Freestanding child bath safety device
View Patent ↗A device for bathing children is provided that includes: a hollow body; a plurality of height adjustable legs extending outward from the body; a funnel shaped insert in the hollow body at the distal end thereof, the funnel shaped insert having an opening to receive a vertical flow of a water and an exit extending outward from a bottom of the funnel shaped insert in an orientation that redirects the vertical flow of the water; a tubular channel disposed within the hollow body and coupled at a first end to the exit of the funnel shaped insert and extending toward the proximal end of the hollow body; and a spout rotatably coupled to the tubular channel at a proximal end opposite the first end.
1. A device for bathing children, comprising:
a hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end;
a plurality of height adjustable legs extending outward from the body;
a funnel shaped insert in the hollow body at the distal end thereof, the funnel shaped insert having an opening to receive a vertical flow of a water and an exit extending outward from a bottom of the funnel shaped insert in an orientation that redirects the vertical flow of the water;
a tubular channel disposed within the hollow body and coupled at a first end to the exit of the funnel shaped insert and extending toward the proximal end of the hollow body; and
a spout rotatably coupled to the tubular channel at a proximal end opposite the first end.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the body has a shape resembling anatomical features of an animal.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the spout is rotatable 360-degree relative to the hollow body.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the spout has a bend therein.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of height adjustable legs comprises an elongated threaded leg extension having helical threading on an external surface thereof.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the plurality of height adjustable legs comprises a tubular holder having helical threads corresponding to the helical threads of the elongated threaded leg extension on an interior surface of the tubular holder, and wherein the tubular holder is fixedly coupled to the hollow body, the at least one of the plurality of height adjustable legs adjustable by rotating the elongated threaded leg extension relative to the tubular holder.
7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of height adjustable legs comprises a suction cup pivotally coupled to the elongated threaded leg extension.
8. The device of claim 5 , wherein the elongated threaded leg extension has incremental markings at a bottom thereof to display a water level from a bottom of the adjustable leg.
9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of height adjustable legs is other than plumb and wherein the incremental markings are at an angle.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the markings are at an angle between 25° and 60°.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular channel is disposed horizontally within the hollow body.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular channel disposed within the hollow body to have a slope between 1.5% and 12.5%.
13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the tubular channel disposed within the hollow body has a length of 14″ to 17″.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein a linear slope from a top of the funnel shaped insert to the spout is between 14.6% and 25.6%.
15. The device of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of front leg and wherein the plurality of front legs are splayed laterally to provide a footwell providing clearance of between 4.5″ and 11″.
16. The device of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of articulating rear legs.
17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the articulating legs comprise at least one spherical joint with a rail thereon and a leg portion with a slotted spherical socket that receives the spherical joint in a pivoting relationship.
18. A device for bathing children, comprising:
a hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end;
a plurality of height adjustable legs extending outward from the body, including at least a plurality of front legs, wherein each of the plurality of height adjustable legs comprise:
an elongated threaded leg extension having helical threading on an external surface thereof,
a tubular holder having helical threads corresponding to the helical threads of the elongated threaded leg extension on an interior surface of the tubular holder, wherein the tubular holder is fixedly coupled to the hollow body, the at least one of the plurality of height adjustable legs adjustable by rotating the elongated threaded leg extension relative to the tubular holder, and wherein a plurality of front legs are splayed laterally to provide a footwell providing clearance of between 4.5″ and 11″, and
a suction cup pivotally coupled to the elongated threaded leg extension;
a funnel shaped insert in the hollow body at the distal end thereof, the funnel shaped insert having an opening to receive a vertical flow of a water and an exit extending outward from a bottom of the funnel shaped insert in an orientation that redirects the vertical flow of the water;
a tubular channel disposed within the hollow body and coupled at a first end to the exit of the funnel shaped insert and extending toward the proximal end of the hollow body, wherein the tubular channel has a slope between 1.5% and 12.5% and a length of 14″ to 17″; and
a spout rotatably coupled to the tubular channel at a proximal end opposite the first end.
19. The device of claim 18 , wherein the elongated threaded leg extension has incremental markings at a bottom thereof to display a water level from a bottom of the adjustable leg.
20. The device of claim 1 , wherein a linear slope from a top of the funnel shaped insert to the spout is between 14.6% and 25.6%.