Bathtub and method for emptying the same
AssigneeFebromed GmbH & Co. KG
InventorHubert Brormann
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Abstract
A bathtub comprises a frame structure and a tub body. The tub body is pivotally accommodated at the frame structure wherein the tub body is pivotable between a bathing position and an emptying position. The method of emptying the bathtub is distinguished in that the tub body pivots from the bathing position to the emptying position. Another bathtub comprises a frame structure and at least one tub body, the tub body being accommodated on the frame structure and wherein a drainage device is disposed in the bottom of the tub body. The drainage device comprises at least one tube extending from the drain hole of the drainage device up to beneath the tub body.
Claims28
A baby and/or infant bathtub, comprising:
- at least one frame structure comprising a wheeled base and a pivot device,
- at least one tub body comprising a longitudinal extension and a shorter, transverse extension whereby the tub body has a narrower side, and having a volumetric capacity suitable for a baby or an infant, the tub body being pivotally accommodated on the frame structure by the pivot device wherein the pivot device provides a pivot axle for the tub body that is oriented substantially transverse to the longitudinal extension, the tub body being pivotal at least between a bathing position and at least one emptying position, the tub body having an entirely closed inner surface and a tub edge, wherein the at least one emptying position will permit any water contained in the tub body to discharge over the tub edge of the tub body located at the narrower side of the tub body.
A method of emptying a bathtub comprising the steps of:
- providing a baby and/or infant bathtub, comprising at least one frame structure comprising a wheeled base and a pivot device, at least one tub body comprising a longitudinal extension and a shorter, transverse extension whereby the tub body has a narrower side, and having an entirely closed inner surface and a tub edge, the tub body having a volumetric capacity suitable for a baby or an infant, the tub body being pivotally accommodated on the frame structure by the pivot device wherein the pivot device provides a pivot axle for the tub body that is oriented substantially transverse to the longitudinal extension, the tub body being pivotal at least between a bathing position and at least one emptying position, wherein the at least one emptying position will permit any water contained in the tub body to discharge over the tub edge of the tub body located at the narrower side of the tub body;
- at least partially filling the tub body with water;
- rolling the baby and/or infant bathtub to above a sink or drain, and
- pivoting the tub body from the bathing position to the emptying position for emptying the water in the tub body over the tub edge of the tub body located at the narrower side of the tub body and into the sink or drain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.