Patent ID: 7926135

Claim:
A pillow for supporting a baby in a body of water, the pillow comprising: a compressible, shape-sustaining, bolster that is generally C-shaped defining at least a 180 degree curve, the bolster having first surface and second surfaces, and inner and outer sidewalls connecting the first and second surfaces, the inner sidewall defining a central well for receiving the baby's torso, the free ends of the bolster forming a front opening; a collapsible seat with an open front, the seat comprising a flexible seat bottom with a perimeter including a front edge, the seat further comprising a flexible seat sidewall that extends around three sides of the seat bottom, the seat sidewall having a bottom edge, a top edge, and first and second generally vertical front edges on opposite sides of the front edge of the seat bottom, wherein the bottom edge is attached to the perimeter of the seat bottom, wherein the top edge of the seat sidewall is attached to the bolster so that the seat is positionable into a first resting position where the seat sidewall is extended in a first direction away from the second surface of the bolster and so that the extended seat sidewall is continuous with the inner sidewall of the bolster and the open front of the seat is continuous with the front opening of the well formed by the bolster, wherein the distance between the top and bottom edges of the seat sidewall defines a seat sidewall length, wherein the seat sidewall length along the first and second front edges is such that when the seat is fully extended in the first direction the front edge of the seat bottom is positioned a distance below the second surface of the bolster so that when the baby is seated in the seat the baby's legs are entirely below the bolster.