EP0037390B1 - Insert for a child's bath - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/02—Baths
- A47K3/022—Baths specially adapted for particular use, e.g. for washing the feet, for bathing in sitting position
- A47K3/024—Baths specially adapted for particular use, e.g. for washing the feet, for bathing in sitting position specially adapted for use for children or babies
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
- A47K3/12—Separate seats or body supports
- A47K3/125—Body supports
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- the invention relates to an application for children's bathtubs and is based on the fact that infants, babies and sometimes also small children must be kept constantly by a hand or an arm of the mother or another person performing the bath during the bathing and washing process and therefore must be kept for the washing process only has one hand free. Apart from this, the posture of the mother or the other person taking the bath while the child is being held with one hand is inclined slightly to the side so that back pain can occur; nevertheless, the child can slide from the smooth arm into the water.
- Inserts for children's bathtubs have therefore already been proposed which have an inclined part for fixing the upper body and a part intended for fixing the head.
- such inserts were not suitable for securing the head of an infant against rotation and with a minimal pressure load because they were made of hard plastic and with a relatively flat support shell for the back of the head, such as, for. B. according to US-PS 1512068; 2,505,252; 2,828,489; 2 876 459 or 3 965 496.
- the object of the invention is to remedy this and to provide an insert which is easy and simple to produce, handle and clean and which enables the child's head to be fixed reliably in the axial and lateral directions.
- the insert consists of a soft, resilient material with a non-slip surface
- the recess in the head part has a longitudinal axis of approximately 11 cm and a transverse axis of approximately 9.5 cm, and a depth of at least 5 cm, the upper edge of the recess being closed.
- the edge of the recess forms a secure lateral support for the child's head during bathing, and at the same time the child's body is also secured against displacement in the longitudinal axis of the body. If so much water is let into the tub that the child's ears are just clear, the rest of the body lifts off the bottom of the tub and the child can move freely in the water; only the head rests in the recess of the insert. Even influenced children cannot slide down from this mission.
- the insert 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 for the head part of a children's bathtub 8 is produced.
- the roughly 7 cm thick insert 1 is rounded off in a semicircular shape in the plan at 2 (FIG. 1), just as in the elevation, the edge 3 facing the bathtub wall is rounded off (FIG. 2).
- the essential part of this insert 1 is a recess 4 in the form of a recess with an elliptical edge 5, in which the child's head comes to rest.
- This recess has the dimensions of 11.0 x 9.5cm in the axial direction of the ellipse and is intended for an average child's head size.
- the insert 1 is chamfered at 6 and thus adapted to the natural body shape.
- the recess 4 extends over the entire height of the insert 1. In the embodiment according to FIG. 3, however, it extends only over a part of this height, etc. extending downward from the top of this insert so that an approximately 1-2 cm thick headrest 7 is formed.
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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Einsatz für Kinderbadewannen und geht davon aus, dass Säuglinge, Babys und teilweise auch Kleinkinder während des Bade- und Waschvorganges von einer Hand bzw. einem Arm der Mutter oder einer anderen das Bad vornehmenden Person ständig gehalten werden müssen und diese daher für den Waschvorgang nur mehr eine Hand frei hat. Abgesehen davon ist die Haltung der Mutter oder der anderen das Bad vornehmenden Person, während das Kind mit einer Hand gehalten wird, etwas seitlich geneigt, so dass Rückenschmerzen auftreten können; trotzdem kann das Kind vom glatten Arm in das Wasser abgleiten.The invention relates to an application for children's bathtubs and is based on the fact that infants, babies and sometimes also small children must be kept constantly by a hand or an arm of the mother or another person performing the bath during the bathing and washing process and therefore must be kept for the washing process only has one hand free. Apart from this, the posture of the mother or the other person taking the bath while the child is being held with one hand is inclined slightly to the side so that back pain can occur; nevertheless, the child can slide from the smooth arm into the water.
Man hat daher bereits Einsätze für Kinderbadewannen vorgeschlagen, die einen Schrägteil zur Festlegung des Oberkörpers und einen zur Festlegung des Kopfes bestimmten Teil aufweisen. Solche Einsätze waren allerdings nicht geeignet, den Kopf eines Säuglings verdrehgesichert und mit einer minimalen Druckbelastung zu halten, weil sie aus Hartplastik und mit einer verhältnismässig flachen Auflageschale für den Hinterkopf ausgestaltet waren, wie z. B. gemäss den US-PS 1512068; 2 505 252; 2 828 489; 2 876 459 oder 3 965 496.Inserts for children's bathtubs have therefore already been proposed which have an inclined part for fixing the upper body and a part intended for fixing the head. However, such inserts were not suitable for securing the head of an infant against rotation and with a minimal pressure load because they were made of hard plastic and with a relatively flat support shell for the back of the head, such as, for. B. according to US-PS 1512068; 2,505,252; 2,828,489; 2 876 459 or 3 965 496.
Es wurde daher auch schon vorgeschlagen, Einsätze aus Schaumstoff oder als Aufblasartikel zu machen, jedoch war auch hier nie eine Verdrehsicherung vorgesehen und der empfindliche Hinterkopf lag voll auf, wie z. B gemäss US-PS 2 531 724; CH-PS 509 796 (gar nicht für Säuglinge vorgeschlagen) oder FR-PS 2 409 034.It has therefore already been proposed to make inserts from foam or as an inflation article, but here, too, an anti-rotation device was never provided and the sensitive back of the head was fully supported, e.g. B according to U.S. Patent 2,531,724; CH-PS 509 796 (not suggested for infants at all) or FR-
Insbesondere aus der US-PS 2876459 ist ein Einsatz entsprechend dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches bekannt, bei dem der zur Festlegung des Kopfes bestimmte Teil eine Ausnehmung mit elliptischem Querschnitt aufweist. Abgesehen von den bereits oben genannten Nachteilen ist der Kopf bei diesem Einsatz gegenüber dem Oberkörper nach hinten abgewinkelt. Der Kopf des Kindes ist weder verdrehgesichert, noch weich gelagert: in Abhängigkeit vom Verhältnis der Grösse und Krümmung des Hinterkopfes zur Grösse und Krümmung der Ausnehmung liegt entweder der Hinterkopf mit einer Punktbelastung, oder entlang eines etwa 3/4-Kreisringes auf dem Hartplastik auf.From US-PS 2876459 an insert is known in accordance with the preamble of the claim, in which the part intended for fixing the head has a recess with an elliptical cross section. Apart from the disadvantages mentioned above, the head is angled backwards in relation to the upper body. The child's head is not rotating, yet soft stored: depending on the ratio of the size and curvature of the back of the head to the size and curvature of the recess is located either the back of the head with a point load, or along an approximately 3/4 -Kreisringes on the hard plastic on.
Die Erfindung stellt sich die Aufgabe, hier Abhilfe zu bewirken und einen Einsatz zu schaffen, der leicht und einfach herzustellen, zu handhaben und zu reinigen ist und der eine zuverlässige Festlegung des Kinderköpfchens in axialer und seitlicher Richtung ermöglicht.The object of the invention is to remedy this and to provide an insert which is easy and simple to produce, handle and clean and which enables the child's head to be fixed reliably in the axial and lateral directions.
Dies erfolgt erfindungsgemäss dadurch, dass der Einsatz aus einem weich-nachgiebigen Material mit rutschfester Oberfläche besteht, und dass die Ausnehmung im Kopfteil eine Längsachse von etwa 11 cm und eine Querachse von etwa 9,5 cm, sowie eine Tiefe von mindestens 5 cm aufweist, wobei der obere Rand der Ausnehmung geschlossen ist.This is done according to the invention in that the insert consists of a soft, resilient material with a non-slip surface, and in that the recess in the head part has a longitudinal axis of approximately 11 cm and a transverse axis of approximately 9.5 cm, and a depth of at least 5 cm, the upper edge of the recess being closed.
Der Rand der Ausnehmung bildet in dieser Weise eine sichere seitliche Abstützung für das Kinderköpfchen während des Badens, wobei gleichzeitig auch der Körper des Kindes gegen Verschiebung in der Körperlängsachse gesichert ist. Wenn so viel Wasser in die Wanne eingelassen wird, dass die Ohren des Kindes gerade noch frei sind, hebt sich der übrige Körper dabei etwas vom Wannenboden ab und das Kind kann sich frei im Wasser bewegen; lediglich der Kopf ruht in der Ausnehmung des Einsatzes. Selbst temperamentvolle Kinder können von diesem Einsatz nicht herunterrutschen.In this way, the edge of the recess forms a secure lateral support for the child's head during bathing, and at the same time the child's body is also secured against displacement in the longitudinal axis of the body. If so much water is let into the tub that the child's ears are just clear, the rest of the body lifts off the bottom of the tub and the child can move freely in the water; only the head rests in the recess of the insert. Even spirited children cannot slide down from this mission.
Die Erfindung wird nachstehend in zwei Ausführungsbeispielen anhand der Zeichnung näher erläutert; es zeigen:
- Fig. 1 eine Draufsicht auf den Einsatz,
- Fig. 2 einen Schnitt nach der Linie 11-11 der Fig. 1 und
- Fig. 3 einen Längsschnitt durch eine Badewanne mit einem abgeänderten Einsatz bei Gebrauch, wobei das Kind in strichlierten Linien dargestellt ist.
- 1 is a plan view of the insert,
- Fig. 2 shows a section along the line 11-11 of Fig. 1 and
- Fig. 3 shows a longitudinal section through a bathtub with a modified insert in use, the child being shown in dashed lines.
Aus weichem, körperfreundlichem und nicht rutschendem Material, z.B. Schaumstoff, Gummi, Kunstkautschuk wird der in den Fig. 1 und 2 dargestellte Einsatz 1 für den Kopfteil einer Kinderbadewanne 8 hergestellt. Zur besseren Anpassung an die Badewannenform wird der etwa 7 cm starke Einsatz 1 im Grundriss bei 2 halbkreisförmig ausgerundet (Fig. 1), ebenso wie im Aufriss eine Ausrundung 3 der zur Badewannenwand gelegenen Kante erfolgt (Fig. 2). Der wesentliche Teil dieses Einsatzes 1 ist dabei eine Ausnehmung 4 in Form einer Vertiefung mit elliptischem Rand 5, in welchem das Kinderköpfchen zu liegen kommt. Diese Ausnehmung hat etwa die Abmessungen von 11,0 x 9,5cm in den Achsrichtungen der Ellipse und ist für eine durchschnittliche Kinderkopfgrösse gedacht. Im Hals- und im Rückenbereich ist der Einsatz 1 bei 6 abgeschrägt und somit der natürlichen Körperform angepasst.Made of soft, body-friendly and non-slip material, e.g. Foam, rubber, synthetic rubber, the insert 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 for the head part of a children's bathtub 8 is produced. For better adaptation to the shape of the bathtub, the roughly 7 cm thick insert 1 is rounded off in a semicircular shape in the plan at 2 (FIG. 1), just as in the elevation, the
Bei der Ausführung nach den Fig. 1 und 2 reicht die Ausnehmung 4 über die ganze Höhe des Einsatzes 1. Bei der Ausführung nach Fig. 3 reicht sie jedoch nur über einen Teil dieser Höhe, u.zw. von der Oberseite dieses Einsatzes sich nach unten erstreckend, so dass eine etwa 1-2 cm starke Kopfauflage 7 gebildet wird.In the embodiment according to FIGS. 1 and 2, the
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AT163980A AT378323B (en) | 1980-03-27 | 1980-03-27 | USE IN A CHILDREN'S BATHTUB |
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EP0037390A2 EP0037390A2 (en) | 1981-10-07 |
EP0037390A3 EP0037390A3 (en) | 1982-01-13 |
EP0037390B1 true EP0037390B1 (en) | 1985-05-22 |
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US4777855A (en) * | 1986-11-07 | 1988-10-18 | Convo Corporation | Method of fabricating pillow presenting portions of different firmness |
US5048136A (en) * | 1990-10-03 | 1991-09-17 | Brigham & Women's Hospital | Infant support |
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US2876459A (en) * | 1956-05-07 | 1959-03-10 | Mildred O Ackerson | Device for holding infants |
CH509796A (en) * | 1970-06-17 | 1971-07-15 | Brenzikofer Putzer Trudi | Bath liner |
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