Patent Application
20220079390
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Infants and younger children are difficult to bathe in standard bathtubs found in most bathrooms. Infants and young children become slippery when wet. This is dangerous because the caretaker may lose grasp allowing the infant or younger child to slip into the water. To avoid this problem, some caretakers may bathe their infants or younger children in bathroom or kitchen sinks; however, the sink must be cleaned before and after the bath to address hygiene issues. Bathtubs made for infants and younger children are known in the art; however, in smaller homes and apartments, caretakers may not be able to store a bathtub. What is needed is a bathtub for infants and younger children that can be more easily stored.
A portable, foldable, collapsible bathtub for infants or younger children that can collapse allowing for easy storage.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawing.
In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, the use of similar or the same symbols in different drawings typically indicates similar or identical items, unless context dictates otherwise.
The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented here.
One skilled in the art will recognize that the herein described components (e.g., operations), devices, objects, and the discussion accompanying them are used as examples for the sake of conceptual clarity and that various configuration modifications are contemplated. Consequently, as used herein, the specific exemplars set forth and the accompanying discussion are intended to be representative of their more general classes. In general, use of any specific exemplar is intended to be representative of its class, and the non-inclusion of specific components (e.g., operations), devices, and objects should not be taken as limiting.
The present application uses formal outline headings for clarity of presentation. However, it is to be understood that the outline headings are for presentation purposes, and that different types of subject matter may be discussed throughout the application (e.g., device(s)/structure(s) may be described under process(es)/operations heading(s) and/or process(es)/operations may be discussed under structure(s)/process(es) headings; and/or descriptions of single topics may span two or more topic headings). Hence, the use of the formal outline headings is not intended to be in any way limiting. Given by way of overview, illustrative embodiments include a portable, foldable, collapsible bathtub 100.
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The tub section 104 is supported by leg members 101a, 101b, 101c, 101d (collectively, “leg members 101”). The leg members 101 are operably attached to the flange lower surface 105b so as to allow the leg members 101 to extend downwardly therefrom, away from the center-line of the tub section 104. While the leg members 101 are shown as being attached to the flange lower surface 105b by hinges 106a, 106b, 106c, 106d (collectively “hinges 106”), the leg members 101 may be secured to the flange lower surface 105b by other known attachment means that would allow the leg members 101 to be folded adjacent to the flange lower surface 105b, when the portable, foldable, collapsible bathtub 100 is in the non-operational position; and extend downwardly therefrom, when the portable, foldable, collapsible bathtub 100 is in the operational position.
In an embodiment, when the leg members 101 are folded adjacent to the flange lower surface 105b, they may be locked in place. In an embodiment, when the leg members 101 are extend downward from the tub section 104 in the operational position, the leg members 101 lock in place to provide a secure base.
In an embodiment, the hinges 106 are operably connected to locking members 131 and 132. Locking member 131 is comprised of a hinge side 131a and a locking side 131b. Locking member 132 is comprised of a hinge side 132a and a locking side 132b. Locking side 131b is indented and defines a hole 131c. Locking side 132b is protruded and defines a protuberance 132c. When the leg members 101 are extended downwardly from the flange 105 the indentation of locking side 131b accepts the protrusion of locking side 132b. In an embodiment, fastener 133 secures members 131 and 132 in place to provide a stable base for the tub section 104. Fastener 133 may be a cotter, spring pin, dowl, screw, or another known fastener.
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