Bathtub for elderly care

Abstract

We provide a bathtub designed for elderly care that can reduce the workload of care staff providing in-home bathing care services. [Solution] The bathtub 1 for caregiving, which allows a person to bathe while seated in a chair, comprises an air inlet 5 through which air is injected or discharged, a base 3 that supports the chair on which the person to be cared for sits, a hollow peripheral wall 2 that is formed by the injection of air through the air inlet 5 and surrounds the base 3, and extends vertically from the base 3, and two pipes 6 that penetrate the peripheral wall 2. The two pipes 6 can discharge water accumulated in the bathtub space S formed by the base 3 and the peripheral wall 2 to the outside of the bathtub 1. The bathtub 1 is foldable when there is no air in the peripheral wall 2.

Claims

1. A bathtub for care that allows the person being cared for to bathe while sitting in a chair, An air inlet through which air is injected or discharged, The base that supports the chair in which the person to be cared for sits, It is formed by expansion caused by the injection of air through the aforementioned air vent, and is provided so as to surround the bottom, and has a hollow peripheral wall portion that extends vertically from the bottom, At least one pipe provided so as to penetrate the peripheral wall portion, Equipped with, The at least one pipe is capable of discharging water accumulated in the bathtub space formed by the bottom and the peripheral wall to the outside of the bathtub. With no air trapped in the surrounding wall, the bathtub is foldable. Bathtub for elderly care.

2. The aforementioned at least one pipe is a plurality of pipes. A bathtub for elderly care according to claim 1.

3. The system further comprises at least one handle portion provided on the peripheral wall portion, A bathtub for elderly care according to claim 1.

4. The aforementioned peripheral wall portion is The first wall section, A second wall portion opposite the first wall portion, across the bathtub space, A third wall portion is provided so as to extend between the first wall portion and the second wall portion, A fourth wall portion is provided so as to extend between the first wall portion and the second wall portion, and is opposite the third wall portion via the bathtub space, It has, The at least one handle portion is, The first handle portion provided on the first wall portion, A second handle portion provided on the second wall portion, A third handle portion provided on the third wall portion, A fourth handle portion provided on the four wall portions, It has, The aforementioned at least one pipe is a plurality of pipes, Each of the plurality of pipes is provided so as to penetrate one of the first wall portion, the second wall portion, the third wall portion, or the fourth wall portion. A bathtub for elderly care according to claim 4.

5. The bottom portion and the peripheral wall portion are formed of polyvinyl chloride or nylon. A bathtub for elderly care according to claim 1.

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