Infant highchair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11819141-B2
Application number	US-202117397633-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2021
Priority date	Jul 10, 2018
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

An infant highchair includes a standing frame including a support platform, a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, and a locking mechanism operable to lock the seat in position. The seat is rotatable between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat over the seat while disabling seating of a child on the seating surface, the seating surface moving around the support platform when the seat rotates relative to the standing frame, the second position of the seat uncovering the support platform so that a removable child seat is installable over the seat at least partially supported in contact with the support platform. The locking mechanism is operable to lock the seat in the first and second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An infant highchair comprising:
a standing frame including a support platform;
a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, the seat being rotatable between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat over the seat while disabling seating of a child on the seating surface, the seating surface being movable around the support platform as the seat rotates relative to the standing frame, the seat covering an upper surface of the support platform in the first position, and the seat uncovering the upper surface of the support platform in the second position so that in the second position, the removable child seat is installable over the seat at least partially supported in contact with the support platform, wherein the support platform has an upper surface configured to restrictedly position and support the removable child seat; and
a locking mechanism operable to lock the seat in the first and second position.

2. The infant highchair according to claim 1 , wherein the seating surface is located above the support platform in the first position and below the support platform in the second position.

3. The infant highchair according to claim 1 , wherein the standing frame has a calf support portion fixedly connected with the support platform.

4. The infant highchair according to claim 3 , wherein the seat has a backrest portion, the backrest portion being positioned adjacent to the calf support portion in the second position.

5. The infant highchair according to claim 1 , wherein the standing frame includes a bar segment, the support platform being fixedly attached to the bar segment, and the seat being pivotally connected about the bar segment.

6. The infant highchair according to claim 1 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a latch that is assembled with the seat, the latch being engaged with the standing frame to lock the seat in the first and second position and disengaged from the standing frame to unlock the seat for rotation of the seat between the first and second position.

7. The infant highchair according to claim 6 , wherein the standing frame includes a bar segment, and the latch respectively engages with a first side of the bar segment to lock the seat in the first position and with a second side of the bar segment opposite to the first side to lock the seat in the second position.

8. The infant highchair according to claim 7 , wherein the seat is pivotally connected about the bar segment.

9. The infant highchair according to claim 7 , wherein the latch is pivotally connected with the seat, and the bar segment has a bending portion, the latch being rotatable relative to the seat between a locking state engaged with the bending portion for locking the seat in the first or second position, and an unlocking state disengaged from the bending portion for unlocking the seat.

10. The infant highchair according to claim 6 , wherein the latch is pivotally connected with the seat about a pivot axis that extends substantially vertically when the infant highchair stands on a floor surface.

11. The infant highchair according to claim 6 , wherein the locking mechanism further includes a spring and a release actuator respectively connected with the latch, the spring applying a biasing action that urges the latch toward a locking state for locking engagement with the standing frame, and the release actuator being operable to cause the latch to disengage from the standing frame for unlocking the seat.

12. The infant highchair according to claim 11 , wherein the standing frame includes a first and a second cam surface, the first cam surface being adapted to contact and push the latch in movement against the biasing action of the spring as the seat approaches the first position for facilitating continued rotation of the seat to the first position, and the second cam surface being adapted to contact and push the latch in movement against the biasing action of the spring as the seat approaches the second position for facilitating continued rotation of the seat to the second position.

13. The infant highchair according to claim 11 , wherein the release actuator is disposed on a backrest portion of the seat and is connected with the latch via a cable.

14. The infant highchair according to claim 6 , further including an impeding part assembled with the standing frame, and a second release actuator connected with the impeding part, the impeding part being configured to engage with the seat for forcing the seat to stop at an intermediate position during a rotation of the seat from the first position toward the second position, and the second release actuator being operable to cause the impeding part to disengage from the seat in the intermediate position for rotation of the seat from the intermediate position to the second position.

15. The infant highchair according to claim 14 , wherein the impeding part is further configured to allow continuous rotation of the seat from the second position past the intermediate position to the first position.

16. The infant highchair according to claim 14 , wherein the second release actuator is concealed when the seat is in the first position, and becomes exposed for operation when the seat is in the intermediate position.

17. The infant highchair according to claim 14 , wherein the impeding part is pivotally connected with the standing frame, and the seat has a hook movable along with the seat, the hook coming into engagement with the impeding part to force the seat to stop in the intermediate position during a rotation of the seat from the first position toward the second position.

18. An infant highchair comprising:
a standing frame including a support platform and a calf support portion, the calf support portion being fixedly connected with the support platform;
a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, the seat being rotatable between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat over the seat while disabling seating of a child on the seating surface, the seating surface moving around the support platform when the seat rotates relative to the standing frame, the second position of the seat uncovering the support platform so that a removable child seat is installable over the seat at least partially supported in contact with the support platform; and
a locking mechanism operable to lock the seat in the first and second position.

19. An infant highchair comprising:
a standing frame including a support platform and a bar segment, the support platform being fixedly attached to the bar segment;
a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, the seat being pivotably connected about the bar segment for rotation between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat over the seat while disabling seating of a child on the seating surface, the seating surface being movable around the support platform as the seat rotates relative to the standing frame, the second position of the seat uncovering the support platform so that a removable child seat is i

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Mountz Jonathan K
• Saint Nathanael

Classifications

• A47D1/006 Primary

  dismountable · CPC title

• A47D1/004 Primary

  in height · CPC title

• A47D1/023

  of high chair type · CPC title

• A47D1/04 Primary

  convertible from a high chair to a low one {, e.g.} by reversing · CPC title

• A47D1/002

  adjustable · CPC title