Bathtub cushion with silicone gel and method of using same

Abstract

A bathtub cushion includes a mat sized and shaped to fit on a bottom and a side of a bathtub and having a top and a bottom. One or more attachment devices are coupled to the bottom of the mat to retain the mat on the bottom and the side of the bathtub. One or more silicone gel packs are coupled to the top of the mat and constrained by the mat. The mat circumscribes the one or more silicone gel packs.

1 . A bathtub cushion, comprising:
 a) a mat sized and shaped to fit on a bottom and a side of a bathtub and having a top and a bottom;   b) one or more attachment devices coupled to the bottom of the mat to retain the mat on the bottom and the side of the bathtub;   c) one or more silicone gel packs coupled to the top of the mat and constrained by the mat; and   d) the mat circumscribing the one or more silicone gel packs.   
     
     
         2 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of separate and distinct silicone gel packs disposed in spaced apart relation on the top surface of the mat and separated by a portion of the mat. 
     
     
         3 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of silicone gel packs further comprise an upper shoulder and upper back silicone gel pack sized and shaped to receive a user's shoulders and upper back, and a lower buttock silicone gel pack sized and shaped to receive the user's buttocks. 
     
     
         4 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 3 , wherein the mat is flexible and the silicone gel packs are each disposed in different flat layers which are oriented transverse to one another. 
     
     
         5 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the mat forms a perimeter around the silicone gel packs; and wherein the one or more attachment devices are located in the perimeter of the mat. 
     
     
         6 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 5 , wherein the mat is flexible and the perimeter is bendable so that the one or more attachment devices are disposable in a planar layer with an adjacent silicone gel pack. 
     
     
         7 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the mat and the one or more silicone gel packs include at least one aperture extending therethrough. 
     
     
         8 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the silicone gel packs comprise a silicone gel with a density greater than water so that the silicone gel packs are neutrally buoyant or not buoyant. 
     
     
         9 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the silicone gel packs comprise a silicone gel contained in a flexible skin. 
     
     
         10 . A method of using the bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 1 , comprising:
 disposing the bathtub cushion on the bottom and the side the bathtub and securing the bathtub cushion to the bottom and the side of the bathtub with the onre or more one attachment devices;   filling the bathtub with water; and   laying on the bathtub cushion.   
     
     
         11 . A bathtub cushion, comprising:
 a flexible mat sized and shaped to fit on a bottom and a side of a bathtub;   a plurality of separate and distinct gel packs coupled to and circumscribed by the mat;   the plurality of gel packs including a gel material contained in a flexible skin; and   at least one attachment device coupled to the mat to retain the mat on the bottom and the side of the bathtub; and   the mat or the plurality of gel packs including at least one aperture extending therethrough.   
     
     
         12 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the gel material includes a silicone gel. 
     
     
         13 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of gel packs further comprise an upper shoulder and upper back gel pack sized and shaped to receive a user's shoulders and upper back, and a lower buttock gel pack sized and shaped to receive the user's buttocks. 
     
     
         14 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 13 , wherein the gel packs are each disposed in different flat layers which are oriented transverse to one another. 
     
     
         15 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the mat forms a perimeter around the gel packs; and wherein the one or more attachment devices are located in the perimeter of the mat. 
     
     
         16 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the perimeter is bendable so that the one or more attachment devices are disposable in a planar layer with an adjacent gel pack. 
     
     
         17 . A bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the gel packs comprise a silicone gel with a density greater than water so that the silicone gel packs are neutrally buoyant or not buoyant. 
     
     
         18 . A method of using the bathtub cushion in accordance with  claim 11 , comprising:
 disposing the bathtub cushion on the bottom and the side of the bath tub and securing the bathtub cushion to the bottom and the side of the bath tub with the least one attachment device;   filling the bathtub with water; and   laying on the bathtub cushion.   
     
     
         19 . A method of using a bathtub cushion, comprising:
 disposing the bathtub cushion in a bath tub, the bathtub cushion including:
 a flexible mat sized and shaped to fit on a bottom and a side of the bath tub; 
 a plurality of separate and distinct silicone gel packs coupled to and constrained by the mat; 
 the mat circumscribing the plurality of separate and distinct gel packs; 
 at least one attachment device coupled to the mat to retain the mat on the bottom and the side of the bathtub; and 
   securing the bathtub cushion to the bottom and the side of the bath tub with the least one attachment device;   filling the bathtub with water; and   laying on the mat.