Patent ID: 6016926
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A bath toy mounting device comprising:an elongated bar of generally circular cross-sectional configuration terminating in a first and second end, said elongated bar composed of a pliable material,an end cap of generally cup-shaped configuration receiving each of said first and second ends of said elongated bar, each said end cap having a flat protrusion on one side of and parallel to the longitudinal axis of said elongated bar,a pair of suction cups in juxtaposed relation to one another affixed to said flat protrusion of each of said end caps for releasable attachment to a bathtub,at least one connecting ring affixed in surrounding relation to said elongated bar, said connecting ring having a notch extending away from said elongated bar, said connecting ring having an inner diameter less than the outer diameter of said elongated bar thereby constraining any movement of said connecting ring along said elongated bar unless said pliable material of said elongated bar is compressed,a suspension member having a complementary notch to said notch in said connecting ring, said complementary notch in said suspension member connected to said notch in said connecting ring such that said suspension member occupies a plane perpendicular to the plane occupied by said connecting ring, anda toy object suspended from said suspension member such that said object freely hangs from said elongated bar, said suspension member having a gap opposite said complementary notch in said suspension member, said gap permitting removal of said toy object from said suspension member.