Safety cushion for bathtub

Abstract

A safety cushion that can be easily attached to and flush mounted on a surface of a bathtub and/or bathtub rim is disclosed. The safety cushion includes an elongated body fabricated from a pliable material such as rubber, silicone or polyurethane, and is provided with a plurality of substantially concave openings extending partially through a thickness of the body from a bottom surface towards a top surface. Each opening is arranged so as to leave a reduced body thickness between an apex of the opening and the top surface. This configuration enables the safety cushion to be attached to a surface of a bathtub or bathtub rim by suction when the pliable material is depressed over each opening from the top surface towards the bottom surface.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A safety cushion, comprising:
 a body fabricated from a pliable material and including a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface to define a thickness of the body between the top surface and bottom surface;   the body defining a plurality of openings extending partially through the thickness of the body from the bottom surface towards the top surface, the plurality of openings permitting attachment by suction of the body to a surface of a bathtub or bathtub rim when the pliable material is depressed over each opening from the top surface towards the bottom surface.   
     
     
         2 . The safety cushion of  claim 1 , wherein each opening is substantially concave. 
     
     
         3 . The safety cushion of  claim 2 , wherein each substantially concave opening leaves a reduced thickness of the body between an apex of the opening and the top surface. 
     
     
         4 . The safety cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the pliable material is one of rubber, silicone and polyurethane. 
     
     
         5 . The safety cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the body is sized to fit over and conform to the bathtub rim. 
     
     
         6 . The safety cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the body is further defined by a first side and a second side and elongated between the first side and the second side, and the plurality of openings are disposed proximal to each other between the first side and second side. 
     
     
         7 . The safety cushion of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of openings are disposed in rows extending between the first side and the second side. 
     
     
         8 . The safety cushion of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the body is flat. 
     
     
         9 . A safety cushion, comprising:
 a body fabricated from a pliable material and including a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface to define a thickness of the body between the top surface and bottom surface;   the body defining a plurality of substantially concave openings extending partially through the thickness of the body from the bottom surface towards the top surface, each substantially concave opening leaving a reduced body thickness between an apex of the opening and the top surface, the plurality of substantially concave openings permitting attachment by suction of the body to a surface of a bathtub or bathtub rim when the pliable material is depressed over each substantially concave opening from the top surface towards the bottom surface.   
     
     
         10 . The safety cushion of  claim 9 , wherein the pliable material is one of rubber, silicone and polyurethane. 
     
     
         11 . The safety cushion of  claim 9 , wherein the body is sized to fit over and conform to the bathtub rim. 
     
     
         12 . The safety cushion of  claim 9 , wherein the body is further defined by a first side and a second side and elongated between the first side and the second side, and the plurality of substantially concave openings are disposed proximal to each other between the first side and second side. 
     
     
         13 . The safety cushion of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of substantially concave openings are disposed in rows extending between the first side and the second side. 
     
     
         14 . The safety cushion of  claim 9 , further comprising indicia on the top surface to indicate an area above each substantially concave opening to be pressed from the top surface to effect suction. 
     
     
         15 . The safety cushion of  claim 9 , wherein the bottom surface of the body is flat. 
     
     
         16 . A safety cushion, comprising:
 an elongated body fabricated from a pliable material and including a top surface and a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface to define a thickness of the body between the top surface and bottom surface;   the body defining a plurality of substantially concave openings extending partially through the thickness of the body from the bottom surface towards the top surface and disposed proximal to each other in rows extending between a first side and a second side of the body, each substantially concave opening leaving a reduced body thickness between an apex of the substantially concave opening and the top surface, the plurality of substantially concave openings permitting attachment by suction of the body to a surface of a bathtub or bathtub rim when the pliable material is depressed over each substantially concave opening from the top surface towards the bottom surface.   
     
     
         17 . The safety cushion of  claim 16 , wherein the pliable material is one of rubber, silicone and polyurethane. 
     
     
         18 . The safety cushion of  claim 16 , wherein the body is sized to fit over and conform to the bathtub rim. 
     
     
         19 . The safety cushion of  claim 16 , wherein the bottom surface of the body is flat.