Patent Application
20170303746
The present invention relates to a baby bathing supply, and particularly to a baby bathing net frame.
The bone structure of newborn babies is not yet fully developed, nor can newborn babies communicate verbally. Thus, bathing a baby may be a huge challenge for novice parents, who may then need to counsel professional hygienists and dedicate extensive amounts of efforts and learning time in order to gradually become well-experienced.
Current family patterns are mainly small households, and family members may be engaged in work. Apart from the hospitalized period when a baby is born, it is difficult to find professional and well-experienced persons to guide one to bathe a baby. Thus, novice parents may usually be off-handed and not know how to deal with unexpected situations.
To alleviate psychological burdens of novice parents and to help bathing babies, there are various kinds of bathing supplies for assisting bathing babies. For example, a bathing basin 1 that satisfies the size of a baby and a bathing net frame 2 placed in the bathing basin 1, as shown in
The above conventional bathing assisting supplies indeed alleviate burdens for novice parents to a certain level, and effectively help novice parents bathe a baby. However, due to not only insufficient experience of notice parents but also a small baby being too small to sit upright or to grip the bathing basin 1 nearby, when a baby is being bathed, the baby is in a somewhat helpless and unsupported environment, such that the baby may feel insecure and even become repellent and scared of bathing. Further, when placed in the bathing basin 1, the bathing net frame 2 is sloped. Particularly for a baby of a smaller body size, although the bathing net frame 2 is used, the baby is still exposed to a risk of accidentally slipping off and in-taking bathing water during the bathing process as the bathing net frame 2 is sloped. Once psychological fear is caused as the baby in-takes the bathing water, the baby may become more scared of bathing, hence making baby bathing even more challenging for novice parents.
Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to design a baby bathing net frame capable of preventing a baby from accidentally slipping off and in-taking bathing water. Thus, the baby may enjoy the fun of bathing in a safe environment.
To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a baby bathing net frame applied with a bathing basin and for bathing a baby. The baby bathing net frame includes a support frame, a carrying net and a buoyant element. The support frame includes an upper rod enclosing into a rectangle, two side rods and a lower rod. The upper rod is hung at one edge of the bathing basin. The lower rod is in contact with a lower portion of the bathing basin. The carrying net is disposed on the support frame and is for carrying the baby. The buoyant element is disposed on the support frame and away from the upper rod. When bathing water is present in the bathing basin, the buoyancy of the buoyant element causes the lower rod to float and depart the lower portion of the bathing basin.
Accordingly, in the present invention, the buoyancy generated by the buoyant element disposed causes the lower rod to float, such that the bathing net frame appears substantially horizontally leveled. Thus, the baby may lie on the bathing net frame with a better sense of security without causing issues of fearing the water or sliding to below the bathing water surface. For one bathing the baby, the baby may be partially immersed in the bathing water by applying a slight force, and the baby is allowed to joyfully play water and bathe in a partially immersed state, hence totally eliminating the issue of fearing taking a bath for the baby and enhancing parental fun.
Details of the present invention are given in the non-limiting embodiments below.
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There are many ways to dispose the buoyant element 40 on the support frame 20 and away from the upper rod 21, with associated details described below. As shown in
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As described, the prevent invention provides at least following advantages.
1. With the buoyant element, the buoyancy generated by the buoyant element causes the lower rod to float, such that the bathing net frame may appear substantially horizontally leveled. Thus, the baby may lie on the bathing net frame with a sense of security without issues of fearing the water or slipping off to under the bathing water surface. 2. By slightly applying a force, the baby may be partially immersed in the bathing water. Thus, the baby may play with the water and enjoy bathing in a safe environment through the floating state, hence completely eliminating the issue of fearing to take a bath. 3. By reversely folding, enveloping and fixing the buoyant element using the reverse folded portion, detaching and cleaning needs are met. Further, the adhesive fastening element may be repeatedly adhered and fastened, such that the buoyant element may be easily removed and replaced. 4. The buoyant element may include a fastening slot for adapting to various kinds of support frames, thereby providing a simple assembly capable of quickly fastening the buoyant element. 5. The pedal for the baby to step on and the protrusion column for abutting against the baby are provided to enhance application safety. 6. The buoyant element may be made in forms as the angular blocks and the strip blocks to satisfy different application requirements.
