Bathtub and shower safety apparatus

A bathtub safety device attachable to the bottom surface of floor mounted bathtub having a pair of sidewalls and a forward wall substantially vertically disposed to the bottom surface and a water delivery faucet and control valve extending from the forward wall, the safety device comprising:

• a U-shaped enclosure, the enclosure defining a U-shaped cavity extending longitudinally and sized to enclose the water faucet and valve,
• means for securing the enclosure to the bathtub in such manner that the enclosure is in enclosing relation about the faucet and valve, disposed between the sidewalls of the bathtub, and extending substantially vertically relative to the bottom surface of the bathtub,
• a removable net-like storage member, and
• means for removably mounting the storage member to said enclosure.

A bathtub safety device for use in a bathtub having a bottom surface, a forward end wall comprising a water faucet and water control valve, an entry side defining a first wall, and a backside defining a second wall, the walls extending vertically upwardly from the bottom surface, the safety device comprising:

• a generally U-shaped protective enclosure positionable on the bottom surface of the bathtub between the first and second walls thereof and in enclosing relation about the bracketry so as to shield a bather from the bathtub bracketry, the protective enclosure including a pair of sidewalls adapted to be placed in confronting relation with the respective first and second walls and a central wall extending between the sidewalls, the sidewalls being generally orthogonal to the central wall to define a U-shaped space dimensioned to enclose the bathtub bracketry and further adapted to space the central wall from the bracketry, and
• means for stiffening the enclosure to inhibit the sidewalls from flexing relative to their connection to the center wall, the means for stiffening comprising an elongated, generally linearly extending, strip of material extending along the respective junctions between each sidewall and center wall,
• wherein the sidewall of the enclosure proximate to the first wall defining the entry side of the bathtub has upper and lower ends and is dimensioned such that the upper end of the sidewall extends above the upward extension of the entry side of the bathtub when the lower end of the sidewall is proximate to the bottom surface of the bathtub and the central wall being of a predetermined dimension adapted to extend above the bracketry, the walls of the protective enclosure being formed of a suitable material that is resilient, shock absorbing and resistant to heat and water penetration.