Bath cover for a child

Abstract

A bathing apparatus for use during a bathing process of a child includes a bath tub support and an absorbent fabric for covering a portion of the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process. The absorbent fabric includes an absorbent body portion coupled to the bath tub support. The body portion is configured to be positioned in direct contact with a skin of the child to warm the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bathing apparatus for use during a bathing process of a child, comprising:
 a bath tub support configured to support the child during the bathing process; and   an absorbent fabric for covering a portion of the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process, the absorbent fabric including an absorbent body portion made of a machine-washable and reusable material coupled to the bath tub support, the body portion being absorbent through a complete thickness thereof and configured to be positioned in direct contact with a skin of the child to warm the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the bath tub support includes a first fastening system and the absorbent body portion includes a second fastening system for coupling the absorbent body portion to the first fastening system of the bath tub support during the bathing process;   the absorbent body portion is configured to be supported in a first position that is rotated away from a seating area of the bath tub support so as to not interfere with placing the child in the bath tub support; and   the absorbent body portion is configured to be rotated about the second fastening system from the first position to a second position, once the child is placed with the bath tub support, to substantially cover a torso of the child.   
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first fastening system or the second fastening system comprises at least one of a snap, a button, a hook and loop fastener, a zipper, a stitching, an adhesive, a thermal bonding, or a clip. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first fastening system or the second fastening system comprises the snap. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the second fastening system is disposed on a lower end of the body portion. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the second fastening system is disposed on a side of the body portion. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent body portion comprises:
 a first section coupled to a first lateral side of the bath tub support; and   a second section coupled to a second lateral side of the bath tub support.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first section and the second section are configured to cover the child during the bathing process by placing the first section over the second section in a crisscrossed manner. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the first section is coupled to the first lateral side of the bath tub support by a first fastening system;   the second section is coupled to the second lateral side of the bath tub support by a second fastening system;   the first section is configured to be supported in a first rotated-away position that is rotated away from a seating area of the bath tub support so as to not interfere with placing the child in the bath tub support;   the second section is configured to be supported in a second rotated-away position that is rotated away from the seating area of the bath tub support so as to not interfere with placing the child in the bath tub support;   the first section is configured to be rotated about the first fastening system from the first rotated-away position to a first child-covering position wherein the first section is disposed at least partially over the child; and   the second section is configured to be rotated about the second fastening system from the second rotated-away position to a second child-covering position wherein the second section is disposed at least partially over the child in the crisscrossed manner with the first section.   
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent body portion is releasably coupled to the bath tub support. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent body portion is fixedly secured to the bath tub support. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the bath tub support comprises at least one of a sling or a hammock. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion is configured to be wetted with a quantity of bath water and positioned in direct contact with the skin of the child to warm the child while the child is supported by the bath tub support during the bathing process.