Child seat convertible to multiple configurations of use

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9554657-B2
Application number	US-201414304213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2014
Priority date	Jun 14, 2013
Publication date	Jan 31, 2017
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017

Abstract

A child seat includes a seat body, and a first and a second support respectively assembled with the seat body via a first and a second connection. The seat body has a seating surface and a bottom surface below the seating surface, and the first and second support are extendable below the bottom surface. The child seat has a first configuration in which the child seat is attached to a support frame at an elevated position above a ground surface, and a second configuration in which the child seat is converted to a booster seat standing independent of the support frame, the first and second support respectively extending forward from the first and second connection in the first configuration, and the first and second support respectively extending rearward from the first and second connection so that the child seat stands on the first and second supports in the second configuration.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A child seat comprising:
a seat body having a seating surface, a bottom surface below the seating surface, and a front portion for placement of a child's legs; and
a first and a second support respectively assembled with the seat body via a first and a second connection, the first and second support being extendable below the bottom surface;
wherein the child seat has a first configuration in which the child seat is detachably attached to a support frame at an elevated position above a ground surface, and a second configuration in which the child seat is converted to a booster seat detached from and standing independent of the support frame, the first and second support respectively extending forward from the first and second connection in the first configuration, and the first and second support respectively extending rearward from the first and second connection so that the child seat stands on the first and second supports in the second configuration, and wherein the support frame has a height in the first configuration greater than a height of the first and second supports in the second configuration.

2. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first connection is adjacent to the front portion of the seat body, and the second connection is located above and rearward from the first connection.

3. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the second support is locked with the first support in the first configuration, and the second support is unlocked from the first support in the second configuration.

4. The child seat according to claim 3 , wherein the second support has a portion that engages with the first support to lock the first and second supports together in the first configuration.

5. The child seat according to claim 3 , wherein the second support has a portion that engages with the first support by interference fit to lock the first and second supports together in the first configuration.

6. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second supports are pivotally connected with the seat body, and the first support is folded toward the bottom surface in the second configuration.

7. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first support extends substantially horizontal in the second configuration.

8. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat body includes a storage drawer near the bottom surface, when the child seat is in the second configuration the storage drawer being movable transversally outward relative to the seat body to open.

9. The child seat according to claim 8 , wherein the second support is pivotally connected with the seat body, when the child seat is in the second configuration, the storage drawer is opened and blocks a rotation of the second support toward the front portion.

10. The child seat according to claim 9 , wherein the second support blocks opening of the storage drawer when the child seat is in the first configuration.

11. The child seat according to claim 8 , wherein the seat body has an opening for receiving the storage drawer, the opening has a rim, the storage drawer has an edge in which is formed a slit, and the rim engages through the slit when the storage drawer is fully closed.

12. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the second support straddles the bottom surface.

13. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first support is configured as a leg resting board when the child seat is in the first configuration.

14. The child seat according to claim 13 , wherein the first support extends substantially horizontally in the second configuration.

15. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the seat body is further provided with a connector, and the second support has an impeding portion, the connector being inserted into a socket of a support frame so that the child seat is attached with the support frame when the child seat is in the first configuration, and the impeding portion is displaced to an obstructing position that hinders a proper insertion of the connector into the socket when the child seat is in the second configuration.

16. The child seat according to claim 15 , wherein the second support is pivotally connected with the seat body about a pivot axis, and the impeding portion is affixed with the second support and is rotatable in unison with the second support about the pivot axis.

17. The child seat according to claim 15 , wherein the second support is pivotally connected with the seat body about a pivot axis, and the impeding portion is assembled with the second support for sliding displacement along the pivot axis.

18. The child seat according to claim 17 , wherein a rearward rotation of the second support occurring when the child seat is converted from the first configuration to the second configuration causes the impeding portion to travel transversally relative to the second support to project outward from the second support and toward the connector.

19. The child seat according to claim 18 , wherein the impeding portion is connected with a spring, the spring biasing the impeding portion to move inward relative to the second support when the second support rotates forward for converting the child seat from the second configuration to the first configuration.

20. The child seat according to claim 17 , wherein a rearward rotation of the second support occurring when the child seat is converted from the first configuration to the second configuration causes the impeding portion to come in abutment with a blocking surface, the blocking surface preventing retraction of the impeding portion toward an interior of the second support such that the impeding portion is restrained to remain in a position projecting outward from the second support and toward the connector.

21. The child seat according to claim 20 , wherein the impeding portion is connected with a spring, the spring biasing the impeding portion to project outward from the second support.

22. The child seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second supports are coupled with each other via a linking part comprised of a strap.

23. A child high chair comprising:
a support frame; and
the child seat according to claim 1 installed on the support frame.

Assignees

• Wonderland Nursery Goods

Inventors

• Taylor Andrew J
• Ruggeiro Anthony V
• Hartenstine Curtis M
• Haut Robert E
• Mason Kyle S

Classifications

• A47D1/006 Primary

  dismountable · CPC title

• A47B88/04

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47D1/103 Primary

  attachable to adult's chairs · CPC title

• A47D1/04

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

• A47D1/004

  in height · CPC title