Bath tub assembly

A bathing assembly designed and arranged for use with a bed which includes a first patient support surface, the assembly comprising:

• a bath tub support means designed and arranged for placement next to a side of said bed;
• a generally rectangular portable bath tub removably supported on said support means having a length and a width, said bath tub including a horizontal bottom which defines a second patient support surface of a length great enough for bathing a patient in a prostrate position,
• a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom in a direction generally parallel to the width of said tub,
• a rear side fixedly secured to said bottom disposed between said pair of opposed ends and carried upwardly from said bottom of said tub, and a front side placed oppositely from said rear side and designed and arranged to curve gradually upwardly from said bottom in a direction transverse of said length to form a smooth continuation of said bottom, whereby a patient may be easily moved sidewise in a prostrate position along said front side to said bottom,
• said front side having an outer edge and a side marginal portion adjacent said outer edge designed and arranged to depress into said first patient support surface of said bed for gripping said bed thereby inhibiting sidewise movement of said tub with respect to said bed, whereby a patient may be moved sidewise in a prostrate position from said first patient support surface over said outer edge and into said second patient support surface of said bottom of said tub, and
• securing means designed and arranged for extending between said support means and said bed for securement of said upper support means and bath tub thereon to said bed,
• bath tub support means designed and arranged for coupling to said bed for movement relative to said bed upon removal of said tub between a retracted storage position and an extended supporting position.

A bathing assembly designed and arranged for use with a bed which includes a first patient support surface, the assembly comprising:

• a bath tub support means designed and arranged for placement next to a side of said bed;
• a generally rectangular bath tub removably supported on said support means having a length and a width, said bath tub including a horizontal bottom which defines a second patient support surface of a length great enough for bathing a patient in a prostrate position,
• a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom in a direction generally parallel to the width of said tub,
• a rear side fixedly secured to said bottom disposed between said pair of opposed ends and carried upwardly from said bottom of said tub, and a front side placed oppositely from said rear side and designed and arranged to curve gradually upwardly from said bottom in a direction transverse of said length to form a smooth continuation of said bottom, whereby a patient may be easily moved sidewise in a prostrate position along said front side to said bottom,
• said front side having an outer edge and a side marginal portion adjacent said outer edge designed and arranged to depress into said first patient support surface of said bed for gripping said bed thereby inhibiting sidewise movement of said tub with respect to said bed, whereby a patient may be moved sidewise in a prostrate position from said first patient support surface over said outer edge and into said second patient support surface of said bottom of said tub,
• securing means designed and arranged for extending between said support means and said bed for securement of said support means and bath tub thereon to said bed,
• said support means including a pair of vertical end support frame members and an upper support member between said end support frame members;
• said bath tub having its rear side mounted on said upper support member for relative pivotal movement;
• means for adjusting the height of said vertical end support frame members;
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• means for adjusting the spacing between said vertical end support frame members.

A bathing assembly designed and arranged for use with a bed which includes a first patient support surface, the assembly comprising:

• a bath tub support means designed and arranged for placement next to a side of said bed;
• a generally rectangular bath tub removably supported on said support means having a length and a width, said bath tub including a horizontal bottom which defines a second patient support surface of a length great enough for bathing a patient in a prostrate position,
• a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom in a direction generally parallel to the width of said tub,
• a rear side fixedly secured to said bottom disposed between said pair of opposed ends and carried upwardly from said bottom of said tub, and a front side placed oppositely from said rear side and designed and arranged to curve gradually upwardly from said bottom in a direction transverse of said length to form a smooth continuation of said bottom, whereby a patient may be easily moved sidewise in a prostrate position along said front side to said bottom,
• said front side having an outer edge and a side marginal portion adjacent said outer edge designed and arranged to depress into said first patient support surface of said bed for gripping said bed thereby inhibiting sidewise movement of said tub with respect to said bed, whereby a patient may be moved sidewise in a prostrate position from said first patient support surface over said outer edge and into said second patient support surface of said bottom of said tub, and
• securing means designed and arranged for extending between said support means and said bed for securement of said support means and bath tub thereon to said bed,
• said securing means comprising at least one flexible member extending between said support means and said bed for releasable connection to said bed, said at least one flexible member secured at one end to said support means and having an enlarged retaining member on a free opposite end thereof with said at least one flexible member operatively positioned between a mattress and springs of said bed with said retaining member inhibiting movement of said tub and said support means away from said bed.

An elongate bath tub for positioning adjacent a bed for the bathing of a patient transferred sidewise from a patient support surface of the bed to the bath tub, said tub comprising:

• a horizontal bottom extending along the length of said tub and defining a patient support surface for bathing of the patient, a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom in a direction generally parallel to the width of said tub, a rear side between said pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom in a direction along the length of said tub, and a front side opposite said rear side extending upwardly from said bottom designed and arranged to permit a patient to be moved sidewise in a prostrate position along said front side to said bottom without any movement of said bath tub during sidewise movement of said patient, said front side being fixed to and sloping gradually upwardly from said bottom along the width of said tub to form a smooth continuation of said bottom to enhance the sidewise movement of the patent thereover, said front side having an outer edge and a downwardly extending gripping member adjacent said outer edge designed and arranged for gripping said patient support surface on said bed, and
• a support structure including a horizontal support member;
• and wherein said rear side of said tub has an upper rear edge and a channel shaped flange extending downwardly from said upper rear edge, said channel shaped flange operatively arranged and designed to receive a horizontal support member therein for pivotal movement of said bath tub about said horizontal support member when said support structure is positioned alongside said bed.

An elongate bath tub assembly for bathing of a patient comprising:

• a bath tub support means adapted to be positioned next to a bed;
• a generally rectangular bath tub supported on said support means, said tub having a longitudinal axis characterized by the length of the tub and a transverse axis characterized by the width of the tub, said bath tub including a horizontal bottom extending longitudinally of said tub and defining a patient support surface for bathing of said patient, a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom in a direction generally parallel to the transverse axis of said tub, a rear side relatively long compared to the width of said opposed ends between said pair of opposed ends carried upwardly form said bottom of said tub, and a front side carried by said bottom and having a shape which curves gradually upwardly and transversely and from said bottom to form a relatively long smooth continuation of said bottom, said front side designed and arranged so that said patient may be easily moved sidewise in a prostrate position along said front side to said bottom,
• said front side having an outer edge and a side marginal portion adjacent said outer edge,
• said front side having a downwardly extending gripping member designed on said outer edge;
• said rear side having a mounting flange mounted and supported on said support means for pivotal movement of said tub relative to said support means.

A bath tub for positioning adjacent the side of a bed patient support surface for the bathing of a patient transferred sidewise in a prostrate position from a bed patient support surface to the bath tub, said bath tub comprising:

• a bottom extending along the length of said tub and defining a tub patient support surface for bathing of a patient in a prostrate position,
• a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom and spaced from each other a distance sufficient to receive the entire length of a patient therebetween,
• a rear side between said pair of opposed ends extending upwardly at a steep angle with respect to said bottom, and
• a front side which slopes upwardly from said bottom in a direction transverse to said length, said front side being characterized by a substantially constant shallow angle relative to said bottom across the entire width of said front side from its continuation of said bottom to a top edge of said front side, whereby sliding sidewise movement of a patient between a bed and said tub over said sloping front side to said bottom is enhanced.

A bathing assembly for positioning on a floor adjacent a bed for the bathing of a patient after sidewise transfer in a prostrate position from a first patient support surface of a bed to the bathing assembly, the bathing assembly comprising:

• a bath tub support structure designed and arranged for support from a floor and placement adjacent a side of a bed;
• a generally rectangular portable bath tub at least partially supported on said support structure at a distance from a side of a bed, said bath tub including a bottom which defines a second patient support surface which is of a length great enough for bathing a patient in a prostrate position, a pair of opposed ends extending upwardly from said bottom and spaced from each other a distance sufficient to receive an entire body of a patient therebetween, a rear side disposed between said pair of opposed ends and carried upwardly from said bottom of said tub, and a front side opposite said rear side which extends upwardly from said bottom at a substantially constant shallow angle over its entire width so as to enhance a sidewise sliding movement of a patient in a prostrate position over said front side to said bottom,
• said bath tub support structure at least partially supporting said bath tub for small angular pivotal movement about a longitudinal axis between a patient transfer position at which said sloping front side is at a substantially decreased angle to said bed patient support surface as compared to said shallow angle of said front side of said tub with respect to said bottom and a bathing position where said sloping front side of said bath tub is at said shallow angle of said front side of said tub with respect to said bottom, whereby said tub is capable of retaining an increased volume of water within the bath tub in said bathing position as compared to said transfer position.