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A child bath seat, placed within and attached to a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright pos

A child bath seat, placed within and attached to a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that holds the seat body in an upright position. The bracing structure has a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end, defining a recess, for receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub. The bracing structure can be a clamp. The child bath seat can be adjustable to accommodate varying bathtub side widths and varying bathtub depths. The child bath seat can be suspended above or a portion of the bath seat can rest on the bottom surface of the bathtub.

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1. A child bath seat placed within and attached to a bathtub, the bath seat comprising:a seat body including both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body; anda bracing structure holding the seat body in an upright position, th

1. A child bath seat placed within and attached to a bathtub, the bath seat comprising:a seat body including both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body; anda bracing structure holding the seat body in an upright position, the bracing structure having a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end defining a recess receiving an upper edge of a side of the bathtub;wherein the bracing structure includes a vertical adjustment bracket to adjust a vertical position of the seat relative to a bottom surface of the bathtub. 2. The child bath seat of claim 1, further comprising:a clamping mechanism securing the second end of the bracing structure to the side of the bathtub. 3. The child bath seat of claim 2, wherein the bracing structure includes a horizontal adjustment bracket that allows adjustment of the bracing structure corresponding to a width of the side of the bathtub. 4. The child bath seat of claim 1, further comprising:a support member attached to a bottom surface of the seat. 5. The child bath seat of claim 4, wherein the bath seat engages a bottom surface of the bathtub only on a side of the bath seat opposite the bracing structure. 6. The child bath seat of claim 5, wherein the child bath seat, in its upright position and resting on a bottom surface of the bathtub, contacts the bottom surface of the bathtub only on one side of a center gravity of the seat body. 7. The child bath seat of claim 1, wherein the seat body is suspended over the bottom surface of the bathtub. 8. The child bath seat of claim 1, wherein the seat body rests on the bottom surface of the bathtub. 9. A child bath seat placed within and clamped to a bathtub, the child bath seat comprising:a seat body including both a seat and a retaining structure above the seat for laterally retaining a child in the seat body; anda bracing structure holding the seat in an upright position, the bracing structure having a first end attached to the seat body, and a second end having a clamp secured over an upper edge of the bathtub;wherein the bracing structure includes a vertical adjustment bracket to adjust a vertical position of the seat relative to a bottom surface of the bathtub. 10. The child seat of claim 9, wherein the bracing structure includes a horizontal adjustment bracket that allows adjustment of the bracing structure corresponding to a width of the side of the bathtub. 11. The child seat of claim 9, wherein the bath seat engages a bottom surface of the bathtub only on a side of the bath seat opposite the bracing structure. 12. The child bath seat of claim 11, wherein the child bath seat, in its upright position and resting on the bottom surface of the bathtub, contacts the bottom surface of the bathtub only on one side of a center of gravity of the bath seat. 13. The child bath seat of claim 9, wherein the seat body is suspended over the bottom surface of the bathtub. 14. A method of securing a bath seat within a bathtub for bathing a child therein, comprising:placing the bath seat into the bathtub, the bath seat including;a seat body including both a seat and retaining structure extending above the seatfor laterally retaining a child in the seat body; anda bracing structure having a first end attached to the seat body, a second enddefining a recess, and a vertical adjustment bracket;attaching the second end of the bracing structure over an upper edge of a side of the tub, with the upper edge of the side of the tub received in said recess and the seat body in an upright position; andadjusting the vertical adjustment bracket to change a vertical position of the seat relative to a bottom surface of the bathtub. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:adjusting a horizontal adjustment bracket on the bracing structure to correspond to a width of the side of the bathtub. 16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:engaging a bottom surface of the bathtub with the bath seat only on a side of the bath seat opposite the bracing structure. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the bath seat is positioned to contact the bottom surface of the bathtub only on one side of a center of gravity of the seat body in its upright position. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the bath seat is suspended over the bottom surface of the bathtub. 19. A method for bathing a child, comprisingplacing a child bath seat in a tub, the child bath seat including:a seat body including both a seat and retaining structure above the seat for laterally retaining a child in the seat body; anda bracing structure having a first end attached to the seat body, a second end defining a recess for receiving an upper edge of a side of the tub with the seat body placed within the tub to hold the seat body in an upright position, and a vertical adjustment bracket;attaching the second end of the bracing structure over the upper edge of the side of the tub;inserting the child into the seat body;securing the child within the retaining structure; andadjusting the vertical adjustment bracket to change a vertical position of the seat relative to a bottom surface of the bathtub. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:adjusting a horizontal adjustment bracket on the bracing structure to correspond to a width of the side of the bathtub. 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising:engaging a bottom surface of the bathtub with bath seat only on a side of the bath seat opposite the bracing structure. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the bath seat is positioned to contact the bottom surface of the bathtub only on one side of a center of gravity of the seat body in its upright position. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein the bath seat is suspended over the bottom surface of the bathtub.