Infant bottle holder attachment device for infant support

• US 5,092,549 A
• Filed: 05/09/1990
• Issued: 03/03/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ida Beech
• Original Assignee: Ida Beech
• Inventors: Beech, Ida
• Primary Examiner(s): CHOTKOWSKI, KAREN
• Application Number:
  US07/520,897
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 248/102-107, 248/231.7, 248/286, 248/284, 248/124, 248/324, 297/188, 297/194
• US Class Current: 248/103
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/0638 for supporting in a feeding position
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 9/0661 attachable to other devices or furniture, e.g. crib, commode or stroller

Abstract

A device for attaching a bottle holder and the like is removably and adjustably attached to an infant support, which includes an infant seat and infant car seat. The device includes a plurality of bars, the bars being pivotally attached to each other to form a generally inverted U-shape. The free ends of the inverted U-shape bars are clamped to the sides of the support by a pair of clamps. The clamps are readily attachable and detachable to any infant support regardless of the size variations. The pivotally inverted U-shape bars permit the distance between the bars having the free ends to be laterally adjustable in a parallel manner to accommodate for the variations in widths of different infant supports.

Claims

1. A device for mounting an object holding means removably to an infant supporting means, including an infant seat, an infant car seats, and the like, comprising:

an adjustable support frame means for stably holding said object holding means, comprising;

a first side bar with a pair of ends;

a central bar with a pair of ends;

a second side bar with a pair of ends; and

a pair of linkage means, each with locking means,

wherein one of said linkage means pivotally connecting one end of said first side bar and one end of said central bar, the other linkage means pivotally connecting one end of said second side bar and the other end of said central bar, and said locking means locking said first side bar relative to said central bar and said second side bar relative to said central bar; and

a clamping means for adjustably and removably attaching at least one of said first and said second side bars thereto and said clamping means being readily detachable and attachable to at least one side of said infant supporting means,

whereby said pair of linkage means and said locking means permit said first and said second side bars to be laterally adjustable and permit said first and said second side bars to be folded substantially parallel to said central bar for stowing said device, and said device being detachable and attachable to any infant supporting means so that the same device is usable on any infant supporting means regardless of the variations in the dimension of the supporting means.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said object holding means is an infant bottle holder.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein said adjustable support frame means is adjustable relative to said supporting means and thus, relative to an infant supported therein to accommodate for the variations in the size of infants.

4. A device according to claim 1, wherein said first side bar, said second side bar, and said central bar, and said pair of linkage means form a generally inverted U-shape when mounted to said clamping means, the other ends of said first and said second side bars being adjustably mounted to a pair of said clamping means.

5. A device according to claim 4, wherein said object holding means is adjustably slidable and lockable from rotational and lateral movement along said central bar so that said object holding means is positionable relative to an infant seating on said infant supporting means.

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein one of said first and said second side bars is detachable from said central bar for attaching the other of said first and said second side bars to said clamping means.

7. A device according to claim 1, wherein one of said first and said second side bars is foldable substantially parallel to said central bar for attaching the other of said first and said second side bars to said clamping means.

8. A device according to claim 6, wherein said central bar is pivotable relative to said one of said first and said second side bars and lockable at any selected position with said locking means.

9. A device according to claim 7, wherein said central bar is pivotable relative to said one of said first and said second side bars and lockable at any selected position with said locking means.

10. A device according to claim 6, wherein said one of said first and said second side bars is pivotable about its longitudinal axis and about an axis which is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and lockable at any selected position by said clamping means.

11. A device according to claim 7, wherein said one of said first and said second side bars is pivotable about its longitudinal axis and about an axis which is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and lockable at any selected position by said clamping means.

12. A device according to claim 8, wherein said one of said first and said second side bars is pivotable about its longitudinal axis and about an axis which is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and lockable at any selected position by said clamping means.

13. A device according to claim 9, wherein said one of said first and said second side bars is pivotable about its longitudinal axis and about an axis which is perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, and lockable at any selected position by said clamping means.

14. A device according to claim 1, wherein said clamping means comprises a pair of clamps for attaching said first and said second side bars are to sides of said infant supporting means.

15. A device according to claim 14, wherein said central bar is adjustable so that said central bar is positioned horizontal regardless of differences in height of said sides of said infant supporting means.

16. A device according to claim 4, wherein said central bar is adjustable so that said central bar is positioned horizontal regardless of differences in height of said sides of said infant supporting means.

17. A device according to claim 4, wherein said clamping means and/or said adjustable supporting means is released from its position upon an impact to prevent injury to an infant when said infant hits said device.