Patent Grant
10893779
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The present invention relates generally to the field of bathmat devices and more specifically relates to a foam roll bath mat comprising suction cups on a bottom surface thereby securing the bath mat to a bath tub to prevent unwanted displacement while in use structured and arranged to allow a user to rest and elevate their legs while bathing.
Bathing is the washing of the body with a liquid, usually water or an aqueous solution, or the immersion of the body in water such as a bathtub. It may be practiced for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes.
A bath tub is a large or small container for holding water in which a person or animal may bathe. Most modern bath tubs are made of thermoformed acrylic, porcelain enameled steel, fiberglass-reinforced polyester, or porcelain enameled cast iron. A bath tub is usually placed in a bathroom either as a stand-alone fixture or in conjunction with a shower.
Modern bathtubs have overflow and waste drains and may have taps mounted on them. They are usually built-in, but may be free-standing or sometimes sunken. Until recently, most bathtubs were roughly rectangular in shape but with the advent of acrylic thermoformed baths, more shapes are becoming available. Unfortunately, when a user bathes in a bathtub, they have no place to rest and elevate their legs. Therefore, a need exists for a bath mat that will allow a user to rest and elevate their legs while bathing.
Various attempts have been made to solve the problems which may be found in the related art but have thus far been unsuccessful. A need exists for a reliable foam roll bath mat to avoid the above-mentioned problems.
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known art, the present invention provides a novel foam roll bath mat. The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a foam roll bath mat comprising suction cups on a bottom surface thereby securing the bath mat to a bath tub to prevent unwanted displacement while in use structured and arranged to allow a user to rest and elevate their legs while bathing. The features of the invention which are believed to be novel are particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following drawings and detailed description.
The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, foam roll bath mat, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.
The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings.
As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a bath mat device and more particularly to a foam roll bath mat.
Referring now to
Further the foam roll bath mat includes a hollow and cylindrical shaped foam roll tube located at one end of the bath mat. The cylindrical tube is secured to the bath mat via stitching thereby preventing the cylindrical tube from exiting the bath mat. The diameter of the internal cylindrical tube may vary in size. The end of the bath mat with the cylindrical tube is suitably used for a user to rest and elevate their legs while bathing. To use, a user will first place the bath mat into a bathtub suction cups in contact with the floor of the bathtub. Once the mat is secure a user may enter and sit on the flat part of the bath mat and placing their legs over the cylindrical tube portion. Once their bath is complete they may exit the bathtub and remove the bath mat by lifting upwards thereby releasing the suction cups from the bathtub floor for future use.
The preferred embodiment of the foam roll bath mat 100, as illustrated in
Further details of the preferred embodiment include the bottom layer 130 being formed from rubber or plastic; the releasable connectors 150 can be formed as suction cups, but can also be formed as magnets, from hook and loop fasteners, and any other releasable fastener known on the art of bathtubs and showers. The suction cups are also preferably formed from rubber or plastic. As for the elongated tubular sleeve 160, it can be connected to the front edge of the main panel via stitching 165 or other methods of attachment known in the art of mats and bath mats. The elongated tubular sleeve 160 is preferably formed from a thermoplastic elastomer. The main panel can be formed with three elongated side edges (141, 142, 143) thereby forming a substantially rectangular shape with the front edge 140. The elongated cylindrical support 170 is preferably formed as a tube having a cylindrically shaped hollow center 172 and formed from a polyethylene foam material. The lengths of the elongated tubular sleeve and the elongated cylindrical support can be formed as being greater than the length of the front edge of the main panel.
Uses of the foam roll bath mat 100 include supporting the legs of a user while bathing in a shower or bath tub 200; supporting the lumbar section of a user's back while bathing; and supporting the neck or head of a user while bathing. When in use the foam roll bath mat 100 can keep a user's bottom side from sliding upon a supporting surface of a bathtub.
The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.
| Number | Name | Date | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2167178 | Kohlstadt | Jul 1939 | A |
| 5829070 | Taylor | Nov 1998 | A |
