Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Tubs – Convenience accessories
Reexamination Certificate
2000-05-23
2001-06-12
Eloshway, Charles R. (Department: 3751)
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Tubs
Convenience accessories
C004S573100, C004S594000, C004S621000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06243890
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is related to a bathtub for a baby, and in particular to a bathtub for a baby which still can be used for other purposes when the baby grows up.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Generally speaking, baby products have a high turnover rate. Since a baby has different needs during his/her growing process, different articles are needed during different stages of the baby and the life cycles of those articles usually are not very long. In many cases, the articles are out of date when they are still quite new and usable, and new articles are needed. In the old days when a family usually had many children, articles used by an older child can be used by the younger one(s). In modern days, however, a family usually has one or two children. As a result, many families have a large collection of baby products which can no longer be used and are a pity to be thrown away.
Take bathing a baby as an example, in a case where an ordinary round bathtub is used to wash a baby. If the space in the bathtub is quite large, the baby essentially can swim in there. When a tiny and soft baby is being washed in the bathtub, the weight of the whole baby needs to be supported by one hand of an adult leaving only one hand to do the washing work and making the washing work an inconvenient one. Even though a bathtub specially designed for washing an infant is available on the market, the geometry thereof is fixed and can only be used during a baby's infant stage which is rather short. A year later, when the baby grows to a bigger size, the bathtub will no longer be suitable for use.
Therefore, the objective of the present invention is to design a versatile bathtub that can be used for a baby from the infant stage to a big baby, while the bathtub can be used in other applications to expand its value and obtain environmental benefits.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a three-in-one multifunctional baby bathtub having a device for supporting the body of a baby therein, which is easy to assemble/disassemble. Alternatively, the support device can be removed to present a larger space of the bathtub for a bigger baby to bath therein and extending the life of the bathtub.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a three-in-one multifunctional baby bathtub that has legs, which can be used to lift the bathtub to a height convenient for an adult to bath the baby.
Still another objective of the present invention is to provide a three-in-one multifunctional baby bathtub that can be extended for other use thereby fully utilizing its residual value while meeting environmental demands.
In order to achieve the above objectives, a three-in-one multifunctional bathtub constructed according to the present invention comprises an integrally formed rectangular body having a recess with an appropriate depth surrounded by four upright sidewalls; and a shaped pad, wherein the body is formed with four cylindrical holes at four corners thereof, each of which is provided with a dividing plate having a protruding rib at its center section, wherein a lower opening of the cylindrical hole can be inserted with a leg to prop up the bathtub for adapting to the height of an adult, two opposite sidewalls of said four upright sidewalls have two concave arcs at their upper edges, the recess of the bathtub is provided with a water outlet and a positioning indent for fastening said shaped pad at its bottom surface, wherein the shaped pad after being fastened in the recess has a shape to receive a baby in a lying position with a head end thereof corresponding to a baby head being received in an indent arc provided at an upper edge of one of the upright sidewalls which is located between said two opposite sidewalls so that said baby head is propped up.
Preferably, the shaped pad bathtub is removable after being fastened in the recess of the bathtub, so that the bathtub can be used to wash a bigger baby when the shaped pad is removed.
Preferably, the shaped pad has two lateral lips and a concave central portion between the two lateral lips, and the shaped pad has a first descending section, a second descending section and an ascending section bridging the first and the second descending sections from the head end to a rear end thereof, such that the first descending section below the head end is used to support a back of the baby while allowing a hip of the baby to sit on an arc formed by the first descending section and the ascending section, and legs of the baby to rest on the second descending section.
Preferably, the shaped pad is provided with a wrapping lip at the head end thereof, and is provided with positioning protrusions underneath the concave central portion thereof corresponding to said positioning indents, wherein the positioning protrusions are coupled to said positioning indents and the wrapping lip buckle said indent arc of said one of the upright sidewalls, when the shaped pad is received in the recess of the bathtub.
Preferably, the head end of the shaped pad has a pillow structure for the comfort of the head of the baby to rest on; the first descending section is covered with a layer of a soft material for the comfort of the back of the baby to rest on, and is provided with anti-slippage strips.
Peferably, the three-in-one multifunctional bathtub of the present invention further comprises four multi-section legs to be inserted in the four cylindrical holes of the bathtub in one direction, so that a height of the bathtub can be varied for adapting to the height of an adult washing the baby in the bathtub.
Preferably, the multi-section legs and the four cylindrical holes are so constructed that the multi-section legs can also be inserted into the four cylindrical holes in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and thus the bathtub can stand upside down to be used as an end table or a study desk.
Preferably. the three-in-one multifunctional bathtub of the present invention further comprises four T-shaped decorative covers for the four cylindrical holes having a round disc and a perpendicular plate on the round disc, wherein the round disc covers the cylindrical hole and the perpendicular plate contacts the protruding rib of the dividing plate of the cylindrical hole when the T-shaped decorative cover is received in the cylindrical hole in the first direction.
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Eloshway Charles R.
Rabin & Champagne, P.C.
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