Systems, methods, and apparatuses for a convertible child booster's seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11259650-B2
Application number	US-202016897883-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2020
Priority date	Jun 11, 2019
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A booster seat can be configured to be adjusted from a full or home booster configuration to a travel configuration or a backless booster configuration. In the full configuration, the booster seat can include a seat base, a seat shell movably coupled to and configured to recline with respect to the seat base, a seat back removably coupled to the seat shell, and soft goods that cover portions of the seat back and the seat shell. In the travel configuration, for example, the booster seat can include the seat back and soft goods without the seat shell and the seat base. In the backless booster configuration, the booster seat can include the seat base and the seat shell without the seat back (e.g., decoupling the seat back from the seat shell). Multiple modes of the booster seat allows for continued use of the seat as the child grows and when travelling.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a child feeding seat configured to be adjusted from and for use in both a full configuration comprising soft goods, a rigid seat shell defining a seat bottom, and a seat back comprising a rigid frame removably coupled to a rear edge of the seat shell, wherein the soft goods covers both the seat shell and the seat back frame and is removably coupled to the seat shell with the seat back frame, the seat back comprising a hinge connecting a first rotatable seat back frame member to a second rotatable seat back frame member; and further configured to be adjusted to a travel configuration comprising the seat back frame and the soft goods without the seat shell; wherein the seat shell and the seat back frame are rigid relative to the soft goods, and the seat back comprises a portion of the soft goods that covers the seat back frame.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the seat back covers at least a portion of the seat shell in the full configuration.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the seat shell comprises:
a first side panel extending up from a first lateral side of the seat bottom;
a second side panel extending up from a second lateral side of the seat bottom opposite the first lateral side; and
a first seat back portion extending up from a rear side of the seat bottom.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the seat back is removably coupled to the first seat back portion.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the seat back comprises:
the portion covering the seat back frame and a portion covering the first seat back portion;
a seat bottom soft goods portion covering at least a portion of the seat shell;
a first side panel soft goods portion covering at least a portion of the first side panel; and
a second side panel soft goods portion covering at least a portion of the second side panel.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a seat base coupled to the seat shell, wherein the seat base comprises a bottom surface configured to abut a seat bottom of a chair.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the seat base comprises a pedestal portion extending up from a first portion of the seat base, wherein the pedestal portion is coupled to the seat shell.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the seat shell is configured to pivot about a horizontal axis with respect to the seat base.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the seat back comprises a seat frame configured to be adjusted from an unfolded configuration to a folded configuration.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, in the travel configuration, the seat back comprises:
a seat bottom soft goods portion configured to cover at least a portion of a seat bottom of a conventional chair.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the child feeding seat is further configured to be adjusted from the full configuration to and for use in a backless booster seat configuration comprising the seat shell and a seat base without the seat back.

12. An apparatus comprising:
a child seat configured to be adjusted from and for use in both a full configuration comprising soft goods, a rigid seat shell defining a seat bottom, and a seat back comprising a rigid frame removably coupled to a rear edge of the seat shell, wherein the soft goods covers both the seat shell and the seat back frame and is removably coupled to the seat shell with the seat back frame, the seat back comprising a hinge connecting a first rotatable seat back frame member to a second rotatable seat back frame member; and further configured to be adjusted to a travel configuration comprising the seat back frame and the soft goods without the seat shell; wherein the seat shell and the seat back frame are rigid relative to the soft goods, and the seat back comprises a portion of the soft goods that covers the seat back frame; and
wherein the seat shell comprises:
a first side panel extending up from a first lateral side of the seat bottom;
a second side panel extending up from a second lateral side of the seat bottom opposite the first lateral side; and
a first seat back portion extending up from a rear side of the seat bottom;

wherein the apparatus further comprises a seat frame.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the seat back is removably coupled to the first seat back portion.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the seat shell is configured to pivot about a horizontal axis with respect to the seat base.

15. A method of converting a child seat comprising:
providing a child seat in a full configuration comprising soft goods, a rigid seat shell defining a seat bottom, and a seat back comprising a rigid frame removably coupled to a rear edge of the seat shell, wherein the soft goods covers both the seat shell and the seat back frame and is removably coupled to the seat shell with the seat back frame, the seat back comprising a hinge connecting a first rotatable seat back frame member to a second rotatable seat back frame member; and
converting the child seat from the full configuration to a travel configuration comprising the seat back frame and the soft goods without the seat shell by removing the seat back and the soft goods from the seat shell, wherein the seat shell and the seat back frame are rigid relative to the soft goods, the seat back comprises a portion of the soft goods that covers the seat back frame, and at least a portion of the soft goods are configured to be positioned on a chair in the travel configuration.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
converting the child seat from the full configuration to a backless child seat configuration comprising the seat shell and a seat base without the seat back.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the seat shell comprises:
a first side panel extending up from a first lateral side of the seat bottom;
a second side panel extending up from a second lateral side of the seat bottom opposite the first lateral side; and
a first seat back portion extending up from a rear side of the seat bottom.

Assignees

• Graco Childrens Products Inc

Inventors

• Tsui Siu-Lok
• Congdon-Martin Sarah Elizabeth
• Kelly Brian Scott
• Knapp Rachael Auline
• Gu Connie Yuanfang

Classifications

• A47D1/0081

  adjustable · CPC title

• A47D1/002 Primary

  adjustable · CPC title

• A47D1/006

  dismountable · CPC title

• A47D15/006

  in chairs · CPC title

• A47D1/0085

  removable · CPC title