Liner for Tub

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Technical Field

[0001]The present disclosure relates, generally, to a tub assembly, and more particularly to a tub liner adapted to be removably arranged inside a bathing tub.

2. Description of the Prior Art

[0002]With time bath tubs get dirtier due to the deposition of the dirt and scales owing to hard water, and it may feel unhygienic to take bath inside such bath tubs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003]According to an aspect of the disclosure, a liner for a tub is disclosed. The tub defines a bathing chamber, and the liner includes a body adapted to be arranged inside the bathing chamber. The body includes a bottom and at least one wall extending from an outer edge of the bottom and defining a bathing cavity. The liner also includes a skirt extending outwardly from an upper edge of the at least one wall and adapted to extend outwardly of the bathing chamber and engaged to at least one wall of the tub. The liner is made of a flexible material.

[0004]In some additional, alternative, or selectively cumulative embodiments, the bottom defines a drain hole adapted to be arranged aligned to a drain port of the bating tub to enable an exit of washing fluid from the bathing cavity.

[0005]In some additional, alternative, or selectively cumulative embodiments, the flexible material includes one of rubber, silicon, and plastic.

[0006]According to an aspect of the disclosure, a tub assembly is disclosed. The tub assembly includes a tub having a base and at least one wall extending vertically from the base and defining a bathing chamber therebetween. The tub assembly also includes a liner adapted to be removably arranged inside the bathing chamber and including a body arranged inside the bathing chamber. The body includes a bottom arranged contacting the base of the tub and at least one wall extending from an outer edge of the bottom and defining a bathing cavity. The at least one wall of the liner is arranged abutting the at least one wall of the tub. The liner further includes a skirt extending outwardly from an upper edge of the at least one wall of the body of the liner and extending outwardly of the bathing chamber and engaged to at least one wall of the tub. The liner is made of a flexible material.

[0007]In some additional, alternative, or selectively cumulative embodiments, the bottom of the liner defines a drain hole arranged aligned to a drain port of the bating tub to enable an exit of washing fluid from the bathing cavity.

[0008]In some additional, alternative, or selectively cumulative embodiments, the flexible material includes one of rubber, silicon, and plastic.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0009]FIG. 1 illustrates a top perspective view of a tub assembly having a tub and a liner arranged inside the tube and removably engaged with the tub, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure; and

[0010]FIG. 2 depicts an exploded view of the tub assembly with the liner removed from a chamber of the tub, in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0011]Example embodiments are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise expressly stated in the drawings, the sizes, positions, etc., of components, features, elements, etc., as well as any distances therebetween, are not necessarily to scale, and may be disproportionate and/or exaggerated for clarity.

[0012]The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should be recognized that the terms “comprise,” “comprises,” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. Unless otherwise specified, a range of values, when recited, includes both the upper and lower limits of the range, as well as any sub-ranges therebetween. Unless indicated otherwise, terms such as “first,” “second,” etc., are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, one element could be termed a “first element” and similarly, another element could be termed a “second element,” or vice versa. The section headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not to be construed as limiting the subject matter described.

[0013]Unless indicated otherwise, the terms “about,” “thereabout,” “substantially,” etc. mean that amounts, sizes, formulations, parameters, and other quantities and characteristics are not and need not be exact, but may be approximate and/or larger or smaller, as desired, reflecting tolerances, conversion factors, rounding off, measurement error and the like, and other factors known to those of skill in the art.

[0014]Spatially relative terms, such as “right,” left,” “below,” “beneath,” “lower,” “above,” and “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element's or feature's relationship to another element or feature, as illustrated in the drawings. It should be recognized that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if an object in the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the term “below” can, for example, encompass both an orientation of above and below. An object may be otherwise oriented (e.g., rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein may be interpreted accordingly.

[0015]Unless clearly indicated otherwise, all connections and all operative connections may be direct or indirect. Similarly, unless clearly indicated otherwise, all connections and all operative connections may be rigid or non-rigid.

[0016]Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. Thus, the same or similar numbers may be described with reference to other drawings even if they are neither mentioned nor described in the corresponding drawing. Also, even elements that are not denoted by reference numbers may be described with reference to other drawings.

[0017]Many different forms and embodiments are possible without deviating from the spirit and teachings of this disclosure and so this disclosure should not be construed as limited to the example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

[0018]Reference in this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. The appearance of the phrase “in one embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.

[0019]Referring to FIG. 1 to 2, a tub assembly, indicated generally as 100, is shown, according to one embodiment of the disclosure. As shown, the tub assembly 100 facilitate a bathing of a person and includes a tub 102 and a tub liner 104 (simply referred to as liner 104) adapted to be removably attached to the tub 102 and arranged inside the tub 102. Referring to FIG. 2, the tub 102 includes a base 110 and at least one wall, for example, four walls 112, extending vertically upwardly from an outer edge 114 of the base 110, defining a bathing chamber 120 therebetween. As shown, the chamber 120 extends downwardly from upper ends 122 of the walls 112 and defines an opening 124 of the bathing chamber 120 at the upper ends 122 of the walls 112 to provide an access of the bathing chamber 120. Inner surfaces of the walls 112 together define an inner surface 125 of the tub 102. Moreover, the tub 102 includes a drain channel 126 extending through an entire thickness of the base 110 with a drain port 128 of the drain channel 126 defined at an upper surface 129 of the base 110.

[0020]Further, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the liner 104 includes a body 130 having a shape and size similar to that of the bathing chamber 120 and having a bottom 132 and at least one wall, for example, four walls 134, extending vertically from an outer edge 136 of the bottom 132, defining a bathing cavity 140 therebetween. Further, upper edges 142 of the walls 134 define an access opening 144 of the bathing cavity 140 to facilitate an access of the bathing cavity 140 to the person.

[0021]Further, the liner 104 includes a skirt 150 attached to the body 130 and extending substantially outwardly from the upper edges 142 of the walls 134. As shown, the skirt 150 extends outwardly of the cavity 140 and may be arranged substantially perpendicularly to the walls 134. Further, the bottom 132 defines a drain hole 152 extending through an entire thickness of the bottom 132 to enable a drainage of washing fluid or water from the cavity. In the assembly of the liner 104 inside the tub 102, the drain hole 152 is arranged aligned with the drain port 128 of the drain channel 126 of the tub 102 to facilitate an exit of the washing fluid or water from the tub assembly 100. In some embodiments, the liner 104 is made of flexible material, for example, rubber, silicon, soft plastic, or any other similar material known in the art.

[0022]In an assembly of the liner 104 with the tub 102, the liner 104 is arranged inside the chamber 120 such that the bottom 132 of the body 130 of the liner 104 is arranged abutting the upper surface 129 of the base 110 of the tub 102, while the walls 134 of the liner 104 are arranged abutting the walls 112 of the tub 102. Further, in the assembly of liner 104 with the tub 104, the skirt 150 is arranged contacting the upper ends 122 of the tub 102. The positioning of the skirt 150 on the upper ends 122 of the walls 112 of the tub 102 facilitates in retention of the body 130 within the tub 102 in a correct orientation. Also, as the skirt 150 are arranged outside the cham 120, the liner 104 can be easily removed from the chamber 120 by holding the skirt 150 and pulling the liner 104 out of the chamber 120. It may be appreciated that the liner 104 is assembled/arranged inside the bathing chamber 120 such that drain hole 152 of the liner 104 aligns with the drain port 128 of the drain channel 126 of the tub 102. As the liner can be easily removed, the liner can be replaced with a new liner, providing a new and clean look to an old bath tub. Also, the liner can be used as a travel accessory by parents and can put the liner into any hotel bath tub for ensuring cleanliness.

[0023]It should be understood that the foregoing description is only illustrative of the aspects of the disclosed embodiments. Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the aspects of the disclosed embodiments.