An infant bath chair is adapted to be positioned in a bathtub to facilitate bathing of the infant. The chair includes a base (10), adapted to be positioned on the bottom of the bathtub, and defining a seat (10b); a seatback portion (12) having a lower end pivotally mounted on the base (10) proximate the rear edge of the seat; a U-shaped cage (14) having a pair of arm portions (18) pivotally mounted at their rear ends on the base (10) rearwardly of the seatback pivot axis (24) and a forward bight portion (22) embracing an infant positioned on the seat; and a latch assembly interconnecting the seatback (12) and the cage arm portions (18) and releasable in response to upward pivotal movement of the seatback (12) relative to the base (10). The latch assembly includes an arcuate slot (18c) on each of the arms (18) centered on the pivot axis (24) and opening in the respective slot (18c). The forward bight portion (22) of the cage (14) is releasably mounted on an upstanding post on the base (10) to normally secure the cage (14) to the base (10) but allow release of the cage (14) to allow pivotal movement of the cage (14) to release the seatback latch assembly.
