(EN) A bathing apparatus comprising a bag of a capacity large enough to hold therein a bathing person, an opening provided in the bag, an opening and closing portion which is capable of retaining, when it is closed, the bag in a water-tight condition, and which is formed continuously from an edge of the opening, and hoses joined to suitable portions of the bathing bag and used to supply bathing water thereto and discharge used water therefrom, characterized in that the bathing bag and hoses are connected together by using joints where one joint portion thereof can be connected to the other, the joint portions being put in a water passing condition when they are connected together, at least one of the two joint portions being put in a shut-off condition when they are disconnected from each other. Another bathing apparatus characterized by being provided with a suction nozzle which is used to suck and discharge residual water left after discharging used water from a bathing bag. A still another bathing apparatus comprising a bathing bag and a pump, characterized in that the apparatus is provided with two hoses joined at their respective front end portions to suitable portions of the bathing bag, and at their respective base end portions to outlet and inlet ports of the pump to form suction side hose portions and discharge side hose portions, water supply hoses branching at intermediate sections of the suction side hose portions and used to supply bathing water to the bathing bag with flow passage change-over valves provided in the water supply hoses, and water discharge hoses branching at intermediate sections of the discharge side hose portions and used to discharge used water from the bathing bag with flow passage change-over valves provided in the water discharge hoses. A yet another bathing apparatus comprising a bathing bag and a pair of side supports provided on an outer surface of the bathing bag or in an inner portion thereof, and adapted to position a bathing person therebetween.
