U.S. patent application number 10/292648 was filed with the patent office on 2004-01-22 for portable washbasin for babies.
Invention is credited to Adriano, Gabriele.
Application Number | 20040010846 10/292648 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 11440826 |
Filed Date | 2004-01-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040010846 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Adriano, Gabriele |
January 22, 2004 |
PORTABLE WASHBASIN FOR BABIES
Abstract
The object of the present invention is a washbasin for babies
comprising a main portion shaped as a real washbasin, with a
central concavity and a flat peripheral portion surrounding it,
intended to serve as rest surface for the main portion on the edge
of a bidet or on a special rest stand, and a portion hinged to said
main portion so as to allow opening the washbasin for use and
closing the washbasin for carrying it like a briefcase. On its
inside wall surface, the hinged portion of the main portion is
provided with means for attaching a mirror and healthcare products
for the baby.
Inventors: |
Adriano, Gabriele; (Grumello
Del Monte, IT) |
Correspondence
Address: |
MCGLEW & TUTTLE, PC
SCARBOROUGH STATION
SCARBOROUGH
NY
10510
US
|
Family ID: |
11440826 |
Appl. No.: |
10/292648 |
Filed: |
November 12, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
4/572.1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47K 1/02 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
4/572.1 |
International
Class: |
A47K 003/024 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Jul 19, 2002 |
IT |
BS/2002/U/000087 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A washbasin for babies, comprising: a main portion shaped as a
washbasin, with a central concavity and a flat peripheral portion
surrounding said main portion, said peripheral portion being
restable on an edge of a bidet or on a special rest stand; and a
cover portion hinged to said main portion by a hinge, so as to
allow an uncovering of the washbasin for use and a covering of the
washbasin for carrying as a briefcase.
2. A washbasin for babies according to claim 1, wherein said flat
peripheral edge of said main portion of the washbasin exhibits at
least one recess for accepting a tap of the bidet onto which the
washbasin may be arranged, and wherein at a bottom of said
concavity there is a hole for draining of water from the washbasin
to the bidet.
3. A washbasin for babies according to claim 1, wherein on an
inside surface of said cover portion, said cover portion is
provided with means for attaching a mirror and healthcare products
for the baby, said hinged cover portion stopping in a substantially
vertical position when the washbasin is open for use.
4. A washbasin for babies according to claim 1, further comprising
at least one wheel fitted at said hinge, and a handle at an opposed
side of the washbasin from said hinge for pulling the washbasin
when said cover portion is closed.
5. A washbasin for babies according to claim 2, wherein on an
inside surface of said cover portion, said cover portion is
provided with means for attaching a mirror and healthcare products
for the baby, said hinged cover portion stopping in a substantially
vertical position when the washbasin is open for use.
6. A washbasin for babies according to claim 2, further comprising
at least one wheel fitted at said hinge, and a handle at an opposed
side of the washbasin from said hinge for pulling the washbasin
when said cover portion is closed.
7. A washbasin for babies according to claim 3, further comprising
at least one wheel fitted at said hinge, and a handle at an opposed
side of the washbasin from said hinge for pulling the washbasin
when said cover portion is closed.
8. A washbasin for babies according to claim 5, further comprising
at least one wheel fitted at said hinge, and a handle at an opposed
side of the washbasin from said hinge for pulling the washbasin
when said cover portion is closed.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present finding relates to the field of health-care
products, and it particularly refers to a washbasin for babies, the
washbasin being especially applicable to the structure of a
bidet.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] At present, to allow a small baby to wash his hands, face or
teeth using the usual washbasin, an adult must pick him up,
optionally using a stool. As an alternative, the baby can use the
bidet or the bathtub as washbasin, with obvious hygienic
drawbacks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] An object of the present finding is to obviate the above
disadvantages and to allow babies to have a real washbasin suitable
for their anthropometrical sizes.
[0004] Another object of the finding is to provide a small plastic
washbasin which uses the tap and the sink of any bidet while being
hygienically isolated from its structure.
[0005] These and other objects of the finding are achieved by a
washbasin for babies comprising a main portion shaped as a real
washbasin, having a central concavity and a flat peripheral portion
surrounding it and intended to serve as rest surface for said main
portion on the edge of a bidet or on a special rest, and a second
portion hinged to said main portion so as to allow opening the
washbasin for use and closing the washbasin for carrying it as a
briefcase.
[0006] The various features of novelty which characterize the
invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and
specific objects attained by its uses, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which a preferred
embodiment of the invention is illustrated.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] In the drawings:
[0008] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the washbasin arranged on
a bidet for use;
[0009] FIG. 2 shows the same washbasin arranged on a special rest;
and
[0010] FIG. 3 shows the closed washbasin ready for carriage.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0011] Referring to the drawings in particular the washbasin under
discussion consists of two portions 10 and 11 reciprocally hinged
by hinge 12 so as to be openable and closable with respect to each
other as a briefcase. One of the two portions, here indicated with
reference numeral 10, exhibits the structure of a small washbasin,
that is a central concavity 13 surrounded by a substantially flat
peripheral edge 14. Said edge 14 is intended to be firmly rested on
the edge of any bidet 15. To this purpose, edge 14 of the washbasin
exhibits at least one recess 16 at the tap 17 of the bidet. In
addition, at the bottom of the central concavity 17 there is
provided a hole 18, closable by a relevant plug, to allow the water
put into the washbasin by the bidet tap to flow into the bidet
itself and thereby use its sink.
[0012] Portion 11 serves as cover for portion 10 when the washbasin
is not used, whereas with the washbasin open, it serves as wall,
carrying on its inside surface facing the washbasin, means for
attaching a glass 19, a toothbrush 20, a toothpaste 21, a mirror 22
or other products for the baby's healthcare. When the washbasin is
arranged on the bidet and is in the open position for use, portion
11 stops in a substantially vertical position. Moreover, at least
one of the two portions 10, 11 of the washbasin is provided with a
handle 23 for carrying the washbasin when closed. Finally, at hinge
12 the washbasin may be provided with a pair of wheels 24, so the
washbasin may be easily pulled.
[0013] In FIG. 2, the washbasin is arranged on a special rest 25
rather than on a bidet, which allows its use anywhere by simply
putting a desired amount of water therein.
[0014] Such a washbasin is therefore easily usable by babies thanks
to the height at which it is arranged, and it may serve as a real
washbasin as it can use the structure, the tap and the sink of any
bidet. In any case the best hygienic conditions of use are ensured
since during use, the baby does not touch the structure of the
sanitary fixture onto which the washbasin is arranged.
[0015] Moreover, thanks to its briefcase shape and to its light
weight, the washbasin can be easily opened, closed, carried and
rested on a bidet or on the relevant rest directly by the baby
himself.
[0016] While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown
and described in detail to illustrate the application of the
principles of the invention, it will be understood that the
invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such
principles.
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