Infant bath and lounge seat
OwnerSandra H. Fotre, Donna I. Boeckmaninventors
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Abstract
An infant care accessory having a pair of shell-like sections pivotally joined to one another in generally clam-shell fashion for relative rotation between unfolded positions wherein the sections are disposed end to end to form an infant bathing and lounging seat or cradle and folded positions wherein the sections are disposed in confronting contacting relation to form a carrier for infant care articles and the like. The accessory is equipped with means for supporting the accessory in its unfolded cradle configuration on a supporting surface and a handle for holding the accessory in its folded carrier configuration. The hinged sections of the structure have water drain holes for bath water. The accessory may be shaped to simulate a turtle in its carrier configuration.
Claims10
An infant care accessory for use as an infant bathing and lounging cradle and an article carrier, comprising:
- a pair of hinged shell-like sections each including a main support wall having side and end edges, and an edge wall along said side edges and one end edge projecting beyond one side of said support wall, whereby each section has an open end along its opposite end edge,
- said sections being disposed with their open ends adjacent one another,
- hinge means pivotally joining the adjacent ends of said sections for relative rotation of said sections between unfolded positions wherein said sections are disposed in generally end to end relation with their support walls lowermost and their edge walls projecting upwardly above the support walls to form an infant bathing and lounging cradle, and folded positions wherein said sections are disposed in confronting relation with their support walls facing one another and their edge walls projecting toward and into close proximity to one another to form an article carrier,
- means for releasibly securing said sections to one another in their folded positions to retain said accessory in its carrier configuration,
- means for supporting said accessory in its unfolded cradle configuration, and
- handle means attached to said accessory for holding the accessory in its folded carrier configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.