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US 5,809,588 AGranted
Collapsible baby tub
OwnerChristopher Angelottiinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible baby tub for attachment to a conventional bath or its surround. The baby tub includes a generally rectangular sheet, made of a flexible material that is impervious to water, for example, a vinyl, a plasticized material or a rubberized fabric. Support structures brace the sheet within the conventional bathtub. The supporting means include nylon cords and rods; a swivelling suction cup assembly or bracket hooks are used to fasten the rods onto the bathtub or its surround. Two embodiments of the rod fasteners are disclosed.
Claims20
A collapsible baby tub comprising:
- a substantially rectangular-shaped waterproof flexible sheet having a depressed area for holding bath water therein, said depressed area having a bottom, a pair of opposed first sidewalls and a pair of opposed second sidewalls, each of said first and second sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom and terminating in an elongated sleeve member;
- a rod within each of said sleeve members of said first sidewalls, each said rod having a first end and a second end;
- a cord within each of said sleeve members of said second sidewalls, each said cord having a first end attached to one rod and a second end attached to the other rod so as to provide support for said second sidewalls;
- and,
- means attached to said first and second ends of each said rod for attaching each said rod to a flat surface.
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A collapsible baby tub comprising:
- a substantially rectangular-shaped waterproof flexible sheet having a depressed area for holding bath water therein, said depressed area having a bottom, a pair of opposed first sidewalls and a pair of opposed second sidewalls, each of said first and second sidewalls, extending upwardly from said bottom and terminating in an elongated sleeve member;
- a telescopic rod within each of said sleeve members of said first sidewalls, each said rod having a first end and a second end and being adjustable along its length;
- a cord within each of said sleeve members of said second sidewalls, each said cord having a first end and a second end;
- a suction cup attached to said first end of each said rod for attachment of each said rod to a continuous top edge of a bathtub;
- and,
- means attached to said second end of each said rod for attachment of each said rod to a wall or a continuous edge of a bathtub.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.