IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,744
Granted Patent B1
US 12,426,744 · App. 19/187,992 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Foldable bathtub

Inventor: Xiaoyu Zhang (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: Jinhua Gica Baby Products Co., Ltd.
A47K3/06
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Patent No.
US 12,426,744
App. No.
19/187,992
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a foldable bathtub, including: a bathtub body, and a temperature detection unit connected to the bathtub body. The bathtub body includes a foldable basin body formed by sequentially sealing and splicing a plurality of rigid plates and flexible plates, the foldable basin body is folded and contracted along splicing joints between the rigid plates and the flexible plates, and a direction of the folding and contraction is perpendicular to a depth direction of the bathtub body. When the bathtub body is in a contracted state, a symmetrical Z-shaped structure is formed at folding points of the basin mouth edge. The foldable bathtub enhances structural rigidity of the bathtub body and prevents collapsing and water spilling. The bathtub is folded in a direction perpendicular to the depth direction thereof, and is more compact, thereby facilitating rapid storage.

Claims (11)

1. A foldable bathtub, comprising a bathtub body, wherein the bathtub body comprises a foldable basin body formed by sequentially sealing and splicing a plurality of rigid plates and flexible plates, the foldable basin body is folded and contracted along splicing joints between the rigid plates and the flexible plates, and a direction of the folding and contraction is perpendicular to a depth direction of the bathtub body; and

when the bathtub body is in a contracted state, a symmetrical Z-shaped structure is formed at folding points of the basin mouth edge.

2. The foldable bathtub according to claim 1 , wherein the foldable bathtub further comprises two supporting mechanisms, the supporting mechanism is connected to the basin mouth edge of the bathtub body in a snap-fitted manner, and when the bathtub body is in an opened state, the supporting mechanism is connected to a basin mouth edge of the bathtub body.

3. The foldable bathtub according to claim 2 , wherein the supporting mechanism comprises two snap-fit members, and the two snap-fit members are oppositely arranged along edges in a length direction of the bathtub body.

4. The foldable bathtub according to claim 3 , wherein a folding and contraction direction of the foldable basin body is the same as the length direction of the bathtub body.

5. The foldable bathtub according to claim 4 , wherein one rigid plate is located at a center of the foldable basin body in a length direction, and the foldable basin body is symmetrically folded around the rigid plate at the center thereof.

6. The foldable bathtub according to claim 3 , wherein the snap-fit members are strip-shaped components with a U-shaped cross-section.

7. The foldable bathtub according to claim 2 , wherein the foldable bathtub further comprises a temperature detection unit connected to the bathtub body, and the temperature detection unit comprises: a temperature sensor, a controller electrically connected to the temperature sensor, and a display screen electrically connected to the controller, wherein the temperature sensor is located at a bottom of the bathtub body, and the display screen is configured to display a temperature of liquid stored in the bathtub body that is detected by the temperature sensor.

8. The foldable bathtub according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is embedded in the bathtub body, and the display screen is arranged at an opening edge of the bathtub body.

9. The foldable bathtub according to claim 8 , wherein a drainage outlet is further arranged at the bottom of the bathtub body, and a pluggable sealing plug is arranged inside the drainage outlet.

10. The foldable bathtub according to claim 9 , wherein a plurality of supporting portions that protrude in a height direction of the bathtub body are arranged at the bottom of the bathtub body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2025
From: ZHANG, XIAOYU
To: JINHUA GICA BABY PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
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References Cited (2)
US 4785486A · Viesturs · 1988 [cited by examiner]
US 20110083262A1 · Barba · 2011 [cited by examiner]
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