Bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus

Abstract

A bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus includes a housing trough, a sitting portion and an ancillary support installed on the housing trough. The housing trough has a surrounding wall, a bottom surface and an opening remote from the bottom surface. The sitting portion is connected to the bottom surface. The ancillary support has a plurality of connection posts fastening to the housing trough, at least one holding rack connecting vertically to the connection posts and at least one exercise rack connecting to the holding rack and straddling the opening. The apparatus provides a private aquatic exercise environment to allow a user to do exercises or stretching movements via the ancillary support installed on the housing trough to make user's body stronger or provide muscle rehabilitation therapy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus, comprising:
 a housing trough including a surrounding wall, a bottom surface and an opening remote from the bottom surface;   a sitting portion connecting to the bottom surface; and   an ancillary support which is installed on the housing trough and includes a plurality of connection posts fastening to the housing trough, at least one holding rack connecting vertically to the plurality of connection posts and at least one exercise rack connecting to the holding rack and straddling the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom surface of the housing trough is spaced from the opening at a distance ranged from 70 cm to 150 cm. 
     
     
         3 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the exercise rack is spaced from the opening at a distance ranged from 10 cm to 100 cm. 
     
     
         4 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the housing trough is formed in a square shape and includes two first holding walls opposing each other and two second holding walls perpendicular to the two first holding walls, the holding rack including two first holding racks parallel with the first holding walls, the exercise rack connecting vertically to the two first holding racks. 
     
     
         5 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the exercise rack includes two position adjustment portions at two ends thereof respectively located on the first holding rack. 
     
     
         6 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the two second holding walls are respectively an entry holding wall and a closed holding wall. 
     
     
         7 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the holding rack includes a second holding rack parallel with and opposing to the closed holding wall. 
     
     
         8 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 6  further including a step portion located at one side of the entry holding wall remote from the closed holding wall. 
     
     
         9 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the connection posts are fastened to the step portion and the closed holding wall. 
     
     
         10 . The bathtub exercise auxiliary apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the sitting portion is located at one side of the entry holding wall facing the closed holding wall.