bubble ejecting openings 60a to 60f installed in the circumference surface and the bottom surface of the bathtub 10, the user performs the exercise of the whole body thereof and is provided with the skin massage simultaneously, thereby promoting the circulation of the blood. The bubbles are generated by the compressor 54, provided into each of the hoses 58a to 58f by the divider 56, ejected into the interior of the bathtub 10 through each of the bubble ejecting openings 60a to 60f.

In this event, the bubbles ejected through the bubble ejecting opening 60f is ejected in various angle in accordance with the fondness of the user as shown in FIG. 2. To say, when pulling the injection nozzle 68 located at the bubble ejecting opening 60f, preferably, when pulling the injection nozzle 68 into the direction of the hip of the user, the bubble is ejected into the anus of the user through the injection nozzle 68 with the high pressure. Thus, the user can receive the treatment of the anus disease such as the haemorrhoid while performing the exercise of the whole body thereof. Herein, when pulling the injecting nozzle 68 frontwards, the bubble is ejected through the injection nozzle 68 into the anus of the user with the high pressure.

As may be apparent from the foregoing, the present invention has advantages in that the patient can take a rest in the comfortable state with laying the body in the water filled in the bathtub as well as can make the exercise for himself without a protector or a guardian, as follows.

Firstly, the present invention has the effect on recovering and restoring the function of the arm, the leg, and the waist of the patient which is not in plaster and on making the excercise of the patient having the backbone raptured disk disease.

Secondly, when the bathtub of the present invention is used after performing the heavy excercise of the athlete of the golf, the football, and the baseball, preferably, after heavily using the joint, to then make the exercise of the whole body of the user, the present invention prevents the gristle from being damaged as well as restores the fatigue, excellently.

Thirdly, the prevent invention has the effect on promoting the metabolism and the circulation of the blood with stimulating the whole skin due to the stimulation of the bubble generated from the circumference surface and the bottom surface of the bathtub.

While there have been illustrated and described what are considered to be preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the true scope of the present invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation to the teaching of the present invention without departing from the central scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out the present invention, but that the present invention includes all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:

1. A health bathtub including upper and lower covers which are made of the transparent material and are installed at both upper surfaces of said bathtub and a moving cover which can be open and close with being installed between said upper and lower covers, comprising: a first arm sporting implement which operates upwardly and downwardly by being coupled to a winch installed at the front of the interior of said bathtub and has a knob capable of being knobbed by a user; a leg sporting implement which makes rotation movement with being coupled to both sides of a bracket assembled at the bottom surface of said bathtub and has a groove for fitting the foot of the user; and, a second arm sporting implement which makes the curve movement/torsion with respectively being assembled at both sides of the interior of said bathtub and has a knob having adjustable length according to the body of the user.

2. The bathtub as defined in claim 1, further comprising: a bubble generator which is installed along the circumference surface of the interior of said bathtub and generates the bubble in the water filled in said bathtub.

3. The bathtub as defined in claim 2, wherein said bubble generator is comprised of: a compressor for making the air with high pressure; a divider for dividing said air with high pressure generated from said compressor into each line; and, a plurality of bubble ejecting openings for ejecting said air with high pressure provided from said divider into an interior of said bathtub.

4. The bathtub as defined in claim 3, wherein said bubble ejecting openings are shaped at front/rear surface and said sides surface of said bathtub and at a position where the bubble is ejected into the hip of saud user.

5. The bathtub as defined in claim 4, wherein an injection nozzle for making the rotation movement frontwards and rearwards so as to eject said bubble in a given range is installed at said bubble ejecting opening formed at the bottom surface of said bathtub.

6. The bathtub as defined in claim 1 or 2, wherein said second arm sporting implement and said leg sporting implement are made of resin to have the lifting power.