Infant bath and lounge seat

Claim 2

An infant care accessory for use as an infant bathing and lounging cradle and an article carrier, comprising: a pair of hinged shell-like sections each including a main support wall having side and end edges, and an edge wall along said side edges and one end edge projecting beyond one side of said support wall, whereby each section has an open end along its opposite end edge, said sections being disposed with their open ends adjacent one another, hinge means pivotally joining the adjacent ends of said sections for relative rotation of said sections between unfolded positions wherein said sections are disposed in generally end to end relation with their support walls lowermost and their edge walls projecting upwardly above the support walls to form an infant bathing and lounging cradle, and folded positions wherein said sections are disposed in confronting relation with their support walls facing one another and their edge walls projecting toward and into close proximity to one another to form an article carrier, means for releasibly securing said sections to one another in their folded positions to retain said accessory in its carrier configuration, means for supporting said accessory in its unfolded cradle configuration, and handle means attached to said accessory for holding the accessory in its folded carrier configuration.

Claim 3

An infant care accessory according to claim 1 wherein: said support wall of each section has water drain holes.

Claim 4

An infant care accessory according to claim 1 wherein: said sections are disposed in interfitting relation in a manner such that in said unfolded positions, the open end of one section fits within the open end of the other section, whereby said section support and end walls have end portions at the open section ends which longitudinally overlap one another in said cradle configuration of said accessory, and in said folded positions said one section fits within said other section with said edge walls overlapping one another in their lateral directions, and said hinge means pivotally joins said overlapping edge wall portions.

Claim 5

An infant care accessory according to claim 3 wherein: said overlapping support wall portions are cylindrically curved about the hinge axis of said sections and disposed in interfitting relation in a manner such that said latter wall portions overlap one another throughout the range of relative rotation of said sections between their folded and unfolded positions.

Claim 6

An infant care accessory according to claim 1 wherein: said handle means comprises a bail-like handle pivotally attached to said one end of one section to swing between a carrying position wherein said handle is generally coplanar with said sections in the folded carrier configuration of said accessory, and an accessory support position wherein said handle forms a part of said accessory supporting means and projects below said latter section for engagement with a supporting surface in said unfolded cradle configuration of said accessory, and said supporting means further comprising means for releasibly securing said handle in its support position.

Claim 7

An infant care accessory according to claim 5 wherein: said handle is adjustable to vertically adjust said latter section.

Claim 8

An infant care accessory according to claim 1 wherein: said sections are disposed in interfitting relation in a manner such that in said unfolded positions, the open end of one section fits within the open end of the other section, whereby said section support and end walls have end portions at the end section ends which longitudinally overlap one another in said cradle configuration of said accessory, and in said folded positions said one section fits within said other section with said edge walls overlapping one another in their lateral directions, said hinge means pivotally joins said overlapping edge wall portions, said overlapping support wall portions are cylindrically curved about the hinge axis of said sections and disposed in interfitting relation in a manner such that said latter wall portions overlap one another throughout the range of relative rotation of said sections between their folded and unfolded positions, said one section has a projecting portion at said one end of the latter section which projects longitudinally of the latter section and beyond the outer side of its edge wall, said other section has a notch in its edge wall at said one end of the latter section for receiving said projecting portion when said sections are folded to their carrier configuration, and said handle means comprising a bail-like handle pivotally attached to said projecting portion, to swing between a carrying position wherein said handle is generally coplanar with said sections in the folded carrier configuration of said accessory, and an accessory support position wherein said handle forms a part of said accessory supporting means and projections below said latter section for engagement with a supporting surface in said unfolded cradle configuration of said accessory, and said supporting means further comprises means for releasibly securing said handle in its support position.

Claim 9

An infant care accessory according to claim 7 wherein: said support wall of each section has water drain holes.

Claim 10

An infant care accessory according to claim 8 wherein: said supporting means further comprise suction cups mounted on the support wall of said other section for adherence to the supporting surface in said cradle configuration of said accessory.

Claim 11

An infant care accessory according to claim 9 wherein: said accessory is shaped to simulate a turtle.