Bath seat for babies

• US 4,266,306 A
• Filed: 06/08/1979
• Issued: 05/12/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Seung B. Lee
• Original Assignee: Seung B. Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Seung B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Levy, Stuart S.
• Application Number:
  US06/046,949
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 4/185 R, 4/185 S, 4/185 AB, 4/185 B, 4/185 HB, 4/134, 4/185 L, 4/251, 4/571-573, 4/578, 4/586, 4/587, 4/654, 4/659 , 4/546, 4/495, 4/496, 4/515-517, 4/522, 4/523, 4/579, 4/590, 297/338, 297/345, 297/313, D23/52, 248/394, 248/396, 248/408, 248/409
• US Class Current: 4/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/024 specially adapted for use for children or babies
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 3/164 for child or baby baths

Abstract

A bath seat for babies which includes a seat having at least one hole formed on a central portion of a curved upper surface thereof and groove portions formed at a central portion of opposite sides of the seat, a first and second catch member disposed within the groove portions, a base member disposed beneath the seat, a plurality of supporting plates connected to the base and including idle-holes formed therein, a plurality of support legs connected to the seat and a first and second supporting rod connected to said supporting legs, adjustably positioned within the idle-holes of the supporting plates and connected to end portions of the first and second catch members, respectively, for adjustment of positioning within the idle-holes of the supporting plates and corresponding positioning of said seat.

Claims

1. A bath seat for babies comprising:

a seat including at least one hole formed on a central part of a curved upper surface thereof and groove portions formed at a central portion of opposite sides of said seat;

a first and second lever member disposed within said groove portions and each including lower end portions;

a base member disposed beneath said seat;

a plurality of vertically extending supporting plates connected to said base and including first idle-holes formed therein;

a plurality of elongated support legs connected to said seat, downwardly extending therefrom, and having second idle-holes formed therein, said lever members being pivotably mounted on said support legs; and

first and second supporting rods connected to said lower end portions of said first and second lever members, adjustably positioned within said idle-holes of said supporting plate and said support leg and connected to said end portions of said first and second lever members, respectively, for adjustment of positioning within said idle-holes of said supporting rods and corresponding positioning of said seat.

2. Bath seat as set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

biasing means connected to said seat for biasing said first and second lever members to position said supporting rods within said idle-holes of said supporting plates.

3. A bath seat as set forth in claim 2, said baising means comprising a pin spring member.

4. A bath seat as set forth in claim 1, said idle-holes formed in said supporting plates comprising E-shaped idle holes.

5. A bath seat as set forth in claim 1 further comprising biasing means connected to said seat for biasing said first and second lever members to position said supporting rods within said idle-holes of said supporting plates, said idle-holes formed in said supporting plates comprising E-shaped idle-holes.

6. A bath seat as set forth in claim 1 further comprising biasing means connected to said seat for biasing said first and second lever members to position said supporting rods within said idle-holes of said supporting plates, said biasing means comprising a pin spring member in said idle-holes formed in said supporting plates comprising E-shaped idle holes.

7. A bath seat as set forth in claim 1, wherein said lever members comprise L-shaped lever members.