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Bath aid providing faucet protection

Patent 6067670 Issued on May 30, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 9, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

2853714

2992435

3199121

Tub comforter Patent #: 4574406
Issued on: 03/11/1986
Inventor: Sutton ,   et al.

Inventors

Application

No. 208568 filed on 12/09/1998

US Classes:

4/575.1, Head or back4/571.1, Support for user, static4/580Protective liner or covering

Examiners

Primary: Walczak, David J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 1260152 FR 03/13/1961
  • 3134256 DE 03/13/1983

International Class

A47K 003/024

Abstract

A bath aid for use with a bathtub. The bath aid comprises an elongate body having a top portion and a short leg which together with the body define a cavity for accommodating at least a water spout and preferably the water control knob or knobs of a bathtub. The bath aid is provided with at least one and preferably a pair of opposed attachment devices for securely attaching the bath aid within a bathtub such that the faucet and the control knobs of the bathtub are accommodated within the cavity defined by the bath aid to minimize the possibility of injury to either an adult or a child user. A front surface of the bath aid is contoured to provide comfort to a user while using the bath aid in a bathtub. The bath aid can be provided with a plurality of reinforcement ribs and/or spaces to facilitate use of the bath aid.

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