# US 7,610,633 B2 · Securing bath seats > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,610,633 B2 - Document ID: US7610633B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/879,367 - Filed: 2007-07-17 - Published: 2007-12-27 - Granted: 2009-11-03 - Earliest claimed: 2002-10-22 - Assignees: The First Years Inc. - Inventors: Kevin Zanardelli; James M. Buckley; Bruce P. Popek; Craig Bures; Thomas McDonald - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7610633B2 ## CPC - A47K 3/127: {for children or babies} - A47K 3/034: specially adapted for use for children or babies - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES ## Abstract A child bath seat, adapted for use with a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright position. The bracing structure has a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end, defining a recess, for receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub. The seat also includes a foot structure attached to the bracing structure and capable of being placed in contact with a predominantly horizontal surface outside the bathtub. The child bath seat can be adjustable to accommodate varying bathtub side widths and varying bathtub depths and can be suspended above or a portion of the bath seat can rest on the bottom surface of the bathtub. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bath seat adapted for use with a bathtub, the bath seat comprising: a receptacle adapted to receive a child, the receptacle including a flange on an outside surface of the receptacle; a shuttle including a recess adapted to receive and engage the flange, the shuttle including a fastener; and a housing adapted to be secured to a wall of the bathtub, the housing including a recess adapted to receive the fastener of the shuttle, the fastener operable to slide vertically within the recess and adjust a height of the shuttle and the receptacle with respect to a bottom surface of the bathtub. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bath seat of claim 1, wherein the housing further includes a block having a first surface adapted to contact an inside surface of the wall of the bathtub. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bath seat of claim 2, wherein the housing further includes a bracket coupled to the housing and adapted to contact an outside surface of the wall of the bathtub, the bracket being movable to accommodate the width of the wall. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The bath seat of claim 1, wherein the receptacle includes a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the receptacle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The bath seat of claim 4, wherein the seat is supported by the bottom surface of the bathtub. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The bath seat of claim 4, wherein the seat is suspended from the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The bath seat of claim 4, wherein the retaining structure includes a plurality of openings adapted to receive the legs of the child. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The bath seat of claim 4, further comprising a leg coupled to the retaining structure and adapted to contact the bottom surface of the bathtub to support the receptacle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The bath seat of claim 4, further comprising a leg coupled to the seat and adapted to contact the bottom surface of the bathtub to support the receptacle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The bath seat of claim 1, further comprising a second flange on an opposite side of the receptacle as the first flange. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The bath seat of claim 1, wherein the receptacle includes a rim and a sling extending from the rim. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The bath seat of claim 11, wherein the rim is adjustable to adjust a size of the receptacle. ### Claim 13 A bath seat adapted for use with a bathtub, the bath seat comprising: a seat adapted to receive a child, the seat including a base and a wall substantially surrounding the base, the wall including a plurality of openings, at least two of the openings adapted to receive a leg of the child a flange integrally formed on an outside surface of the wall of the seat; a shuttle including a recess adapted to receive and engage the flange, the shuttle including a fastener; and a housing adapted to be secured to a wall of the bathtub, the housing including a recess adapted to receive the fastener of the shuttle, the fastener operable to slide vertically within the recess and adjust a height of the shuttle and the receptacle with respect to a bottom surface of the bathtub. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The bath seat of claim 13, further comprising a second flange on an opposite side of the wall as the first flange. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The bath seat of claim 13, wherein the housing further includes a block having a first surface adapted to contact an inside surface of the wall of the bathtub. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The bath seat of claim 15, wherein the housing further includes a bracket coupled to the housing and adapted to contact an outside surface of the wall of the bathtub, the bracket being movable to accommodate the width of the wall. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The bath seat of claim 13, wherein the base of the seat is supported on the bottom surface of the bathtub.