EP4257019A1 - Appareil et procede de soin d'un enfant - Google Patents

Appareil et procede de soin d'un enfant Download PDF

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EP4257019A1
EP4257019A1 EP23000057.2A EP23000057A EP4257019A1 EP 4257019 A1 EP4257019 A1 EP 4257019A1 EP 23000057 A EP23000057 A EP 23000057A EP 4257019 A1 EP4257019 A1 EP 4257019A1
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waterproof coating
rigid body
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Andrea Mattei
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K3/00—Baths; Douches; Appurtenances therefor
    • A47K3/12—Separate seats or body supports
    • A47K3/125—Body supports
    • A47K3/127—Body supports for children or babies

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for the care of an infant.
  • the invention refers to an apparatus for the care of an infant which is also useful for changing the diaper, putting the infant in a comfortable seat and bathing it.
  • the invention also concerns a method for the care of an infant also in the operations for changing the diaper, putting the infant in a comfortable seat and bathing the same.
  • the aforesaid known device comprises a rigid body configured as a seat, in molded plastic material of a single piece, which comprises:
  • the aforesaid known device is useful for washing the pubic and anal parts of an infant, during, for example, the infant's diaper change.
  • Documents CN 105 768 982 B and US 2007/220669 A1 disclose an apparatus for the care of an infant according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for the care of an infant, which is useful not only for washing the pubic and anal parts of an infant, but also for carrying out the operations necessary for changing the diaper and the infant's comfortable seat and bath.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for the care of an infant, as specified above, which requires the availability of very limited spaces for its use and conservation.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for the care of an infant, as specified above, which requires both a limited technical and economic expenditure.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a method for the care of an infant, comprising both the step of washing the pubic and anal parts of an infant, and the steps of changing the diaper, sitting up comfortably and bathing of the infant, which method is simple, convenient and safe to implement.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for the care of an infant, the essential characteristic of which forms the subject of claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for the care ofr an infant, the essential characteristic of which forms the subject of claim 5.
  • reference 10 designates the apparatus for the care of an infant according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows said apparatus 10 without trestle support means for clarity reasons.
  • Said apparatus 10 comprises also a known device, referenced as D ( figure 1 ), which comprises a rigid body D1 configured as a seat, made of plastics molded in a single piece.
  • said rigid body D1 configured as a seat comprises:
  • said rear protuberance P2 has the shape of a box, open on said first face F1 of the rigid body D1 and the bottom of which has a slot P21 ( figures 1 and 8 ), provided in a lower area of said protuberance P2.
  • said apparatus 10 comprises a waterproof coating 11, for example made of flexible plastics, selectively configurable as a tray and which is superimposed, in a removable manner, on said inner concave face F1 of said rigid body D1, so that a first face F3, called outer face, of said coating 11, at a lower portion 11.1, copies the shape of said face F1.
  • a waterproof coating 11 for example made of flexible plastics, selectively configurable as a tray and which is superimposed, in a removable manner, on said inner concave face F1 of said rigid body D1, so that a first face F3, called outer face, of said coating 11, at a lower portion 11.1, copies the shape of said face F1.
  • Said waterproof coating 11 has a continuous bending line 11.21 facilitating the folding and which is preformed and shaped like an incision (provided in said outer face F3 and/or in the opposite face F4, hereinafter called inner face).
  • Said continuous line 11.21 facilitating the folding is overlying, in a rear part of the rigid body D1, with respect to the headrest portion D4 and, in a front part of said rigid body D1, with respect to the free end area of the two wings D5 ( figure 3 ).
  • said waterproof coating 11 has an upper edge portion 11.2 shaped like a sidewall, which can be oscillated in a first operative arrangement, in which it is deployed in an upright position ( figures 1 , 2 , 3 ), above said bending line 11.21, or in a second operative arrangement, in which it is folded and overturned ( figures 4 , 5 , 6 ), below said bending line 11.21.
  • Fixing means 12 are configured to fix, in a separable and watertight manner, said waterproof coating 11 in a stable position with respect to said inner concave face F1 of said rigid body D1.
  • Said fixing means 12 comprise:
  • said head 12.4 has an intermediate continuous groove 12.5.
  • Said flexible band 12.1 extends from the headrest portion D4 to the seat portion D3 of the rigid body D1.
  • said flexible band 12.1 is configured as a comfort means for supporting the infant's back and buttocks both in device D and in apparatus 10.
  • Said waterproof coating 11 ( figure 4 ) has, in the lower portion 11.1:
  • Reference 30 indicates trestle support means ( figures 7 to 10 ).
  • Said trestle support means 30 are made of rigid plastic material and comprise:
  • said two legs 33 are provided, at the respective protuberances 33.1, with respective feet 33A provided with suction cups and which are configured to oscillate in a plane parallel to the longitudinal vertical median plane of the rigid body D1.
  • the two front protuberances P1 of the rigid body D1 are provided at their free end with respective feet P11 with respective suction cups, which are configured to oscillate in a plane parallel to the longitudinal vertical median plane of the rigid body D1.
  • figure 13 of the attached drawing containing the schematic illustrations 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E.
  • the illustration 13A illustrates the known device D in an operative arrangement for carrying out the washing operation of the pubic and anal parts of an infant, as known from the state of the art.
  • the illustration 13B illustrates the known device D provided with a flexible band which provides a comfort means for resting the infant's back and buttocks in the device D for carrying out the aforementioned washing operation of the pubic and anal parts of a infant, as known from the state of the art.
  • the illustration 13C illustrates an infant lying supine in the known device D, which is provided with said flexible band and is also provided with said trestle support means 30, whose legs 33 are swung in said second operative position ( figure 11 ), in which said legs 33 are rested against the outer face F2 of the rigid body D1 and the respective support feet 33.1 are arranged at the level of the support feet P11 of said support means P1, configuring said apparatus 10 in a stable arrangement as a changing table , for carrying out the operation of changing the diaper of an infant lying supine in the apparatus 10.
  • the waterproof coating 11 is omitted.
  • the apparatus 10 can be configured as a changing table even in the absence of said waterproof coating 11. If the waterproof coating 11 is present, its upper edge portion 11.2 is arranged in said second operative position, in which it is folded and overturned, below said bending line 11.21.
  • the illustration 13D illustrates an infant arranged in the apparatus 10 according to the invention, which comprises the known device D, the waterproof coating 11 superimposed on the internal face F1 of the rigid body D1 and which is fixed, in a removable way, to the device itself by the fixing means 12 (of which said flexible comfort band 12.1 is a part) and in which:
  • the illustration 13E illustrates an infant lying supine in said lower portion 11.1 of said waterproof coating 11 of the apparatus 10, which comprises the known device D, the waterproof coating 11 superimposed on the inner face F1 of the rigid body D1 and which is fixed, in a removable way, to the device itself by means of the fixing means 12 (of which said flexible comfort band 12.1 is a part), in which:
  • step 8) of the above-mentioned method comprises the operation consisting in connecting said waterproof coating 11 and said support plate 31 with respect to said inner and outer faces F1, F2, respectively, of said rigid body D1 by means of said fixing means 12, in a detachable manner, making a watertight connection between said fixing means 12 and said waterproof coating 11.
  • the above-said method comprises the following steps:
  • the method according to the invention comprises the step consisting of:
  • the present invention achieves in a simple and effective way the objects set out in the introductory part of the present description.

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070220669A1 (en) 2005-09-14 2007-09-27 Cosco Management, Inc. Juvenile bathtub
WO2012080980A1 (fr) 2010-12-17 2012-06-21 Alessandro Mattei Dispositif d'aide pour laver les bébés, les enfants ou similaires
CN105768982A (zh) 2014-11-20 2016-07-20 裵锺训 折叠式幼儿清洗辅助用具

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070220669A1 (en) 2005-09-14 2007-09-27 Cosco Management, Inc. Juvenile bathtub
WO2012080980A1 (fr) 2010-12-17 2012-06-21 Alessandro Mattei Dispositif d'aide pour laver les bébés, les enfants ou similaires
EP2651274B1 (fr) 2010-12-17 2014-10-08 Mattei, Andrea Dispositif d'aide pour laver les bébés, les enfants ou similaires
CN105768982A (zh) 2014-11-20 2016-07-20 裵锺训 折叠式幼儿清洗辅助用具

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