Baby cot with life raft function

Abstract

A baby cot ( 10 ), also called a baby bassinet, comprises a floatable base body ( 12 ) which is shaped and dimensioned such that it is suitable for accommodating a baby. The baby cot ( 10 ) also referred to as a baby bassinet furthermore comprises a cover ( 23 ) which is designed to close an open upper side of the base body ( 12 ) watertightly.

1 . Baby cot having:
 a floatable base body which is shaped and dimensioned such that it is suitable for accommodating a baby,   a cover which is designed to close an open upper side of the base body watertightly, and   an inflating device for inflating an inflatable body of at least one of the cover and an inflatable float attached to the base body, wherein the inflating device comprises at least one gas cartridge, and wherein the gas cartridge of the inflating device is activable by means of an activating mechanism so as to inflate the inflatable body of at least one of the cover and the inflatable float when the baby cot is moved from a position intended for normal use of the baby cot relative to a holding element for fastening the baby cot in its position intended for normal use.   
     
     
         2 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that the base body is made of a plastics material and in that at least one hollow chamber is formed in a base plate and/or at least one side wall of the base body.   
     
     
         3 . Baby cot according to  claim 2 ,
 characterised in that a plurality of hollow chambers arranged above one another and/or beside one another are formed in the base plate of the base body.   
     
     
         4 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that a first side wall of the base body is constructed higher than a second side wall, lying opposite the first side wall, of the base body, and in that a third side wall, connecting the first and the second side wall to one another, of the base body and a fourth side wall, connecting the first and the second side wall to one another and lying opposite the third side wall, of the base body have an edge which is inclined relative to the base plate of the base body and faces away from the base plate.   
     
     
         5 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that the cover is fixedly connected to the base body along at least a section of a circumference of the base body and/or is connectable by means of a watertight zip fastener to the base body along at least a section of a circumference of the base body.   
     
     
         6 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that the cover has at least one section formed by a watertight, air-permeable membrane.   
     
     
         7 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that the inflatable float extends in the inflated state from an outer surface of a side wall of the base body, a plurality of hollow chambers being formed in an inner space of the float.   
     
     
         8 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised by a stabilising device which has at least one unfoldable stabilising body fastened to the base body, the stabilising body being provided, in a region adjacent to the base body, with at least one water supply opening which enables a supply of water into the stabilising body and thus the unfolding of the stabilising body.   
     
     
         9 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that the inflating device has a mouthpiece, wherein the gas cartridge and the mouthpiece are connected to an inner space of the inflatable body of the cover and/or an inner space of the float.   
     
     
         10 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised in that the activating mechanism for activating the gas cartridge has an activating element which is connected to a valve of the gas cartridge and is fastenable to the holding element when the baby cot is in its position intended for normal use, and which transmits a force required for opening the valve of the gas cartridge to the valve of the gas cartridge when the baby cot is moved from its position intended for normal use relative to the holding element.   
     
     
         11 . Baby cot according to  claim 10 ,
 characterised in that the activating element is embodied in the form of an activating cord or an activating rod, the first end of which is connected to the valve of the gas cartridge and the second end of which can be fastened to the holding element when the baby cot is in a position intended for normal use, and in that the activating element is provided with a predetermined breaking point, the strength of which is greater than the force required for opening the valve of the gas cartridge but is less than the strength of the remaining regions of the activating element.   
     
     
         12 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised by a carrying handle arrangement having two carrying handles which extend from two mutually opposite side walls of the base body, and a connecting device connecting the carrying handles to one another, the shape and the mechanical properties of the carrying handle arrangement being chosen such that the carrying handle arrangement is suitable for cooperating with a sea rescue device.   
     
     
         13 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised by signal lighting and/or a GPS position transmitter.   
     
     
         14 . Baby cot according to  claim 13 ,
 characterised in that the signal lighting and/or the GPS position transmitter is/are coupled to the activating mechanism for activating the gas cartridge in such a manner that the signal lighting and/or the GPS position transmitter is/are automatically activated when the activating mechanism activates the gas cartridge.   
     
     
         15 . Baby cot according to  claim 1 ,
 characterised by a safety belt arrangement suitable for securing a baby accommodated in the base body of the baby cot.