Bath tub with a bath tub seat for small children

The invention relates to a bath with a bath seat for babies, in which the bathtub seat is insertable into the bathtub.

From the <patcit id="pcit0001" dnum="DE10036380C2"><text>DE 100 36 380 C2</text></patcit> emerges a bathtub with attachable thereto feet, in which a bath seat is used. This bath has a rectangular bath with depression perpendicular to the tub bottom side walls. The bathtub seat has at the head end to a tab which is resting on a bathtub edge and a cover lip that rests against the outer rim-section. To further defined arrangement of the bath seat of the bathtub of the bathtub seat in the pelvic region and in the foot region is provided centrally in each case to the longitudinal axis of the bath seat, a projection on an underside, which is inserted into recesses on the tub bottom for fixation. To the deck surface adjacent one edge region is integrally formed which extends up to the vertical side walls, wherein in the foot region of the edge region does not include the corner region between the side wall and the floor.

This arrangement has the disadvantage that due to the vertical side walls as well as the central fixing of the bath seat on the projections on the tub bottom an increased Verkippungsgefahr is given about the longitudinal axis of the bath seat within the bath recess. Furthermore, the inserting and securing the bath in the bath seat by the positioning of the projections on the bathtub seat in the recesses on the tub bottom cumbersome and difficult.

The invention is therefore based on the object, a full bath with a tub seat for toddlers as well as a bath for receiving a bathtub seat and a bath seat to create, so that a simple and secure arrangement of the bath seat in the tub allows and a risk of injury to young children is prevented.

This object is achieved by a full bath with a tub seat for infants according to the features of claim 1. Further advantageous refinements and developments are specified in the further claims.

The bathtub with a bathtub seat for infants according to the invention allows that the bath seat is self-centering and verkippungssicher used in a well recess of the tub and locatable. For this purpose, at least engages arranged on the retaining element anchoring element on at least one further molded on the rim anchoring element, so that the upper bath rim is provided a detent. Furthermore, a sunbathing area of ​​the bath seat includes a surrounding the lying surface edge region, which is adapted in its outer contour to an oval well recess, said well recess having from Rim rejuvenating and peripheral to pan bottom sidewall. The oval border area surrounding the lying surface, is at the lower end of the tub insert on to a flat, horizontally extending portion abutting or adjacent to the tank bottom. This is adjacent to the Bath after being inserted into the well recess completely to the well recess, so that a gap between the tub recess, so the tub wall and the tub bottom, and the bath seat is no longer given. Thus, a gap-free arrangement of the bath seat is given to well recess and also help eliminate a crushing for arms and legs of the infant. In addition, a trough base engaging the planar support member is provided at the lower end of the bath seat. The combination of these features is to a simple insertion of the bath seat allows from above into the tub recess, by the outer contour of the edge region of the support surface, an automatic centering the well recess. Secondly, a verkippungssichere assembly about the longitudinal axis of the bath seat is provided in the anchoring elements at the upper rim-mesh and a lower portion of the tub seat rests on the tank bottom and in addition the flat tub base engages a retaining element. Thus can be done one-handed operation to position the bath seat in a defined and secure position in a position of use in the bathtub recess. Equally easy removal is possible.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a lock is provided between the seat and the bath tub rim of the tub through the interlocking anchoring elements, in the bathtub seat is fixed in position at least in one direction on the rim. The interlocking anchoring members are especially trained to the effect that the bath seat in the tub recess against rotation or tilting is secured about its longitudinal axis in the well recess.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the anchoring elements by a touchdown or quick movement can be arranged or fastened. This allows easy handling and positioning, and - unless trained accordingly - a fixing of the bath seat in the tub. Once the bath seat is converted into a position of use in the bath, is practically self-safe positioning or locking between the retaining member and the tub rim.

According to a preferred embodiment the bath is provided, that the holding element of the bathtub seat having a bearing surface for resting on the rim on which the designed as a projection anchoring element is provided, which extends in the direction of the formed as a depression anchoring element of the tub edge and between two of ribs shaped anchoring elements which are arranged in the recess designed as anchoring element, is positioned. This arrangement enables a tilt-positioning of the projection on the retaining element of the bath seat can be used in a limited by two spaced ribs recess on the rim by a simple landing or attachment movement. In an incipient tilting of the projection on the ribs is arranged laterally thereto, so that a rotation or tilting is inhibited through these ribs. This simple position fixing allows locking without Verclipsung or latching. Additionally or alternatively, may be provided to the lift-off of the bath seat from the bath rim a Verclipsung or latching.

According to a further preferred embodiment of the bath with a bath seat is provided that eccentrically to Wannenboden a sealable drain opening is provided so that this remains accessible in a bath seat used in the bath. The inclination and length of the bathtub seat and the positioning of the outlet opening is in such adapted to each other that despite Bath inserted accessibility is added to the drain opening. This allows using a bath seat still a need excessive draining of bath water allows. For this purpose, the resting on the bottom edge region is preferably in its contour deviation provided by the running on the rim contour to create an additional space and accessibility to the drain opening.

The object underlying the invention is further achieved by a bathtub seat for infants for insertion into a bath which has a peripheral region surrounding the lying surface whose outer continuous circumferential end edge comprises a contour, so that the terminal edge after insertion of the bath seat in the bathtub adjacent to the tub wall, wherein the end edge on the lower end of the bath seat in a flat horizontal portion passes adjacent to the tub bottom, or rests on the tank bottom. The outer circumferential end edge of the peripheral region is adapted to each tub and inclination of the tub wall. Thereby the risk of injury is prevented by squeezing the arms or pinching the fingers of young children. At the same time a stable and secure assembly of the bath seat is achieved in the tub.

According to a preferred embodiment of the bathtub seat a peripheral increase is between the mattress support and the terminal edge surrounding the edge region is provided which limits the lying surface. Thus, the infant receives a lateral support within the sleep surface. At the same time an access is made difficult on the area by increasing, in which the terminal edge bears against the well wall.

According to a preferred embodiment of the bathtub seat one on the tub rim to directed projection as an anchoring element is provided on the holding element in a support surface for resting on the edge of the bathtub, which is preferably integrally formed on the retaining member. This configuration allows for easy positioning and securing the bath seat for bathtub after placing the bath seat in the position of use in the bathtub.

Furthermore, preferably at the front end of the retaining element is formed a recessed grip at Bath, which protrudes on the tub rim opposite the rim-after touchdown of the retaining element. This allows for easy removal of the bath seat, since the remaining portions of the bath seat rest on the tub rim or the well recess and on the tub bottom. Thus can be done a simple lifting of the tub seat from the bath this grip.

Furthermore, preferably attached to a resting in the tub bottom edge region at least a suction cup. This allows additional security and fix the bath seat against lifting from the tank bottom are possible. Alternatively to the suction cup can also be provided with a rubberized contact surface Saugnoppen or a knurled surface or the like.

The object underlying the invention is further achieved by a bath for infants, in which a bath seat is used, which has on the rim anchoring elements for releasable positioning or arresting the insertable into the bathtub seat. This is a fixed arrangement and positioning of the bath seat in the tub and easy insertion and easy removal of the bath seat allows.

A further preferred embodiment of the tub for receiving the bathtub seat looks at the tub edge as the anchoring element comprises two spaced apart ribs arranged in front of which are arranged in the formed as a depression further anchoring element in the bath rim and between which is arranged on the holding element of the bathtub seat projection can be inserted. Thus, a fixation of the bathtub seat for bathtub is made possible by a simple landing or quick movement of Badewannensltzes. The projection of the bathtub seat engages between the ribs in the recess on the tub edge, wherein the distance of the ribs of the width of the projection is equal to or only slightly wider. This secure arrangement to prevent tilting of the bath seat in the upper region of the bath seat is given to edge.

According to another preferred embodiment the bathtub is provided that the anchoring elements are integrally formed on the tub edge. In the preparation of the tub as an injection molding in particular the recess and the at least arranged transversely thereto ribs are formed so that they are provided in one piece on the pan. The same applies to the design of the projection on the retaining element of the bath seat.

A preferred embodiment of the bathtub requires that the the anchoring elements receiving portion of the tub edge is formed increases compared to an opposite trough section. This enables the mattress support are arranged in the same size with a greater slope in the bathtub. In addition may be possible that at full load the bathtub of the head of the infant remains above the water level.

The invention and further advantageous embodiments and developments thereof are described in more detail below with reference to the examples shown in the drawings. The description and the drawings to be extracted features can be applied individually according to the invention in any combination or collectively. Show it:<dl id="dl0001"><dt>figure 1</dt><dd>a first perspective view of a bath tub with a shower seat disposed therein for toddlers,</dd><dt>figure 2</dt><dd>another perspective view of the bath with bath seat according <figref idrefs="f0001">figure 1</figref>. </dd><dt>figure 3</dt><dd>a schematic longitudinal section of the bath with bath seat according <figref idrefs="f0001">figure 1</figref>.</dd><dt>figure 4</dt><dd>a schematically enlarged sectional view of detail "X",</dd><dt>5a</dt><dd>a perspective view of a shower seat and</dd><dt>5b</dt><dd>a schematic side view of the shower seat according <figref idrefs="f0002">figure 4</figref>,</dd></dl>

In <figref idrefs="f0001">figure 1</figref> is presented in a bath 11 with a bath seat 12 is a perspective view from above. <figref idrefs="f0001">figure 2</figref> shows another perspective view of the tub 11 with the therein bath seat 12. <figref idrefs="f0002">figure 3</figref> shows a longitudinal section of the <figref idrefs="f0001">figures 2</figref> and <figref idrefs="f0002">3</figref>, The tub 11 is preferably provided for infants and made of plastic. The bath tub 11 includes a tub floor 14 with a drain opening 16 which is closable by a closure plug 17th A layer adjacent to the tank bottom 14 the tub wall 19 is limited by a tub rim 21, which preferably has a U-shaped cross-section with an end face of the 22nd The tub wall 19 is formed between the tub rim 21 and the trough bottom 16 taper to tank bottom 16 and has a conically tapered on course for Wannenboden 14th The contour of the tub 11, for example, oval, and may also include other contours as U-shaped, kidney-shaped, oblong-shaped or slot-shaped include having a central narrowing. At a front end of the tub 11, a receiving recess 23 is provided as a storage area, for example. Opposite are on the rim 21 anchoring elements 25, 26, which together with an anchoring element 39 of the bathtub seat 12, a positionally secure positioning to each other or a detent 28th In this exemplary lock 28 an anchoring element 25 is formed by a depression in the tub rim 21, which extends along the tub edge 21st In the recess 25 26 two ribs spaced are mutually provided transverse to the cavity 25 aligned as another anchoring element, like this example,<figref idrefs="f0001">figure 2</figref> is shown. These anchoring elements 25, 26 form part of a detent 28 for receiving the bathtub seat 12th

In the <figref idrefs="f0002">Figures 5a and 5b</figref> is shown in detail the Bath 12th This bath seat 12 has a deck area 31, which preferably includes a soft pad or other soft insert or overlay. At the lower end of the bed 31 to increase 32 is provided to prevent slipping for the toddler. Adjacent to increase 32 is a trough-shaped curve 33 arranged for receiving the legs of the infant. The lying surface 31 is opposite an edge region 34 surrounding the lying surface, recessed provided and preferably designed ergonomically so that the infant can rest comfortably on the bed 31st The edge portion 34 is designed as a preferably circumferential elevation is designed so that the increase increases towards an outer terminal edge 43rd At the top of the head area of the bed 31, a holding element 37 is provided, which is designed flap-like. This holding member 37 is located at least partially on the tub rim 21 to a support surface 38th The holding member 37 has a retainer 39 on a projection or an edge portion extending toward the rim-21st This anchoring member 39 on the holding member 37 forming part of the lock 28 to position the bathtub seat 12 to edge 19 of the tub 11 and to fix. At the outer end face of the retaining element 37, a curvature is provided as a recessed grip 55 to allow easy disengagement of the holding element 37 of the bathtub seat 12 from the tub edge.

The the deck surface 31 surrounding the edge region 34 has an outer contour with the terminal edge 43 which, on the contour of the tub 11 and the inclination of the bed 21 and is thereby adapted resulting contour to Bath 11 The edge region 34 comprises the side of the tub wall 19 subsequent sections 44 and an adjacent on tank bottom 14 Section 45. The course of the end edge 43 and the width of the surrounding the lying surface 31 edge region 34 is on the size and contour of the tub 11 or the well recess adjusted. This allows that the terminal edge 43 of the edge region 34 adjacent to the tub wall 19 and the tank bottom 14, so that a quasi-gap-free arrangement of the bathtub seat 12 is in the bath allows the eleventh Preferably, the end edge 43 of the edge region 34 12 is after the transfer of the bathtub seat in the position of use of the tub wall 19 and the trough bottom fourteenth This can not pass between the bathtub seat 12 and the tub 11 arms and fingers of the infant. If the due date for an oval contour of the tub 11 Bath 12 the sections 44 are elliptical. The resting on the trough bottom 14 Section 45 of the edge region 43 is formed of a circular segment. This section 45 is planar, is supported on the tub bottom 14 and extends up to the tub wall 19. This has the advantage that the outflow opening 16 is freely accessible in the bath 11 in the inserted state of the bathtub seat 12th

In the portion 45 of the rim portion 34, which also serves as additional support against tilting of the bath seat 12 is preferably at least retaining element 47, in particular a suction cup or a bearing with Saugnoppen, provided for 12 secure the bathtub seat against unintentional lifting off from the bathtub bottom fourteenth

When in <figref idrefs="f0002">figure 3</figref> average bath 11 shown of the anchoring elements 24 receiving tub rim 21 is preferably provided increased compared to the opposite rim-21, the example having the pocket 23rd

The bathtub seat 12 can be used in a simple manner if necessary in the bathtub 11 and removed again after use, to allow for an easy cleaning of the bathtub 11 and the bathtub seat 12 and the other 11 use the bath without the bath seat 12th For insertion of the bath seat 12 in the bath 11 is provided, that the anchoring element 39 is inserted on the bathtub seat 12 in the recess designed as anchoring element 25 and between the anchoring elements constructed as ribs 26 on the tub eleventh Subsequently or simultaneously, the bathtub seat 12 moves toward the tank bottom 14th

Before the portion 45 of the rim portion 34 rests on the tank bottom 14 or simultaneously with the concern of the edge region 34 on the tub bottom 14 engages the projection formed as anchoring member 39 of the holding element 37 in the indentation 26 on the rim 21 a. This engagement of the projection 39 in the recess 25 between the two ribs 26 on the rim 21 schematically enlarged in the detail view in<figref idrefs="f0002">figure 4</figref> shown. The interacting components can also be configured so that between the projection 29 and the recess 25 at least one small catch action or clamping is provided to simple lifting. At the same time the suction cup grips 47 at the tank bottom 14th In addition, the edge region 34 of the bathtub seat 12 to the tub wall 19 and the trough bottom 14 is located on. This can provide a stable orientation of the bathtub seat 12 for Bath 11th By such a landing and / or plug-movement easy insertion and simultaneous anchoring of the retaining element 37 to edge 21 is possible. To remove the bathtub seat 12 of the suction cup 47 is first released from the tank bottom 14th Then the bathtub seat 12 can be taken up from the bathtub 11th

The bath seat is preferably configured as a bath recliner that combines the function of lying and sitting together, so that the infant can be accommodated comfortably and safely and easily taken out of the bathtub.