Baby bath seat with hanger
View Patent ↗A baby bath seat assembly includes a support member having a mounting bracket that clamps onto a tub wall and carrying a support that extends downwardly into the tub. The support carries a base on which the seat is mounted to turn through approximately 180°, and a detent mechanism releasably locks the seat in any selected position.
1. A child bath seat assembly comprising
a mounting member for attachment to the rim of a bath tub in which a child seat is to be located,
a telescoping support that extends downwardly from the mounting member into the tub toward the bottom thereof,
a child seat having a child seat surface,
the telescoping support being adjustable to provide the child seat to rest on the bottom of the tub, and
a child retainer extending upwardly from and disposed above the child seat surface and at least partially surrounding the torso of a child in the seat.
2. A child bath seat as defined in claim 1 wherein the mounting member has a top wall for spanning the top of the tub wall.
3. A child bath seat as defined in claim 1 wherein the retainer is a continuous ring, and a leg opening is provided between the child seat surface and the ring for allowing a child's legs to extend outwardly beyond the child seat.
4. A child bath seat as defined in claim 3 wherein a crotch post extends between the supporting surface and ring at the leg opening for preventing a child from sliding off the child seat through the opening.
5. A child bath seat as described in claim 1 wherein the child seat is moveable with respect to the support whereby the child may be moved to face different positions in the tub thereby facilitating bathing of the child.
6. A child bath seat as described in claim 5 wherein the child seat is moveable with respect to the support to turn the child seat to face either end of the tub.
7. A child bath seat as described in claim 5 wherein the child seat is moveable with respect to the support by rotating the child seat with respect to the support.
8. A child bath seat assembly comprising
a mounting member for attachment to an upper surface of a side wall of a bath tub in which a child seat is to be located,
a telescoping support extending downwardly from the mounting member into the tub toward the bottom thereof,
a child seat having a child seat surface,
the telescoping support being adjustable to provide the child seat to rest on the bottom of the tub, and
a child retainer extending upwardly from and disposed above the child seat surface and at least partially surrounding the torso of a child in the seat.
9. A child bath seat assembly as described in claim 8 wherein the mounting member has a top wall for spanning the top of the tub wall.
10. A child bath seat assembly as described in claim 9 wherein the mounting member top wall includes cushions located so that an attendant washing the baby may rest the attendant's arms.
11. A child bath seat assembly as described in claim 10 wherein the mounting member top wall includes a tray with a repository for soap.