Bathtub safety gate

A bathtub safety gate comprising a flexible sheet having a first edge, an opposite second edge, a bottom edge, a top edge, a retention structure along and coextensive with the bottom edge, the retention structure being flexible;

• a spool, a slotted housing containing the spool, the slotted housing including a vertical slot through which the flexible sheet extends, the spool being rotatable relative to the slotted housing, and the first edge of the flexible sheet being attached to the spool;
• a wall attachment assembly, the second edge of the flexible sheet being attached to the wall attachment assembly;
• a housing attachment releasably connected to the slotted housing, the housing attachment comprising a housing attachment body, at least two suction cups, and at least one coupling releasably connecting the housing attachment body to the slotted housing;
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• at least one tub clamp, each tub clamp comprising a pair of opposed jaws and a retainer, a distance between the pair of opposed jaws being adjustable, the retainer extending upward from the jaws, the retainer defining a compartment in which the retention structure is received, the retention structure being slidably disposed in the compartment, the retainer defining a slot having a width, a portion of the flexible sheet extending through the slot, the retention structure being thicker than the width of the slot.

A bathtub safety gate for a bathtub between opposing walls, including a first wall and an opposite second wall, the bathtub having a side with a top edge, the bathtub safety gate comprising:

• a flexible sheet having a first edge, an opposite second edge, a bottom edge, a top edge, a retention structure along and coextensive with the bottom edge, the retention structure being flexible;
• a spool, a slotted housing containing the spool, the slotted housing including a vertical slot through which the flexible sheet extends, the spool being rotatable relative to the slotted housing, the first edge of the flexible sheet being attached to the spool, and the spool being adjacent to the first wall;
• a wall attachment assembly, the second edge of the flexible sheet being attached to the wall attachment assembly, and the wall attachment assembly being adjacent to the second wall;
• a housing attachment releasably connected to the slotted housing, the housing attachment comprising a housing attachment body, at least two suction cups, and at least one coupling releasably connecting the housing attachment body to the slotted housing, the two suction cups of the housing attachment being attached to the first wall;
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• at least one tub clamp, each tub clamp comprising a pair of opposed jaws and a retainer, a distance between the pair of opposed jaws being adjustable, the pair of opposed jaws gripping the top edge of the side of the bathtub, the retainer extending upward from the jaws, the retainer defining a compartment in which the retention structure is received, the retention structure being slidably disposed in the compartment, the retainer defining a slot having a width, a portion of the flexible sheet extending through the slot, the retention structure being thicker than the width of the slot.