JPH0884677A - Bathtub - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a bathtub having a safe handle capable of helping the motion of a bathing person, and saving space by integrally providing an irregular handle, extending from the upper edge part of the upper side edge of the bathtub to the side edge part. CONSTITUTION: A bathtub body 1 is formed of a bathtub 2 and an upper edge 3. The upper edge 3 is situated on the upper outside of the bathtub, and formed of an upper edge part 4 and a side edge part 4 as the thickness part on the outer circumference, and an irregular handle 6 is integrally formed so as to be carved, extending from the upper edge part 4 to the side edge part 5. Since the handle 6 is used when a person stands up from the sitting state in the bathtub 2, or tries and gets into the bathtub 2, it is desirable to be formed in about the middle position on the longitudinally axial side of the bathtub 2 which is the position for the person easy to catch in this state. Thus, the bathtub body 1 is never enlarged, and the handle 6 itself is safe without being protruded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub installed in a bathroom.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a handle formed of a pipe or the like is often provided on a wall of a bathroom or the like as a safety measure for a person with a physical disability or the elderly to prevent slipping in the bathroom and as an operation aid. However, in a small bathroom, there is a risk that the human body may accidentally collide with the protruding portion such as the pipe. In order to avoid such a danger, a handle is integrally provided in a concave shape inside the bathtub as in the prior art shown in FIG. 3, or a recess is provided on the upper edge side of the bathtub as shown in FIG. 4 so that the handle pops out from the bathtub. There are things that have been devised not to.

[0003]

However, in such an apparatus as shown in FIG. 3 in which the handle is integrally provided inside the bathtub, the handle portion is formed so as to be recessed from the inside of the bathtub toward the outside. Therefore, the external dimensions are obtained by adding the dimensions of the engraved portion of the handle portion, and the overall dimensions of the bathtub main body including the bathtub and the upper edge are increased. Further, even if a recess is formed on the upper edge side of the bathtub as shown in FIG. 4 so that the handle does not protrude from the bathtub, the upper edge of the bathtub must be formed wide in order to form the handle portion. Of course, the overall size of the bathtub body, which is the sum of the bathtub portion and the upper edge, is increased.

[0004]

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention proposes a space-saving bathtub having a safe handle for assisting a person taking a bath.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention, at the upper edge of the bathtub constituting the bath body, from the upper edge of the upper edge to the side edge, at least It is intended to provide a bathtub characterized in that a handle having an uneven shape is integrally provided on a side edge portion.

[0006]

With the bathtub according to the present invention having such a structure, a person sitting in the bathtub can put a finger on the handle in the same posture. The handle can also be gripped when trying to enter the bathtub. In addition, since it is formed in an uneven shape so that the fingers do not slip from the upper edge portion to the side edge portion of the bathtub, the bathtub body does not become large and the handle itself does not pop out, which is safe.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 shows a bathtub body 1 according to the present invention. The bathtub body 1 includes a bathtub 2 and an upper edge 3. The upper edge 3 is on the upper and outer sides of the bath, and is composed of the upper edge 4 and the side edge 5 of the outer peripheral thickness portion. From the upper edge portion 4 to the side edge portion 5, a handle 6 having an uneven shape was formed as an integral type so as to be engraved. Further, the handle 6 is used by a person sitting in the bathtub so as to grasp it when getting up or trying to enter the bathtub. It is desirable to form it in position. It may extend from the upper edge portion to the entire side edge portion on one side of the long axis of the bathtub.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment according to the present invention. Here, the handle 6 is formed in a convex shape from the upper edge portion 4 to the side edge portion 5. In this case, the height of the convex shape may be such that the fingers do not slip, and it is formed so as not to jump out or be sharpened. The shape of the unevenness is also a wavy shape that takes the shape of a finger or a rod shape arranged in parallel in the embodiment so that the finger of the hand is easily caught, but the embodiment is not limited to this and within the scope of the invention. It is developed into various shapes that are easy to grasp and safe.

[0009]

In the bathtub according to the present invention, a person sitting in the bathtub can wake up easily because he or she can put a finger in the same posture when waking up. Also, when the user tries to enter the bathtub, by grasping this handle, slipping can be prevented. In addition, it is safe because there is no protruding part, and the bathroom can be used widely and efficiently without taking up space. Moreover, since it is formed integrally with the bathtub, it is economical without the need for a unique mold for forming the handle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a conventional technique.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An upper edge of a bathtub constituting a bathtub body, wherein a handle having an uneven shape is integrally provided on at least the side edge portion from the upper edge portion to the side edge portion of the upper edge. Bathtub to do.