Juvenile tub

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9622622-B2
Application number	US-201414454423-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2014
Priority date	Aug 7, 2013
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A juvenile tub is configured to support an infant during bath time. The tub is foldable to assume a compact shape for storage.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A juvenile tub comprising
a central base having a foot end, an opposite head end, and a child-receiving cradle extending between the foot end and the head end,
a foldable footrest mounted on the foot end of the central base for pivotable movement about a footrest axis between a collapsed-storage position overlying a first portion of the child-receiving cradle and an expanded-use position extending away from the child-receiving cradle and the head end of the central base,
a foldable headrest mounted on the head end of the central base for pivotable movement about a headrest axis between a collapsed-storage position overlying a second portion of the child-receiving cradle and an expanded-use position extending away from the child-receiving cradle and the foot end of the central base,
an expanded-use position retainer including a footrest lock mounted for movement on the foot end of the central base to extend into and mate with a footrest lock receiver formed in the footrest in response to pivotable movement of the foldable footrest about the footrest axis to the expanded-use position to retain the footrest in the expanded-use position relative to the central base and a headrest lock mounted for movement on the head end of the central base to extend into and mate with a headrest lock receiver formed in the headrest in response to pivotable movement of the foldable headrest about the headrest axis to the expanded-use position to retain the headrest in the expanded-use position relative to the central base, and
wherein the central base is formed to include a left-side bathwater reservoir and a right-side bathwater reservoir arranged to lie in laterally spaced-apart relation to the left-side bathwater reservoir to locate the child-receiving cradle therebetween, and the child-receiving cradle includes a child-support surface arranged to extend from the foot end to the head end, an upwardly extending first side bolster located between the left-side bathwater reservoir and the child-support surface, and an upwardly extending second side bolster located between the right-side bathwater reservoir and the child-support surface,
wherein each of the left-side and right-side bathwater reservoirs is defined by a low-elevation floor and an endless side panel surrounding and extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the low-elevation floor.

2. A juvenile tub comprising
a central base having a foot end, an opposite head end, and a child-receiving cradle extending between the foot end and the head end,
a foldable footrest mounted on the foot end of the central base for pivotable movement about a footrest axis between a collapsed-storage position overlying a first portion of the child-receiving cradle and an expanded-use position extending away from the child-receiving cradle and the head end of the central base,
a foldable headrest mounted on the head end of the central base for pivotable movement about a headrest axis between a collapsed-storage position overlying a second portion of the child-receiving cradle and an expanded-use position extending away from the child-receiving cradle and the foot end of the central base,
an expanded-use position retainer including a footrest lock mounted for movement on the foot end of the central base to extend into and mate with a footrest lock receiver formed in the footrest in response to pivotable movement of the foldable footrest about the footrest axis to the expanded-use position to retain the footrest in the expanded-use position relative to the central base and a headrest lock mounted for movement on the head end of the central base to extend into and mate with a headrest lock receiver formed in the headrest in response to pivotable movement of the foldable headrest about the headrest axis to the expanded-use position to retain the headrest in the expanded-use position relative to the central base, and
wherein the central base is formed to include a left-side bathwater reservoir and a right-side bathwater reservoir arranged to lie in laterally spaced-apart relation to the left-side bathwater reservoir to locate the child-receiving cradle therebetween, and the child-receiving cradle includes a child-support surface arranged to extend from the foot end to the head end, an upwardly extending first side bolster located between the left-side bathwater reservoir and the child-support surface, and an upwardly extending second side bolster located between the right-side bathwater reservoir and the child-support surface,
wherein the pivotable footrest lock is mounted for pivotable movement about a footrest-lock axis on a footrest lock mount included in the foot end of the central base and located adjacent to the child-support surface and between the left-side and right-side bathwater reservoirs.

3. The juvenile tub of claim 1 , wherein the pivotable headrest lock is mounted for pivotable movement about a headrest-lock axis on a headrest mount included in the head end of the central base and located adjacent to the child-support surface and between the left-side and right-side bathwater reservoirs.

4. The juvenile tub of claim 1 , wherein, the child-receiving cradle is configured to cooperate with the first and second side bolsters to provide an elevated bathwater channel in which a child can be retained and bathed during bath time and that is located in an elevated position above the low-elevation floors of the bathwater reservoirs, the first and second side bolsters are laterally spaced apart from one another and cooperate to form side walls of the elevated bathwater channel, and the child-support surface provides a floor of the elevated bathwater channel.

5. The juvenile tub of claim 4 , wherein the child-support surface includes a forwardly sloping inclined seat extending from the foot end of the central base to a midpoint of the first and second side bolsters and a rearwardly sloping inclined backrest extending from the forwardly sloping inclined seat to the head end of the central base and cooperating with the forwardly sloping inclined seat to define the floor of the elevated bathwater channel and provide the floor with an upwardly opening concave outer surface.

6. The juvenile tub of claim 5 , further comprising a pliable bath mat including, in series, a foot portion mating with the foldable footrest, a seat portion mating with the forwardly sloping inclined seat of the central base, a back portion mating with the rearwardly sloping inclined backrest, and a head portion mating with the foldable headrest.

7. The juvenile tub of claim 1 , wherein the child-support surface has a generally hourglass-shaped profile when viewed from above, the first side bolster includes a convex exterior surface arranged to face toward the child-support surface, and the second side bolster includes a convex exterior surface arranged to face toward the child-support surface and the convex exterior surface of the first side bolster and cooperate therewith to form an elevated bathwater channel located between the left-side and right-side bathwater reservoirs.

8. The juvenile tub of claim 7 , wherein the child-support surface includes a forwardly sloping inclined seat extending from the footrest end of the central base to a midpoint of the first and second side bolsters and a rearwardly sloping inclined backrest extending from the forwardly sloping inclined seat to the headrest end of the central base and cooperating with the forwardly sloping inclined seat to define the floor of the elevated bathwater channel.

9. The juvenile tab of claim 7 , wherein the child-support surface includes a left concave curved perimeter edge along a left side thereof and a right concave curved perimeter edge along a right side thereof,

Assignees

• Dorel Juvenile Group Inc

Inventors

• Sundberg Brian C
• Langley Joseph D
• Tomas Jorge

Classifications

• A47K3/034

  specially adapted for use for children or babies · CPC title

• A47K3/024

  specially adapted for use for children or babies · CPC title

• A47K3/06 Primary

  Collapsible baths {, e.g. inflatable; Movable baths} · CPC title