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Infant bathing apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-02-08
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Granted: 1992-03-03
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Expires: 2010-02-08
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Abstract

Abstract Portable bathing apparatus for infants is disclosed. The bathing apparatus is primarily intended to be locatable at the height of the rim of a conventional bathtub and positioned such that the child is positioned in a semi-sitting position along the longitudinal length of the bathtub. With the infant bathing apparatus in place, sufficient room exists within the bathtub so that an adult may simultaneously bath with the child. Extendable appendages at the side thereof allow the bathing apparatus to fit across the rim of the bathtub. In another embodiment of the infant bathing apparatus, legs which may comprise the repositioned appendages may be fitted to and extend from the underside of the bathing apparatus to form an elevated bathing device which fits within the bathtub.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lucy M. Ross
  • 👤 Randy C. Ross

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:15
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K3/00; A47K3/02; A47K3/03; A47K3/034; A47K3/12; A47K3/125; A47K3/127

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
Portable infant bathing apparatus adapted to be locatable substantially at the level of a rim of a bathtub comprising a main body portion containing an infant seating member and a main bathing cavity, each side of said main bathing portion having a side appendage means slidingly attached to said main body portion and extendable therefrom for resting said infant bathing apparatus on the rim of the bathtub, said side appendage means detachable from said body portion and shaped so as to support said body portion above a floor of a bathtub, a plurality of openings located in the underside of said main body portion and said side appendage means adapted to be mated with said plurality of openings to thereby alternatively support said body portion within a bathtub.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
Portable infant bathing apparatus adapted to be locatable substantially at the level of a rim of a bathtub comprising a main body portion containing an infant seating member and a main bathing cavity, each side of said main bathing portion having a side appendage means slidingly attached to said main body portion and extendable therefrom for resting said infant bathing apparatus on the rim of the bathtub, said side appendage means detachable from said body portion and shaped so as to support said body portion above a floor of a bathtub, a plurality of openings located in the underside of said main body portion and said side appendage means adapted to be mated with said plurality of openings to thereby alternatively support said body portion within a bathtub.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, including a filling cavity positioned behind said infant seating member, said filling cavity being connected to said bathing cavity by a trough therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said main body portion is configured to fit between opposite bathtub rims with the infant seating member being positioned longitudinally relative to the longitudinal axis of said bathtub.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 49 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said infant bathing apparatus is configured to leave an opening between said infant bathing apparatus and the bathtub having a size allowing an adult person to fit in said bathtub when the infant bathing apparatus is fitted to the rim of the bathtub.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus is adaptable to allow an infant to face another person wherever said person may be situated via said extensible and detachable side appendages
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said filling cavity may be fed a continuous water flow while maintaining an even height of flowing water in said bathing cavity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 55 words
The bathing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said main body portion includes a water filling cavity, a trough and a bathing cavity wherein said filling cavity, via said trough, may be used to initially fill said bathing cavity and alternatively may be used to provide a continuously flowing source of water to said bathing cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
The bathing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said main body portion contains as a part thereof, convenience cavities to act a item receptacles.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 41 words
The bathing apparatus of claim 1 wherein said main body portion is suspended upon said removably adaptable legs to permit another person fit underneath said main body portion and within the confines of said bathtub to simultaneously bathe with an infant.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-03-03 1995-09-02 1996-03-03 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1999-03-03 1999-09-02 2000-03-03 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2003-03-03 2003-09-02 2004-03-03 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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