Baby bathtub

Abstract

A bathtub for infants and children that can be placed within another standard bathtub such as a regular bathtub. The bathtub has a set of supports that suspend the bathtub above the bottom of the standard bathtub to that the baby bathtub can be reach easily by an adult. The purpose is to increase the comfort of the adult washing the infant or child and to help the adult protect the infant or child from harm.

1 . A baby bathtub comprising:
 a bathtub with a base, a plurality of rigid walls and a lip;   the baby bathtub is longer than it is wide;   a plurality of supports attached to the walls of the bathtub at a point between the lip and base of the bathtub;   a standard bathtub with a bottom and a lip;   so that the bathtub is placed into the lip of the standard bathtub so that the supports hold the base of the bathtub above the bottom of the standard bathtub so that the longer side of the baby bathtub is parallel to the longer side of the standard bathtub.   
   
   
       2 . (canceled) 
   
   
       3 . The baby bathtub from  claim 1  with supports that are perpendicular to the walls of the bathtub. 
   
   
       4 . (canceled) 
   
   
       5 . The baby bathtub of  claim 1  with four supports that are perpendicular to the walls of the bathtub. 
   
   
       6 . (canceled) 
   
   
       7 . The baby bathtub from  claim 1  where the supports and the baby bathtub are formed from molded plastic so that supports are integral and continuous with the baby bathtub. 
   
   
       8 . The baby bathtub from  claim 1  where the supports and the baby bathtub are formed from a single piece of metal so that supports are integral and continuous with the baby bathtub.