Portable Bathing Assembly

Abstract

A portable bathing assembly for bathing an infant at a selected height and a selected location includes a base that may be positioned on a support surface. A wheel is operationally coupled to the base. The wheel abuts the support surface so the wheel supports the base above the support surface. A leg is coupled to the base. The leg has an adjustable height. A saddle is selectively positionable on the leg. The saddle is supported above the base at a selected height. A tub is selectively positionable in the saddle so the saddle supports the tub. The tub may contain an infant so the infant may be bathed.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A portable bathing assembly for bathing an infant at a selected height and a selected location, said assembly comprising:
 a base configured to be positioned on a support surface;   a wheel operationally coupled to said base, said wheel abutting the support surface wherein said wheel supports said base above the support surface;   a leg coupled to said base, said leg having an adjustable height;   a saddle selectively positionable on said leg wherein said saddle is supported above said base at a selected height; and   a tub selectively positionable in said saddle wherein said saddle supports said tub, said tub being configured to contain the infant wherein the infant is bathed.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising said base comprising a closed loop wherein said base has an ovoid shape. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising said wheel being rotatably coupled to a bottom side of said base. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising said wheel being one of a plurality of said wheels. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4  further comprising each of said plurality of wheels being positioned proximate an associated one of four curved portions of said base. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 said leg comprising a pair of vertical portions of said leg extending downwardly from an associated one of a first end and a second end of a lateral portion of said leg wherein said leg defines a U-shape; and 
 a pair of bends each positioned on an associated one of each of a pair of vertical portions of said leg proximate a bottom end of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg. 
 
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 wherein a bottom section of each of a pair of vertical portions of said leg forms an obtuse inside angle with respect to a top section of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg; and 
 a bottom end of each of pair of vertical portions of said leg being coupled to a top side of an associated one of a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion of said base wherein said leg straddles said base such that a lateral portion of said leg is spaced upwardly from said base. 
 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 said leg being one of a pair of said legs wherein a bottom section of each of a pair of vertical portions of each of said pair of legs is positioned proximate an associated one of a front curved portion and a rear curved portion of said base; and 
 said pair of vertical portions of a front one of said pair of legs each intersecting an associated one of said pair of vertical portions of a rear one of said pair of legs wherein said front and rear legs has an X-shaped cross section taken along a lateral axis extending through a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion of said base. 
 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 a circular turnstile movably coupled to a pair of said legs wherein said circular turnstile is positioned at an intersection of each of a pair of vertical portions of said pair of legs; 
 said circular turnstile being one of a pair of said circular turnstiles each positioned on an intersection of an associated one of a first pair of said vertical portions of said pair of legs and a second pair of said vertical portions of said pair of legs; and 
 said pair of circular turnstiles retaining each of said first and second pairs of vertical portions of each of said pair of legs at a selected angle with respect to each other wherein each of a lateral portion of said pair of legs is retained at a selected distance from said base. 
 
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising an outside edge of a bottom side of said saddle being curved wherein said saddle has an ovoid cross section taken along a longitudinal axis extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of said bottom side of said saddle. 
     
     
         11 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising an outer wall of said saddle coupled to and extending upwardly from a top surface of a bottom side of said saddle wherein said outer wall of said saddle is coextensive with an outside edge of said bottom side of said saddle. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising said saddle being positionable on each of a pair of lateral portions of a pair of said legs wherein a bottom surface of a bottom side of said saddle abuts said pair of lateral portions of said pair of legs. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising an outside edge of a bottom side of said tub being curved wherein said tub has an ovoid cross section taken along a longitudinal axis extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of said bottom side of said tub. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising an outer wall of said tub coupled to and extending upwardly from a top surface of a bottom side of said tub wherein said outer wall of said tub is coextensive with an outside edge of said bottom side of said tub. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising:
 a storage portion of said tub extending forwardly from a front side of an outer wall of said tub; 
 a bottom side of said storage portion of said tub being positioned proximate a middle of said outer wall of said tub; and 
 an outer wall of said storage portion of said tub extending upwardly from said bottom side of said storage portion of said tub wherein a top edge of said outer wall of said storage portion of said tub is coextensive with a top edge of said outer wall of said tub. 
 
     
     
         16 . The assembly according to  claim 1  further comprising said tub being removably positionable within said saddle wherein a bottom side of said tub abuts a bottom side of said saddle wherein an outer surface of an outer wall of said tub abuts an inside surface of an outer wall of said saddle. 
     
     
         17 . A portable bathing assembly for bathing an infant at a selected height and a selected location, said assembly comprising:
 a base configured to be positioned on a support surface, said base comprising a closed loop wherein said base has an ovoid shape;   a wheel rotatably coupled to a bottom side of said base, said wheel abutting the support surface wherein said wheel supports said base above the support surface, said wheel being one of a plurality of said wheels;   each of said plurality of wheels being positioned proximate an associated one of four curved portions of said base;   a leg comprising a pair of vertical portions of said leg extending downwardly from an associated one of a first end and a second end of a lateral portion of said leg wherein said leg defines a U-shape;   a pair of bends each positioned on an associated one of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg proximate a bottom end of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg wherein a bottom section of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg forms an obtuse inside angle with respect to a top section of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg;   a bottom end of each of said pair of vertical portions of said leg being coupled to a top side of an associated one of a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion of said base wherein said leg straddles said base such that said lateral portion of said leg is spaced upwardly from said base;   said leg being one of a pair of said legs wherein said bottom section of each of said pair of vertical portions of each of said pair of legs is positioned proximate an associated one of a front curved portion and a rear curved portion of said base;   said pair of vertical portions of a front one of said pair of legs each intersecting an associated one of said pair of vertical portions of a rear one of said pair of legs wherein said front and rear legs has an X-shaped cross section taken along a lateral axis extending through said first lateral portion and said second lateral portion of said base;   a circular turnstile movably coupled to said pair of said legs wherein said circular turnstile is positioned at an intersection of each of said pair of vertical portions of said pair of legs;   said circular turnstile being one of a pair of said circular turnstiles each positioned on an intersection of an associated one of a first pair of said vertical portions of said pair of legs and a second pair of said vertical portions of said pair of legs, said pair of circular turnstiles retaining each of said first and second pairs of vertical portions of said pair of legs at a selected angle with respect to each other wherein each of said lateral portions of each of said pair of legs is retained at a selected distance from said base;   a saddle comprising an outside edge of a bottom side of said saddle being curved wherein said saddle has an ovoid cross section taken along a longitudinal axis extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of said bottom side of said saddle, an outer wall of said saddle coupled to and extending upwardly from said top surface of said bottom side of said saddle wherein said outer wall of said saddle is coextensive with said outside edge of said bottom side of said saddle, said saddle being positionable on each of said pair of lateral portions of said pair of said legs wherein said bottom surface of said bottom side of said saddle abuts said pair of lateral portions of said pair of legs;   a tub comprising an outside edge of a bottom side of said tub being curved wherein said tub has an ovoid cross section taken along a longitudinal axis extending through a top surface and a bottom surface of said bottom side of said tub, an outer wall of said tub coupled to and extending upwardly from said top surface of said bottom side of said tub wherein said outer wall of said tub is coextensive with said outside edge of said bottom side of said tub wherein said tub is configured to contain the infant wherein the infant is bathed, said tub being removably positionable within said saddle wherein said bottom side of said tub abuts said bottom side of said saddle wherein an outer surface of said outer wall of said tub abuts an inside surface of said outer wall of said saddle; and   a storage portion of said tub extending forwardly from a front side of said outer wall of said tub, a bottom side of said storage portion of said tub being positioned proximate a middle of said outer wall of said tub, an outer wall of said storage portion of said tub extending upwardly from said bottom side of said storage portion of said tub wherein a top edge of said outer wall of said storage portion of said tub is coextensive with a top edge of said outer wall of said tub.