Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Convenience accessories
Patent
1997-02-14
1998-06-30
Eloshway, Charles R.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Convenience accessories
4514, 49 55, 160222, A47K 314
Patent
active
057715050
ABSTRACT:
A new Bathtub Safety Guard for preventing a child from accessing or contacting the spigot or water control knobs provided in a bathtub. The device includes a first gate section and a second gate section slidably attached to the first gate section, wherein the first and second gate sections each have an upper portion and a lower portion whereby the effective combined width of the first arid second gate sections can be varied such that the lower portions fit within the width of a bathtub. The upper portions of the first and second gate sections extend over the sides of the bathtub. The upper portion of the first gate section abuts an enclosure wall provided on the back side of the bathtub. A plurality of suction cups are provided on the edges of the first and second gate sections for releasably attaching the first and second gate sections to the bathtub and the enclosure wall.
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