Infant/toddler shower chair

Abstract

This invention is a baby/infant shower chair. The chair can be placed in the shower and the baby/infant can be placed inside the capsule and locked in with the 5 point harness for safety. This can now make it easy for parents to wash their babies and infants by simply using the baby/infant shower chair. Ideally for best practice, it is recommended the parents to cleanse the baby/infant with the baby soap and wash down this soap with a cloth rather than placing the baby/infant directly under the shower head.

The claims defining the invention are as follows: 
     
         1 . A chair for showering an infant or toddler child, the chair comprising a chair body supported by a stand, the chair body comprising a seat and seatback adapted to support at least the torso of the child;
 at least one of the seat and the seatback comprising padding means having lateral portions which cover respective internal lateral sides of the seat and/or the seatback, the lateral portions being separated by a middle section therebetween to provide a space between the lateral portions.   
     
     
         2 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein both the seat and the seatback comprise padding means having the lateral portions separated by a middle section therebetween. 
     
     
         3 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the chair body comprises an integrally formed shell shaped as a hollow pod. 
     
     
         4 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the chair body further comprises side guards extending between respective lateral edges of the seat and the seatback. 
     
     
         5 . The chair of  claim 4  wherein the padding means comprises side portions covering the internal surfaces of the side guards. 
     
     
         6 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the middle section comprises a plurality of spaced apertures. 
     
     
         7 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the chair body further comprises harness means for securing the torso of the child. 
     
     
         8 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the chair body further comprises a footrest extending from a lower portion thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the stand comprises a height adjustment means where the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground can be adjusted up to a height of 2 metres. 
     
     
         10 . The chair of  claim 9  wherein the height adjustment means allows the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground to be adjusted between a height of 70 cm to 2 metres. 
     
     
         11 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the stand comprises a base and lateral posts which extend generally upwardly from the base, wherein the length of the lateral posts can be adjusted. 
     
     
         12 . The chair of  claim 11  wherein the base is generally U-shaped and comprises a rear curved section and two generally straight side sections having a respective front end, wherein the lateral posts respectively extend from the front end. 
     
     
         13 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the base comprises wheels which can be selectively locked as required to prevent movement of the chair when required. 
     
     
         14 . The chair of  claim 11  wherein the lateral posts are curved and extend upwardly and rearwardly. 
     
     
         15 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the chair body is pivotably attached to the stand which allows the angle of the chair body relative to the ground to be adjusted and fixed at a desired angle. 
     
     
         16 . The chair of  claim 15  further comprising an angle adjustment means between the chair and the stand. 
     
     
         17 . The chair of  claim 11  wherein each lateral post comprises an upper portion and a lower portion telescopically arranged with each other. 
     
     
         18 . The chair of  claim 18  wherein each lower portion comprises a number of spaced holes and each upper portion comprises a biased lock pin which can selectively engage one of the spaced holes for adjusting the effective length of the lateral post. 
     
     
         19 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the middle unpadded section is in the shape of an X. 
     
     
         20 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the chair body is removable and reattachable to the stand. 
     
     
         21 . The chair of  claim 11  wherein the stand is foldable such that at least the base portion thereof can be reduced in width. 
     
     
         22 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the middle section is sized to receive at least a user's hand or arm. 
     
     
         23 . The chair of  claim 1  wherein the middle section extends from an upper portion of the chair body. 
     
     
         24 . A chair for showering an infant or toddler child, the chair comprising
 a chair body supported by a stand, the chair body adapted to support at least the torso and head of the child;   wherein the stand comprises a height adjustment means where the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground can be adjusted up to a height of 2 metres.   
     
     
         25 . A chair for showering an infant or toddler child, the chair comprising
 a chair body, at least one section of the chair body comprising portions separated by a channel section therebetween, the channel section being sized to receive at least a user's hand or arm.   
     
     
         26 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the portions comprise lateral portions separated by a middle channel section. 
     
     
         27 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body comprises a seat and seatback, and the at least one section is in the seatback. 
     
     
         28 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body comprises a seat and seatback, and the at least one section is in the seat. 
     
     
         29 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body comprises a seat and seatback, and the at least one section are in both the seat and the seatback. 
     
     
         30 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body comprises a number of spaced apertures therein. 
     
     
         31 . The chair of  claim 30  wherein the apertures are in the channel section. 
     
     
         32 . The chair of  claim 26  wherein the lateral portions comprise padding means. 
     
     
         33 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the lateral portions are defined by spaced padding means on the chair body separated by the channel section. 
     
     
         34 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body further comprises harness means for securing the torso of the child. 
     
     
         35 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body further comprises a footrest extending from a lower portion thereof. 
     
     
         36 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the chair body is supported by a stand 
     
     
         37 . The chair of  claim 36  wherein the stand comprises a height adjustment means where the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground can be adjusted up to a height of 2 metres. 
     
     
         38 . The chair of  claim 37  wherein the height adjustment means allows the height of the lowermost portion of the chair body from the ground to be adjusted between a height of 70 cm to 2 metres. 
     
     
         39 . The chair of  claim 36  wherein the chair body is pivotably attached to the stand which allows the angle of the chair body relative to the ground to be adjusted and fixed at a desired angle. 
     
     
         40 . The chair of  claim 36  further comprising an angle adjustment means between the chair and the stand. 
     
     
         41 . The chair of  claim 25  wherein the channel section extends from an upper portion of the chair body.