Patents by Inventor Fredrick P. Dixon

Fredrick P. Dixon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6112343
    Abstract: An infant bathtub having a tub of unitary construction, a foam pad attached thereto, a sling selectively and removably attachable to a lip of the tub, and a hook selectively and removably attachable to a bottom surface of the tub. The hook includes shoulders and a notch formed thereon that mate with channels and resilient tabs formed on the bottom surface of the tub. The receptacle is located on the bottom surface of the tub in the position relative to the center of mass so that when the hook is installed therein, the infant bathtub will hang from a shower curtain rod in a substantially vertical orientation. The sling can be removably attached to the infant bathtub along a lip formed on the tub and the clips can be positioned relative to various ribs formed at the head end and foot end of the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Fredrick P. Dixon
  • Patent number: D422345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Evenflo Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Fredrick P. Dixon