Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs
Patent
1996-11-26
1999-07-20
Eloshway, Charles R.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
4540, 4589, A47K 3022
Patent
active
059241462
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention, as expressed below, refers to an on-bed bath for bedridden patients which has been designed and developed in order to obtain a bath for people who cannot move from their beds, offering several important advantages if compared with present alternatives.
The bath is designed for patients who, for different reasons, cannot get up from bed and are staying in places such as hospitals, clinics, sanatoriums, geriatric residences, institutions, private homes, hotels, etc. These persons can thus enjoy a complete bath without having to be moved to the bathtub in the bathroom or to any other assisted bath system.
INVENTION BACKGROUND
There is not at present any device to bathe people on their beds like the one we are dealing with. The usual way of bathing people on their beds is carried out with a washing basin and a sponge with the risk of wetting the bedding and leaving the patient unsatisfied and half-washed. The patient can alternatively be moved to the bathroom for a complete bath but this can cause many problems and it is never relaxing for the patient.
INVENTION DESCRIPTION
Generally speaking, the special bath for bedridden patients, which is the object of the invention, is built with the dimensions and a number of components and the type of materials to achieve the best conditions for the function it has been designed to cover, that is, a gratifying and relaxing bath without being moved from the bed.
It is composed of a flat tray which is the base of the bath , the tray bending slightly at the sides forming a kind of side wall with the right inclination to allow the body to be accommodated onto the tray.
At an upper side of the tray there is a hole to where a special elbow for drainage is adjusted. The elbow is fixed with a stainless steel countersunk-head bolt to the drain cover so that it does not stick out.
To the side wall of the tray , the anti-spattering protections should be fixed. The fixation is easily done and undone through the corresponding fittings.
A flat mattress with a sewn-in pillow or neckroll is then put on the tray so that the patient lies more comfortably on the bath. This mattress is made of a sanitary material.
Other components of the bath are: a cold-hot water mixer, a thermometer, an outlet to join the hose of the desired length and at the end of the hose there is a valve that closes in the portable shower head.
Finally there is a drainage hose, made of a flexible plastic, connected to the elbow from the base of the bath that empties the bath water into a tank. Two tanks instead of one can be used to lengthen the bathing time.
The anti-spattering protections are fixed to the sides of the tray with a pin that goes through the corresponding holes. A crossing split pin does not let the pin move.
In order to ease the understanding of the invention and as a part of the descriptive memory, you can find attached, the plans of the invention that are thought to be illustrative rather than restrictive:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1. It is a longitudinal elevation view of the bath for bedridden patients.
FIG. 2. It is a plan view of that shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3. It is a cross section of the axis III--III of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4. It is a cross section of the axis IV--IV of FIG. 2.
FIG. 5. It is a longitudinal elevation view of the anti-spattering side protections.
FIG. 6. It is a plan view of that shown in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7. It is a cross section of the axis VII--VII of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8. It is a partial view, cross-sectioned, of the part of the bath next to the drainage valve.
FIG. 9. It is a cross section of the axis IX--IX of FIG. 8.
FIG. 10. It is a drawing of the cold-hot water mixer with the hose and the hand of the shower head.
FIG. 11. It is a drawing of the mattress that is placed on the tray.
FIG. 12 and 13. These are plan view and longitudinal section of one of the split pins of the fittings that fix the side protections to the tray.
FIG. 14 and 15. These are two views (90 degree spin) of details of the fittings where the split pins are inserted.
DESCRI
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Eloshway Charles R.
Walker Alfred M.
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