EP0765626A1 - Movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like - 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
- A47K3/28—Showers or bathing douches
- A47K3/281—Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers
- A47K3/282—Seats specially adapted for showers
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- the present invention relates to a movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like, particularly for a slower cubicle of the type combined with a bath tub or a hydro-massage tub.
- shower cubicles of this type are preferably provided, among other fixtures, with an internal seat permitting the user to assume a comfortable rest position under certain circumstances.
- the user may thus be comfortably seated when the cubicle is used as a steam bath or, in the case of a shower cubicle combined with a bath tub, the user may be seated with his feet immersed in the water contained in the tub.
- the seat is usually fixed so as to project into the interior of the cubicle, as a result of which it may act as an undesirable obstruction, involving the danger of the user being accidentaly hurt.
- a movable seat adapted to be selectively displaced between a non-use position in which it is received in a suitably shaped recess in the internal wall surface of the shower cubicle, and a use position in which it is lowered from the non-use position so as to project horizontally from the wall surface.
- the seat In the non-use position, the seat extends substantially flush with the internal wall surface of the shower cubicle, while in the use position it projectes therefrom for the user to be comfortably seated thereon.
- the seat according to the invention is preferably, although not exclusively, intended for use with a shower cubicle combined with a bath tub or a hydromassage tub having an internal wall partially shown and generally indicated at 5 in figs. 1 and 3.
- the shower cubicle generally has an internal wall surface which may in top plan view substantially coincide with the internal wall surface 5 of the tub, and a substantially vertical wall 6 extending upwards from the rim of the tub (or from the rim of a not shown base plate of a shower cubicle not provided with a tub).
- the structure as a whole is provided with a support frame 7 having attached thereto, in a substantially conventional manner, the tub (if provided), the wall 6 of the cubicle, and optionally provided exterior covering walls 8, 9.
- the vertical wall 6 is formed with at least one recessed portion 10, preferably at the location of a corner of the shower cubicle (and of the tub) for optimum use of the space available.
- wall 6 is preferably extended downwards with a wall portion 11 of substantially C-shaped cross-section (figs. 2 and 4).
- Wall portion 11 is secured to the bottom side of frame 7 and has a substantially horizontal planar top 12 extending into recessed portion 10, and a front face 13 merging into the wall surface 5 of the shower cubicle.
- front face 13 is preferably of convex configuration as illustrated in figs. 1 and 3, it may also, however, of concave shape or substantially coincide with the internal wall surface portion 5 of the shower cubicle.
- the recessed portion 10 of wall 6 is preferably likewise of curvilinear configuration, but may obviously be of any other suitable shape if so required.
- the movable seat according to the invention is basically composed of a substantially planar seat portion 14 preferably covered with a padding material and provided at an excentric position with a pin 15 extending downwards therefrom to be freely received in a mounting sleeve 16 with the interposition of a bearing collar 18.
- Sleeve 16 is secured to frame 7, for instance by means of struts 17 fixedly connected thereto.
- Bearing collar 18 is disposed between the seat portion 14 and the horizontal top plane 12, and preferably made of a low-friction plastic material.
- the contours of seat portion 14 are preferably of irregular curvilinear configuration as shown in figs. 1 and 3, but may of course be given any other suitable shapes as required.
- the excentric positioning of the swivel pin 15 according to the invention permits the seat portion 14 to freely swivel between an angular use position in which it projects forward beyond the wall surface 5 of the shower cubicle (fig. 1), and an angular non-use position (fig. 3), in which it is received in the recessed portion 10 of wall 6 and does substantially not project beyond wall surface 5 to result in minimum obstruction.
- the contours of seat portion 14 in its non-use position substantially coincide with front face 13 and with those of the recessed portion 10 of wall 6.
- the seat portion 14 can be readily dismounted, as for being cleaned, by simply extracting swivel pin 15 from sleeve 16.
- the swivel pin 15 and mounting sleeve 16 may be formed with complementary screw threads permitting the user to adjust the height of the seat by simple rotation.
- the seat may be mounted for excentric swivelling about an axis other than the vertical one shown in the drawings.
- pin 15 may for instance be mounted horizontally.
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- Bathtubs, Showers, And Their Attachments (AREA)
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Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like, particularly for a slower cubicle of the type combined with a bath tub or a hydro-massage tub.
- As generally known, shower cubicles of this type are preferably provided, among other fixtures, with an internal seat permitting the user to assume a comfortable rest position under certain circumstances. The user may thus be comfortably seated when the cubicle is used as a steam bath or, in the case of a shower cubicle combined with a bath tub, the user may be seated with his feet immersed in the water contained in the tub.
- The seat is usually fixed so as to project into the interior of the cubicle, as a result of which it may act as an undesirable obstruction, involving the danger of the user being accidentaly hurt.
- With a view to overcoming these shortcomings, it has been proposed to employ a movable seat, adapted to be selectively displaced between a non-use position in which it is received in a suitably shaped recess in the internal wall surface of the shower cubicle, and a use position in which it is lowered from the non-use position so as to project horizontally from the wall surface. In the non-use position, the seat extends substantially flush with the internal wall surface of the shower cubicle, while in the use position it projectes therefrom for the user to be comfortably seated thereon.
- Although this solution has its advantages, the handling of the seat by the user can be rather difficult, particularly as regards the failsafe locking of the seat in the use position.
- It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like, which in addition to being of a simple and straightforward construction, offers the advantage of being readily and safely adjustable between a space-saving non-use position and a procecting use position.
- This object is attained according to the invention by the provision of a movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like incorporating the characteristics set forth in the appended claims.
- The characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more clearly evident from the following description, given by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
- fig. 1
- shows a diagrammatic top plan view of parts of a shower cubicle provided with a seat according to the invention, the latter being shown in its projecting use position,
- fig. 2
- shows a sectional view taken along the line II-II in fig. 1,
- fig. 3
- shows a view similar to fig. 1, with the seat in its space-saving non-use position, and
- fig. 4
- shows a view similar to fig. 2, with the seat in its non-use position.
- With reference to the drawings, the seat according to the invention is preferably, although not exclusively, intended for use with a shower cubicle combined with a bath tub or a hydromassage tub having an internal wall partially shown and generally indicated at 5 in figs. 1 and 3.
- The shower cubicle generally has an internal wall surface which may in top plan view substantially coincide with the
internal wall surface 5 of the tub, and a substantiallyvertical wall 6 extending upwards from the rim of the tub (or from the rim of a not shown base plate of a shower cubicle not provided with a tub). The structure as a whole is provided with asupport frame 7 having attached thereto, in a substantially conventional manner, the tub (if provided), thewall 6 of the cubicle, and optionally providedexterior covering walls 8, 9. - The
vertical wall 6 is formed with at least onerecessed portion 10, preferably at the location of a corner of the shower cubicle (and of the tub) for optimum use of the space available. In addition,wall 6 is preferably extended downwards with a wall portion 11 of substantially C-shaped cross-section (figs. 2 and 4). Wall portion 11 is secured to the bottom side offrame 7 and has a substantiallyhorizontal planar top 12 extending intorecessed portion 10, and afront face 13 merging into thewall surface 5 of the shower cubicle. - In the example described,
front face 13 is preferably of convex configuration as illustrated in figs. 1 and 3, it may also, however, of concave shape or substantially coincide with the internalwall surface portion 5 of the shower cubicle. Therecessed portion 10 ofwall 6 is preferably likewise of curvilinear configuration, but may obviously be of any other suitable shape if so required. - The movable seat according to the invention is basically composed of a substantially
planar seat portion 14 preferably covered with a padding material and provided at an excentric position with apin 15 extending downwards therefrom to be freely received in amounting sleeve 16 with the interposition of abearing collar 18.Sleeve 16 is secured toframe 7, for instance by means ofstruts 17 fixedly connected thereto.Bearing collar 18 is disposed between theseat portion 14 and thehorizontal top plane 12, and preferably made of a low-friction plastic material. - The contours of
seat portion 14 are preferably of irregular curvilinear configuration as shown in figs. 1 and 3, but may of course be given any other suitable shapes as required. In any case, the excentric positioning of theswivel pin 15 according to the invention permits theseat portion 14 to freely swivel between an angular use position in which it projects forward beyond thewall surface 5 of the shower cubicle (fig. 1), and an angular non-use position (fig. 3), in which it is received in therecessed portion 10 ofwall 6 and does substantially not project beyondwall surface 5 to result in minimum obstruction. - As shown in fig. 3, the contours of
seat portion 14 in its non-use position substantially coincide withfront face 13 and with those of therecessed portion 10 ofwall 6. - The
seat portion 14 can be readily dismounted, as for being cleaned, by simply extractingswivel pin 15 fromsleeve 16. - The described movable seat may of course undergo numerous modifications within the purview of the invention.
- It is thus possible to provide (preferably between
swivel pin 15 and mounting sleeve 16) resilient stop means (known per se and indicated at 19 in figs. 2 and 4) acting to resiliently lock theseat portion 14 in its use and non-use positions to thereby further facilitate the use of the seat. - Similarly, the
swivel pin 15 and mountingsleeve 16 may be formed with complementary screw threads permitting the user to adjust the height of the seat by simple rotation. - It is finally to be understood that the seat may be mounted for excentric swivelling about an axis other than the vertical one shown in the drawings. To this
purpose pin 15 may for instance be mounted horizontally.
Claims (4)
- A movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like, comprising a seat portion adapted to be adjusted between a substantially retracted non-use position and a use position in which it projects beyond an internal front wall surface of the cubicle, characterized in that said seat portion (14) is adjustable between said non-use and use positions by swiveling about an excentric swivel pin (15).
- A seat according to claim 1, characterized in that said swivel pin (15) extends vertically downwards from said seat portion (14) and is freely extractably received in a mounting sleeve (16) fixedly connected to a support frame (7,17) of the shower cubicle.
- A seat according to claim 1, characterized in that resilient stop means (19) are provided for releasably locking said seat portion (14) in said use and non-use positions.
- A seat according to claim 2, characterized in that said excentric swivel pin (15) and said mounting sleeve (16) are formed with complementary screw threads permitting the height of said seat portion (14) to be rotatably adjusted.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT95PN000039 IT238865Y1 (en) | 1995-09-29 | 1995-09-29 | MOBILE SEAT FOR A SHOWER CABIN OR SIMILAR |
ITPN950039U | 1995-09-29 |
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EP0765626A1 true EP0765626A1 (en) | 1997-04-02 |
EP0765626B1 EP0765626B1 (en) | 2002-03-13 |
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EP19960114092 Expired - Lifetime EP0765626B1 (en) | 1995-09-29 | 1996-09-03 | Movable seat for a shower cubicle or the like |
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EP (1) | EP0765626B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69619755T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2174005T3 (en) |
IT (1) | IT238865Y1 (en) |
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DE102006012309A1 (en) * | 2006-03-17 | 2007-09-20 | Peter Endres Gmbh & Co. Kg | Toilet seat heightening for attaching on common toilet bowl, has two-part hollow body with base-and basis parts, which are connected with each other |
ES2652445B1 (en) * | 2017-02-04 | 2018-07-31 | Francisco Salas Ortega | Improvements introduced in an automatic and / or manual installation for the complete hygiene of people |
DE102017109504B4 (en) | 2017-05-03 | 2024-02-08 | Sanitärtechnik Eisenberg GmbH | Seating device, especially shower seat |
Citations (4)
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US3480973A (en) * | 1967-10-18 | 1969-12-02 | American Standard Inc | Shower seat |
US4628550A (en) * | 1984-11-05 | 1986-12-16 | Walton Claude G | Swing-in-swing-out shower chair |
US5150482A (en) * | 1991-07-25 | 1992-09-29 | Leo Shapiro | Bath chair swivel foot |
DE9409686U1 (en) * | 1994-06-16 | 1994-09-01 | Hillerkus, Karl Wilhelm, 32312 Lübbecke | Swivel chair for getting into a bathtub while sitting |
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- 1995-09-29 IT IT95PN000039 patent/IT238865Y1/en active IP Right Grant
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- 1996-09-03 DE DE1996619755 patent/DE69619755T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-09-03 ES ES96114092T patent/ES2174005T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1996-09-03 EP EP19960114092 patent/EP0765626B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3480973A (en) * | 1967-10-18 | 1969-12-02 | American Standard Inc | Shower seat |
US4628550A (en) * | 1984-11-05 | 1986-12-16 | Walton Claude G | Swing-in-swing-out shower chair |
US5150482A (en) * | 1991-07-25 | 1992-09-29 | Leo Shapiro | Bath chair swivel foot |
DE9409686U1 (en) * | 1994-06-16 | 1994-09-01 | Hillerkus, Karl Wilhelm, 32312 Lübbecke | Swivel chair for getting into a bathtub while sitting |
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DE69619755D1 (en) | 2002-04-18 |
ES2174005T3 (en) | 2002-11-01 |
ITPN950039V0 (en) | 1995-09-29 |
EP0765626B1 (en) | 2002-03-13 |
ITPN950039U1 (en) | 1997-03-29 |
DE69619755T2 (en) | 2002-08-08 |
IT238865Y1 (en) | 2000-11-15 |
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