Child booster seat assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12527414-B2
Application number	US-202318234359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2023
Priority date	May 10, 2019
Publication date	Jan 20, 2026
Grant date	Jan 20, 2026

Abstract

A child booster seat assembly includes a base seat, an upper seat and a latch mechanism. The upper seat is detachably installed on the base seat. A first guiding structure and a second guiding structure are formed on the upper seat and the base seat respectively and for cooperating with each other to guide the upper seat to be aligned with the base seat. The first guiding structure protrudes from a rear bottom portion of the upper seat. The latch mechanism includes an actuator movably disposed on the upper seat, a first engaging structure and a second engaging structure. The first engaging structure is movably disposed on the first guiding structure and connected to the actuator. The second engaging structure is formed inside the second guiding structure and located at a position corresponding to the first engaging structure for engaging with or disengaging from the first engaging structure.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A child booster seat assembly comprising:
a base seat whereon a first seating area is formed; an upper seat whereon a second seating area is formed, the upper seat being detachably installed on the base seat, at least one first guiding structure and at least one second guiding structure being formed on the upper seat and the base seat respectively, the at least one first guiding structure protruding from a rear bottom portion of the upper seat, the at least one first guiding structure being configured to insert into the at least one second guiding structure for guiding the upper seat to be aligned with the base seat when the upper seat is installed on the base seat; and a latch mechanism for latching the upper seat on the base seat and comprising:
an actuator movably disposed on the upper seat;
at least one first engaging structure movably disposed on the at least one first guiding structure and connected to the actuator; and
at least one second engaging structure formed inside the at least one second guiding structure and located at a position corresponding to the at least one first engaging structure for engaging with or disengaging from the at least one first engaging structure.

2 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the latch mechanism further comprises a linking assembly, and the actuator is connected to the at least one first engaging structure by the linking assembly.

3 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the linking assembly comprises at least one driving component and at least one driven component, a driving inclined slot is formed on the at least one driving component, a sliding column protrudes from the at least one driven component and passes through the driving inclined slot, and the actuator drives the at least one first engaging structure by a cooperation of the driving inclined slot and the sliding column.

4 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second guiding structure is located at a position corresponding to the at least one first guiding structure.

5 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first engaging structure and the at least one second engaging structure are engaged with each other to restrain separation of the upper seat from the base seat.

6 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a button, the at least one first engaging structure is a latch, the at least one second engaging structure is an indentation, the at least one first guiding structure is a key, and the at least one second guiding structure is a keyway.

7 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upper seat comprises a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally disposed on the seat bottom.

8 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 7 , wherein at least one pivoting boss protrudes from the seat back, at least one through slot is formed on the seat bottom, and the at least one pivoting boss rotatably passes through the at least one through slot.

9 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 8 , wherein the at least one pivoting boss comprises a flange, the seat bottom comprises a bottom body, the at least one through slot is formed on the bottom body and extends along a vertical direction, a diameter of an upper end of the at least one through slot is greater than a diameter of a lower end of the at least one through slot, the diameter of the upper end of the at least one through slot is greater than a diameter of the flange for allowing the flange to pass through the upper end of the at least one through slot, the diameter of the lower end of the at least one through slot is less than the diameter of the flange for restraining the flange from passing through the lower end of the at least one through slot, the at least one pivoting boss rotatably engages with the lower end of the at least one through slot about a pivoting axis of the seat back relative to the seat bottom.

10 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 9 , wherein the seat bottom further comprises at least one side panel detachably installed on the bottom body, a retention boss protrudes from the at least one side panel for rotatably and at least partially inserting into the at least one pivoting boss, and the retention boss restrains the at least one pivoting boss from moving relative to the at least one through slot when the retention boss is rotatably and at least partially inserted into the at least one pivoting boss.

11 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 7 , wherein the seat back comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion is pivotally disposed on the seat bottom, and the upper portion is detachably installed on the lower portion.

12 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first guiding structure is for supporting the upper seat on an adult chair when the upper seat is detached from the base seat and placed on the adult chair, and the child booster seat assembly further comprises:
at least one webbing strap connected to the upper seat for attaching the upper seat onto the adult chair; and at least one chamber structure located adjacent to a bottom portion of the upper seat, the at least one chamber structure comprising an uncovered opening, and the at least one webbing strap being accommodated inside the at least one chamber structure through the uncovered opening.

13 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein the upper seat comprises a seat bottom, the seat bottom comprises a bottom body and at least one side panel detachably installed on the bottom body, and the at least one chamber structure is integrated with the at least one side panel.

14 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 12 , wherein the uncovered opening is oriented horizontally toward a center of the bottom portion of the upper seat.

15 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upper seat further comprises a harness system for securing a child on the upper seat.

16 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a tray detachably disposed on the upper seat.

17 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a seat cushion whereon a third seating area is formed, the seat cushion being detachably disposed on the upper seat, and the third seating area being less than the second seating area.

18 . The child booster seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second seating area is less than the first seating area.

19 . A child booster seat assembly comprising:
a base seat whereon a first seating area is formed; an upper seat whereon a second seating area is formed, the upper seat being detachably installed on the base seat, at least one first guiding structure being formed on the upper seat, and the at least one first guiding structure protruding from a rear bottom portion of the upper seat and extending vertically for guiding the upper seat to be aligned with the base seat when the upper seat is installed on the base seat; and a latch mechanism for latching the upper seat on the base seat and comprising:
an actuator movably disposed on the upper seat; and
at least one first engaging structure movably disposed on the at least one first guiding structure and movable between a locking position and a releasing position, when the at least one first engaging structure is located at the locking position, the upper seat being restrained from being detached from the base seat, and when the actuator driv

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Mountz Jonathan K
• Ingraham Jerry S
• Huntley John E
• Saint Nathanael

Classifications

• A47D1/006

  dismountable · CPC title

• A47D1/0085

  removable · CPC title

• A47D1/004

  in height · CPC title

• A47D15/00

  Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders · CPC title

• A47D1/103 Primary

  attachable to adult's chairs · CPC title