CA2554877A1 - Baby bath & changing unit - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cabinet having a bathing compartment, a notions storage compartment positioned lateral to the bathing compartment, at least one drawer positioned below the bathing compartment and a diaper storage compartment lateral to the drawers. The bathing compartment and the storage compartment each provide hinged covers, and a splay head positioned for dispending water into the bathing compartment and for rinsing the baby.
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t~«ck~t #: Bean.R-01 (IDG) Baby Bath cQc Changing Unit Background t . Related Applications: none 2. Field of the Present Disclasure to This disclosure relates generally to specialty cabinets and mare particularly to a specialty cabinet far tending to the care of an infant or small child..
3. Description of Related Art 'I'lie fc~llawing <~rt defines the present state of this field and each disclasure is hereby t5 incarparated herein by reference:
Saba, U.S. Des., 17930, discloses an ornamental design for a combined bassinet and chest.
Sw~zney, I1.S. Des., 19(1951, disclases an ornamental design far an infant"s combined storage 2o cabinet and convez~tible bed.
Klara, U.S. Des., 214863, discloses an ornamental design far a combined bed, chest of drawers <and diaper changizlg szzpport.
25 Somzrzer, U.S. Des., 260$27, discloses an ornamental design for a combined crib, dressing table and starage unit.
Riehm, U.S. Des., 2$4531, disclases an arnamental design far a combined dressing table and storage unit far an infant.
Dctket #: Bean.I~-t)1 (fDG) Cioertz, LLS. Des., 367105, discloses an ornamental design for a pcartable sink for pet care.
Levine, L.LS. I:~ev., 37S419, discloses an ornamental design for a baby changing table with universal drawer.
Maddux et al., U.S. Des., 4t3~'~32, discloses an ornamental design for a portable self contained sink and water storage cart.
tt3 Freedberg, LI.S. Des., 426982, discloses an ornamental design for a combined dresser and changing table.
Poi., U.S~. Des., 463646, discloses an ornamental design for a. sink cart.
Underbrink, U.S. Des., 489155, discloses an ornamental design for an outdoor station with a sink and fcalciable faucet.
Alxr, L1.~. I4(IL:t330, discloses a cabinet, with the combination of a casing that in dudes a rear wall, end walls, and a bottom wall, a horizontally disposed transversely extending 2.tt partition arranged in the casing terminating short of the upper end thereof, a vertically disposed partition arranged transversely in the casing forming a pair of compartments, a set of drawers arranged in one of the compartments, a front strip secured to the end walls terminating flush with the rear wall, a con~rrlade slidably mounted in the casing on the opposite side of the vertical partition from said drawers, hinged doors secured to the end walls arranged to hide. said set of drawers and said contrnode, a support arranged in the upper end of said casing above said sets of drawers, a tub secured to said support, end strips secured to the upper edge of the casing, rind a hinged leaf arranged intermediate the strips.
t)ocker #: Bean.R-t71 (II>G) Hayward, U.S. ~75261~1, discloses a bassinet in combination with a mounting comprising a portable carriage presenting a table-like tap having a longitudinal edge, two mounting links of substantially equal lengths, which lengths are approximately not more than half the width of the bassinet, a Fair of pivot means on the top fo:r free swinging movement in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis, the two vertical axes being spaced apart on a line substantially parallel to said longitudinal edge and spaced from that edge by a distance substantially less than the lengths of the links, the lengths between that line and the central longitudinal line of the table top, and pivot means on vertical axes carried at the outer swinging end of each mounting link, said two last mentioned pivot means supportingly connected to the bassinet with their axes at points approximately on the longitudinal central line of the bassinet and spaced apart an the line a distance approximately equal to the axial spacing of the two first mentioned pivot means.
Caffman, CJ.S. 3192537, discloses a readily portable shampoo device comprising a cabinet t5 mounted on a ratatable support means, an upper hot water supply tank and an upper cold water supply tank mounted in side-by-side relation interiorly of said cabinet rearwardly thereof, a shampoo bowl mounted interiorly of said cabinet forwardly of said pair of water supg~ly tanks and extending farwardly and upwardly exteriarly of said cabinet, a cover hinged an said cabinet extending rearwardly over said pair of supply tanks, a second cover hinged on said cabinet extending forwardly over said shampoo bowl, said cavern in closed position providing a substantially flat table surface, a closed tap drainage water staring tank mounted in said cabinet underneath said supply tanks and the portion of said shampoo bowl within said cabinet, drain means connecting said shampoo bawl to said drain tank through the closed top thereof, a spray hose and spray head thereon connected to a mixing valve mounted in said shampoo bawl, electric motor operated water pump means mounted within said cabinet, and water conduits connected through said water pump means from each said supply tank through faucet controls to said mixing valve means, said shampoo bowl having a neck-receiving recess in an end ledge in its forward upwardly extending portion exteriorly of said cabinet for conveniently supporting the head and neck of a chair occupying patient.
Saba, U.S. Des., 17930, discloses an ornamental design for a combined bassinet and chest.
Sw~zney, I1.S. Des., 19(1951, disclases an ornamental design far an infant"s combined storage 2o cabinet and convez~tible bed.
Klara, U.S. Des., 214863, discloses an ornamental design far a combined bed, chest of drawers <and diaper changizlg szzpport.
25 Somzrzer, U.S. Des., 260$27, discloses an ornamental design for a combined crib, dressing table and starage unit.
Riehm, U.S. Des., 2$4531, disclases an arnamental design far a combined dressing table and storage unit far an infant.
Dctket #: Bean.I~-t)1 (fDG) Cioertz, LLS. Des., 367105, discloses an ornamental design for a pcartable sink for pet care.
Levine, L.LS. I:~ev., 37S419, discloses an ornamental design for a baby changing table with universal drawer.
Maddux et al., U.S. Des., 4t3~'~32, discloses an ornamental design for a portable self contained sink and water storage cart.
tt3 Freedberg, LI.S. Des., 426982, discloses an ornamental design for a combined dresser and changing table.
Poi., U.S~. Des., 463646, discloses an ornamental design for a. sink cart.
Underbrink, U.S. Des., 489155, discloses an ornamental design for an outdoor station with a sink and fcalciable faucet.
Alxr, L1.~. I4(IL:t330, discloses a cabinet, with the combination of a casing that in dudes a rear wall, end walls, and a bottom wall, a horizontally disposed transversely extending 2.tt partition arranged in the casing terminating short of the upper end thereof, a vertically disposed partition arranged transversely in the casing forming a pair of compartments, a set of drawers arranged in one of the compartments, a front strip secured to the end walls terminating flush with the rear wall, a con~rrlade slidably mounted in the casing on the opposite side of the vertical partition from said drawers, hinged doors secured to the end walls arranged to hide. said set of drawers and said contrnode, a support arranged in the upper end of said casing above said sets of drawers, a tub secured to said support, end strips secured to the upper edge of the casing, rind a hinged leaf arranged intermediate the strips.
t)ocker #: Bean.R-t71 (II>G) Hayward, U.S. ~75261~1, discloses a bassinet in combination with a mounting comprising a portable carriage presenting a table-like tap having a longitudinal edge, two mounting links of substantially equal lengths, which lengths are approximately not more than half the width of the bassinet, a Fair of pivot means on the top fo:r free swinging movement in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis, the two vertical axes being spaced apart on a line substantially parallel to said longitudinal edge and spaced from that edge by a distance substantially less than the lengths of the links, the lengths between that line and the central longitudinal line of the table top, and pivot means on vertical axes carried at the outer swinging end of each mounting link, said two last mentioned pivot means supportingly connected to the bassinet with their axes at points approximately on the longitudinal central line of the bassinet and spaced apart an the line a distance approximately equal to the axial spacing of the two first mentioned pivot means.
Caffman, CJ.S. 3192537, discloses a readily portable shampoo device comprising a cabinet t5 mounted on a ratatable support means, an upper hot water supply tank and an upper cold water supply tank mounted in side-by-side relation interiorly of said cabinet rearwardly thereof, a shampoo bowl mounted interiorly of said cabinet forwardly of said pair of water supg~ly tanks and extending farwardly and upwardly exteriarly of said cabinet, a cover hinged an said cabinet extending rearwardly over said pair of supply tanks, a second cover hinged on said cabinet extending forwardly over said shampoo bowl, said cavern in closed position providing a substantially flat table surface, a closed tap drainage water staring tank mounted in said cabinet underneath said supply tanks and the portion of said shampoo bowl within said cabinet, drain means connecting said shampoo bawl to said drain tank through the closed top thereof, a spray hose and spray head thereon connected to a mixing valve mounted in said shampoo bawl, electric motor operated water pump means mounted within said cabinet, and water conduits connected through said water pump means from each said supply tank through faucet controls to said mixing valve means, said shampoo bowl having a neck-receiving recess in an end ledge in its forward upwardly extending portion exteriorly of said cabinet for conveniently supporting the head and neck of a chair occupying patient.
F:>c>cket #: Bean.Rs(31 (ID(:,) Navarra, L).S. 3931ta52, discloses an inl'latable Liner for a standard kitchen sink has a bottom, sides, and ends formed from contiguous inflatable ribs. The sides and ends are formed from horizontal ribs which extend above the level of the sink. An inflatable pillow with an air valve in its lower side extends from one end of the liner to rest an the sink top. A drain is formed in the end of the bottom of the liner opposite the pillow. The liner, when used with a sink, provides a tub f<>r bathing infants.
Raphael et al., U.S 5181284, discloses an infant bathtub apparatus having a tub housing to having an inside including an inside bottom and a plurality of housing walls for holding bath writer therein. The tub housing has two slanted walls and a flange art~und the periphery of the housing. A plurality of legs are removably attached to the tub housing for supporting the tub thereon while a plurality of article containers are farmed in the tub housing flange around the periphery of the hauling. A removable support surface is remavably located in the tub housing and has an arcuate surface on one end thereof for lapporf an said flange around the periphery of the housing. The removable support hal hook and loop material lacatecl beneath the other end portion thereof far rernovably attaching the support surface to the bottom of the tub housing so that an infant bathtub can support a baby therein.
Allman et al., U.S. 5465438, discloses a mobile nursing home unit that is farmed by an upright cabinet containing an assembly of nursing facilities including a sink anti a superposed gray water tank and fresh water reservoir selectively supplying water to and draining from the sink into the gray water tank. Miscellaneous washcloths, soaps, lotions, towels and other desired small items are temporarily stared on the cabinet top wall and maintained thereon during rnabile movement of the cabinet by a kitchen rail extending along adjacent edge limits of the top wall.
Chaa, LLS. 5926866, discloses a movable bathtub far a baby. The movable bathtub comprises a body and a plurality of wheels an the bottom of the body so as to move the S
l~uct;~c #: Bean.R-OI. (II~G) bathtub, The body is separated into a bathing spa<:e and a storage space by a separatcar. The bathing space is placed with a curve-shaped supporting net in one end of which a tub drain and a tub stopper are provided. The storage space is provided with a water-pot in a front end thereof and several drawers in the back end thereof. With the stmcture of the invention, a parent can pour heated water to the bathtub and bath a baby while standing.
Sauerbrei et al., U.S. ~a256803, discloses a baby changing and washing station that is designed as an apparatus to aid in the washing and/or cleansing of an infant.
The present inventican comprises a frame that is attached to a wall and provides for a fold down table to portion, similar in design to a conventional diaper changing station. A
padded vinyl area for the infant is provided along with restraining straps to hold the infant. A
water bottle is provided in a heated container to allow the water to be slightly warmed.
Tubing is designed to carry the water through a release device at the and of the tube to allow cleansing of the infant after a diaper change or may be used to wash the entire infant. A drain system in the ~5 fold down table collects the waste water in a catch basin which may be removed aIld emptied after bathing duties are complete.
MeBroom, CI.S. Ei~~.~'~r5, discloses a mobile cooking device that provides a mobile cart for cooking and cleaning purposes. The mobile cooking device includes a housing.
The housing 20 has a front wail, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The second wall leas a door therein. The door is selectively positioned between an open position and a closed position. An axle extends through the front and back walls. The axle is positioned generally adjacent to the second side wall. Each of a first pair of wheels is rotatably coupled to an opposite end of the axle. Each of a pair of brackets is coupled to the 25 bottom wall and positioned generally adjacent to the first side wall. Each of a second pair of wheels is ratatably coupled to one of the brackets. .A sink is positioned in the top wall of the housing. Each of a plurality of burners is positioned on the top wall of the housing. A fuel supply is fluidly coupled to each of the burners.
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Our prior art search with abstracts described above teaches specialty cabinets of many types for utility with respect to babies and for infants. It is known to fabricate a cabinet with various compartments for active use and for storage of materials used in such active coznpartmcnts. It is known to provide such a cabinet to cc~zitain a baby as with Saba, X15 Des 17893a, for sleeping, bathing, changing and other needs. However, the prior art fails to teach such a cabinet that provides the combination of features described herein which give rise to beneficial advantages over the prior art.. Tl~e present disclosure distinguishes over the prior art providing heretofore unknown advantages as described in the following summary.
t 0 Summary This disclosure teaches ceztmn benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
Infants require special care fixtures that are normally unavailable to them in a typical household. Tlzis, the prior art shows many specialty fixtures and cabinets particularly designed for infant care. The presently described apparatus is used for changing and bathing a baby. The apparatus compz-ises a cabinet having bathing compazrtment, a nations storage compartment positioned lateral to the bathing compartment, at Least one drawer positioned below the bathing compartment and a water container storage compartment lateral to the drawers. The bathing compartment and the storage compartment each provide hinged covers, and a water faucet or spray head is positioned for dispending water into the bathing coznpartznent and for rinsing the baby. The faucet is engaged with a water containez° in the water container storage compazrtment, which may be pressurized using a manual pump, or 2S may be connected using a hose «r tube to a source caf pressurized water such as a sink faucet.
A primary objective inherent in the above described apparatus and method of use is to I~rovide advantages not taught by the prior art.
t~«ck~t#: Bean.h-(71 (IDC) Another objective is to conveniently provide all the care essential for servicing a baby in one place.
tether features and advantages of the described apparatus and method of use will becorrre s apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the presently described apparatus and method of its use.
Brie. f Description of the Drawings to The, acCOnrpanying drawings illustrate at least cue of thL, best mode etnbodinrecrts of the present apparatus and method of it use. In such drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus;
Figure ~ is similar thereto showing the means for access to the several compartments therein;
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Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view showing details of the apparatus and the position of a baby for diapering and such.
Detailed Description 2o Tare above described drawing figures illustrate the described apparatus and its method of use in at least one of its preferred, best mode embodiment, which is further defined in detail in the following description. Those having ordinary skill in the art pray be able to make alterations and modifications what is described herein without departing from its spirit and 25 scope. Therefore, it mast be understood that what is illustrated is set forth oniy for the purposes of example and that it should not be takers as a limitation in the scope of the present apparatus and method of use.
Dc~~t,et ~: Bean.R-U 1 (IDG) An apparatus for caring far a baby includes a cabinet 10 mounted on wheels 2U
far moving the cabinet 1U on a supporting surface such as a float (not Shawn).
Preferably, two of the wheels are swivel wheels far improved steering of the apparatus when moving it fram one location to another. A bathing compartment 3f~ is mounted within the cabinet IU and provides: a baby's bath tub 32, a sprayer 8U and a drain 36. The sprayer 8U is connected by a base 8U' to a source of water such as a sink (nit shown) anti such snap-on intercannectians are well known in the art so as nit to need further explanation here. The drain 36 is connected by a hose 36' within the cabinet iU to a pump 33, and then also to the sink. The pump 33 enables drained water to be moved fram hose 36' to the sink which typically to requires pumping drain water upwardly. The bathing campartment 3U has a separate hinged lid 3 f which serves as a tabfe for placing the baby as spawn in Fig. 3 for preparing the baby for bathing and for drying and dressing the baby after bathing. Closing this lid 31 allows a drawn bath to maintain temperature while baby is fetched far bathing. This is considered to be an impartant novelty in the apparatus. The bathing compartment and the storage t5 compartment each are pravided with hinged cavern; and sprayer 80 is positioned far dispensing water into the bathing compartment. As shown in Fig. 2, lids 3I and ~2 preferably have pneumatic closets, as are: well known in the art far enabling soft closure.
A nations storage compartment SU is positioned to one side of the bathing compartment 3U
as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Items such as talcum powder and baby ail are stared here within the immediate reach of the mother when the baby is being tended to as Shawn in Fig. 3; far diapering, etc. This compartment SU has a separate cover 52 which may be closed when the baby is being bathed so that water cannot splash into compartment 5(?. This is considered to be an important novelty in the apparatus.
2s Preferably, a handle I5, which may be used as a towel bar, is attached to the apparatus as shown in Fig. 1.
Dc»ket #: F3ea n.R-fll (II~G) Preferably, a pair of drawers 60 and (~S, are positioned in the cabinet 10 immediately below the bathing campartment 30 and are mounted so as to be able to be opened like a typical dresser drawer for access to what is placed within them, typically diapers, baby clothing, towels and other necessities.
A caznpartment 70 is positioned in the catxinet ifl to one side of the drawers t~U and 6S and this ccampariznent 7fl stores a diaper pail 40. Compartment 70 provides a front door 72 adapted for sealing the storage compartment 70, that is, door 72 is of such size as to cover the opening to compartment 70 when door 72 is in the closed position as shown in Fig. 1.
t0 The door 72 providing a rest shelf 74 attached thereto and which extensible to the front of the cabinet lfl when the front doer 72 is ajar as shown in Fig. 2.
The spray head 80 is beneficially employed in this apparatus and is engaged within the bathing compartment 3fl and enabled, again, by a hose froze a sink or similar fixture, for IS spraying water within the bathing compartment 3fl as for spraying the baby when rinsing bath water anti s<yap from the baby and the tub 32.
The enablements described in detail above are. considered navel over the prior art of record and are considered critical to the operation of at least one aspect of the apparatus and its 2t) method of use and to the achievement of the above described objectives.
The words used in this specification tc) describe the instant embodiments are to be understood not only in the sense of their commonly defined meanings, but to include by special definition in this specification: stnzcture, material or acts beyond th.e scope of the commonly defined meanings. Thus if an element can be understood in the context of this specification as z5 including mare titan one meaning, then its use must be understood as being generic to alI
possible meanings supported by the specification and by the word or words describing the element.
to Ilcxkc:~ #: l3ean.l2-01 (1F3G) The definitions of the words or drawing elements described herein are meant to include not only tlxe combination of elements which are literally set fortlx, but all equivalent structure, material or acts far performing substantially the same function in substantially the same way to obtain substantially the satxxe. result. In this sense it is therefore contemplated that an equivalent substitution of two or more elements rnay be made for any one of the elements described and its various embodiments or that a single element may be substituted far two or mare eletxxents in a claim.
C_'hangc;s frotxx the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person with ordinary skill in the art, now known or later devised, are expressly contemplated as being equivalents within the scope incendeci and its v<rriaus embodiments. Therefore, obvious substifutiarrs now or later known to one with ordinary skill in the art are defined to be within the scope of the defined elements. This disclosure is thus meant to be understood to include what is specifically illustrated atxci deSCribed above, what is conceptually equivalent, what can be obviously tS substituted, and also what incorporates the essential ideas.
The scope of this description is to be interpreted only in conjunction with the appended clairxxs and it is made clear, here, that each named inventc.~r believes that the claimed subject matter is what is intended to be patented.
Raphael et al., U.S 5181284, discloses an infant bathtub apparatus having a tub housing to having an inside including an inside bottom and a plurality of housing walls for holding bath writer therein. The tub housing has two slanted walls and a flange art~und the periphery of the housing. A plurality of legs are removably attached to the tub housing for supporting the tub thereon while a plurality of article containers are farmed in the tub housing flange around the periphery of the hauling. A removable support surface is remavably located in the tub housing and has an arcuate surface on one end thereof for lapporf an said flange around the periphery of the housing. The removable support hal hook and loop material lacatecl beneath the other end portion thereof far rernovably attaching the support surface to the bottom of the tub housing so that an infant bathtub can support a baby therein.
Allman et al., U.S. 5465438, discloses a mobile nursing home unit that is farmed by an upright cabinet containing an assembly of nursing facilities including a sink anti a superposed gray water tank and fresh water reservoir selectively supplying water to and draining from the sink into the gray water tank. Miscellaneous washcloths, soaps, lotions, towels and other desired small items are temporarily stared on the cabinet top wall and maintained thereon during rnabile movement of the cabinet by a kitchen rail extending along adjacent edge limits of the top wall.
Chaa, LLS. 5926866, discloses a movable bathtub far a baby. The movable bathtub comprises a body and a plurality of wheels an the bottom of the body so as to move the S
l~uct;~c #: Bean.R-OI. (II~G) bathtub, The body is separated into a bathing spa<:e and a storage space by a separatcar. The bathing space is placed with a curve-shaped supporting net in one end of which a tub drain and a tub stopper are provided. The storage space is provided with a water-pot in a front end thereof and several drawers in the back end thereof. With the stmcture of the invention, a parent can pour heated water to the bathtub and bath a baby while standing.
Sauerbrei et al., U.S. ~a256803, discloses a baby changing and washing station that is designed as an apparatus to aid in the washing and/or cleansing of an infant.
The present inventican comprises a frame that is attached to a wall and provides for a fold down table to portion, similar in design to a conventional diaper changing station. A
padded vinyl area for the infant is provided along with restraining straps to hold the infant. A
water bottle is provided in a heated container to allow the water to be slightly warmed.
Tubing is designed to carry the water through a release device at the and of the tube to allow cleansing of the infant after a diaper change or may be used to wash the entire infant. A drain system in the ~5 fold down table collects the waste water in a catch basin which may be removed aIld emptied after bathing duties are complete.
MeBroom, CI.S. Ei~~.~'~r5, discloses a mobile cooking device that provides a mobile cart for cooking and cleaning purposes. The mobile cooking device includes a housing.
The housing 20 has a front wail, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The second wall leas a door therein. The door is selectively positioned between an open position and a closed position. An axle extends through the front and back walls. The axle is positioned generally adjacent to the second side wall. Each of a first pair of wheels is rotatably coupled to an opposite end of the axle. Each of a pair of brackets is coupled to the 25 bottom wall and positioned generally adjacent to the first side wall. Each of a second pair of wheels is ratatably coupled to one of the brackets. .A sink is positioned in the top wall of the housing. Each of a plurality of burners is positioned on the top wall of the housing. A fuel supply is fluidly coupled to each of the burners.
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Our prior art search with abstracts described above teaches specialty cabinets of many types for utility with respect to babies and for infants. It is known to fabricate a cabinet with various compartments for active use and for storage of materials used in such active coznpartmcnts. It is known to provide such a cabinet to cc~zitain a baby as with Saba, X15 Des 17893a, for sleeping, bathing, changing and other needs. However, the prior art fails to teach such a cabinet that provides the combination of features described herein which give rise to beneficial advantages over the prior art.. Tl~e present disclosure distinguishes over the prior art providing heretofore unknown advantages as described in the following summary.
t 0 Summary This disclosure teaches ceztmn benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below.
Infants require special care fixtures that are normally unavailable to them in a typical household. Tlzis, the prior art shows many specialty fixtures and cabinets particularly designed for infant care. The presently described apparatus is used for changing and bathing a baby. The apparatus compz-ises a cabinet having bathing compazrtment, a nations storage compartment positioned lateral to the bathing compartment, at Least one drawer positioned below the bathing compartment and a water container storage compartment lateral to the drawers. The bathing compartment and the storage compartment each provide hinged covers, and a water faucet or spray head is positioned for dispending water into the bathing coznpartznent and for rinsing the baby. The faucet is engaged with a water containez° in the water container storage compazrtment, which may be pressurized using a manual pump, or 2S may be connected using a hose «r tube to a source caf pressurized water such as a sink faucet.
A primary objective inherent in the above described apparatus and method of use is to I~rovide advantages not taught by the prior art.
t~«ck~t#: Bean.h-(71 (IDC) Another objective is to conveniently provide all the care essential for servicing a baby in one place.
tether features and advantages of the described apparatus and method of use will becorrre s apparent from the following more detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, by way of example, the principles of the presently described apparatus and method of its use.
Brie. f Description of the Drawings to The, acCOnrpanying drawings illustrate at least cue of thL, best mode etnbodinrecrts of the present apparatus and method of it use. In such drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus;
Figure ~ is similar thereto showing the means for access to the several compartments therein;
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Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view showing details of the apparatus and the position of a baby for diapering and such.
Detailed Description 2o Tare above described drawing figures illustrate the described apparatus and its method of use in at least one of its preferred, best mode embodiment, which is further defined in detail in the following description. Those having ordinary skill in the art pray be able to make alterations and modifications what is described herein without departing from its spirit and 25 scope. Therefore, it mast be understood that what is illustrated is set forth oniy for the purposes of example and that it should not be takers as a limitation in the scope of the present apparatus and method of use.
Dc~~t,et ~: Bean.R-U 1 (IDG) An apparatus for caring far a baby includes a cabinet 10 mounted on wheels 2U
far moving the cabinet 1U on a supporting surface such as a float (not Shawn).
Preferably, two of the wheels are swivel wheels far improved steering of the apparatus when moving it fram one location to another. A bathing compartment 3f~ is mounted within the cabinet IU and provides: a baby's bath tub 32, a sprayer 8U and a drain 36. The sprayer 8U is connected by a base 8U' to a source of water such as a sink (nit shown) anti such snap-on intercannectians are well known in the art so as nit to need further explanation here. The drain 36 is connected by a hose 36' within the cabinet iU to a pump 33, and then also to the sink. The pump 33 enables drained water to be moved fram hose 36' to the sink which typically to requires pumping drain water upwardly. The bathing campartment 3U has a separate hinged lid 3 f which serves as a tabfe for placing the baby as spawn in Fig. 3 for preparing the baby for bathing and for drying and dressing the baby after bathing. Closing this lid 31 allows a drawn bath to maintain temperature while baby is fetched far bathing. This is considered to be an impartant novelty in the apparatus. The bathing compartment and the storage t5 compartment each are pravided with hinged cavern; and sprayer 80 is positioned far dispensing water into the bathing compartment. As shown in Fig. 2, lids 3I and ~2 preferably have pneumatic closets, as are: well known in the art far enabling soft closure.
A nations storage compartment SU is positioned to one side of the bathing compartment 3U
as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Items such as talcum powder and baby ail are stared here within the immediate reach of the mother when the baby is being tended to as Shawn in Fig. 3; far diapering, etc. This compartment SU has a separate cover 52 which may be closed when the baby is being bathed so that water cannot splash into compartment 5(?. This is considered to be an important novelty in the apparatus.
2s Preferably, a handle I5, which may be used as a towel bar, is attached to the apparatus as shown in Fig. 1.
Dc»ket #: F3ea n.R-fll (II~G) Preferably, a pair of drawers 60 and (~S, are positioned in the cabinet 10 immediately below the bathing campartment 30 and are mounted so as to be able to be opened like a typical dresser drawer for access to what is placed within them, typically diapers, baby clothing, towels and other necessities.
A caznpartment 70 is positioned in the catxinet ifl to one side of the drawers t~U and 6S and this ccampariznent 7fl stores a diaper pail 40. Compartment 70 provides a front door 72 adapted for sealing the storage compartment 70, that is, door 72 is of such size as to cover the opening to compartment 70 when door 72 is in the closed position as shown in Fig. 1.
t0 The door 72 providing a rest shelf 74 attached thereto and which extensible to the front of the cabinet lfl when the front doer 72 is ajar as shown in Fig. 2.
The spray head 80 is beneficially employed in this apparatus and is engaged within the bathing compartment 3fl and enabled, again, by a hose froze a sink or similar fixture, for IS spraying water within the bathing compartment 3fl as for spraying the baby when rinsing bath water anti s<yap from the baby and the tub 32.
The enablements described in detail above are. considered navel over the prior art of record and are considered critical to the operation of at least one aspect of the apparatus and its 2t) method of use and to the achievement of the above described objectives.
The words used in this specification tc) describe the instant embodiments are to be understood not only in the sense of their commonly defined meanings, but to include by special definition in this specification: stnzcture, material or acts beyond th.e scope of the commonly defined meanings. Thus if an element can be understood in the context of this specification as z5 including mare titan one meaning, then its use must be understood as being generic to alI
possible meanings supported by the specification and by the word or words describing the element.
to Ilcxkc:~ #: l3ean.l2-01 (1F3G) The definitions of the words or drawing elements described herein are meant to include not only tlxe combination of elements which are literally set fortlx, but all equivalent structure, material or acts far performing substantially the same function in substantially the same way to obtain substantially the satxxe. result. In this sense it is therefore contemplated that an equivalent substitution of two or more elements rnay be made for any one of the elements described and its various embodiments or that a single element may be substituted far two or mare eletxxents in a claim.
C_'hangc;s frotxx the claimed subject matter as viewed by a person with ordinary skill in the art, now known or later devised, are expressly contemplated as being equivalents within the scope incendeci and its v<rriaus embodiments. Therefore, obvious substifutiarrs now or later known to one with ordinary skill in the art are defined to be within the scope of the defined elements. This disclosure is thus meant to be understood to include what is specifically illustrated atxci deSCribed above, what is conceptually equivalent, what can be obviously tS substituted, and also what incorporates the essential ideas.
The scope of this description is to be interpreted only in conjunction with the appended clairxxs and it is made clear, here, that each named inventc.~r believes that the claimed subject matter is what is intended to be patented.
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1. An apparatus for caring for a baby, the apparatus comprising: a cabinet having a bathing compartment providing a means for draining water therefrom, a diaper storage compartment positioned lateral to the bathing compartment, at least one drawer positioned below the bathing compartment; the bathing compartment and the storage compartment each providing hinged lids; a water sprayer positioned for dispensing water into the bathing compartment, the faucet adapted for receiving water from a source of water for delivering the water into a bathing tub; a drain base interconnected with the tub for directing water therefrom using a pump.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the at least one drawer comprises two drawers positioned one above the other.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the diaper storage compartment provides a front door adapted for sealing the storage compartment, the door providing a rest shelf attached thereto so as to be movable to the front of the apparatus when the front door is ajar.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a spray head engaged within the bathing compartment and enabled for spraying water within the bathing compartment.
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