Dual height booster seat
OwnerErnest J. Vargainventor
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Abstract
A dual-height seat riser or booster provides an elevated seating surface for an adult individual when positioned on, for example, a bench or pew surface. The riser includes a pair of sidewalls having upper and lower edges and a seat member fixed offset to a midline so as to be closer to the upper edge of the sidewall and positioned at an angle so as to slope downward. The riser is configured such that when positioned on a bench with the lower edge of the sidewalls down and the front edge of the seat member forward, the seat member is at a first height, approximately 4 to 16 inches, and when the riser is inverted with the upper edge down and the rear edge forward, the seat member is at a second height, approximately 2 to 8 inches.
Claims11
A seat riser for providing an elevated seating surface on a bench, the riser comprising:
- a pair of sidewalls having upper and lower edges;
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- a seat member having first and second faces being attached between the sidewalls in an offset manner so as to be closer to the upper edge of the sidewalls;
- in a first orientation, the first face of the seat member facing upward and that seat member having a downward slope within range of 5 to 25 degrees from a back first edge to a front second edge, and in a second orientation, the second face of the seat member facing upward and the seat member having a downward slope within range of 5 to 25 degrees from a back second edge to a front first edge, wherein the back first edge is the front first edge and the front second edge is the back second edge;
- wherein, when the riser is positioned on a surface with the lower edge of the sidewalls contacting the surface the seat member is at a first height relative to the surface, and when the riser is positioned with the upper edge of the sidewalls contacting the surface the seat member is at a second height, relative to the surface, different from the first height,
- further comprising a first stabilizer fixed between the sidewalls to prevent bowing and collapsing wherein the first stabilizer is fixed along the back second edge and second face of the seat member and a second stabilizer fixed between the sidewalls along the back first edge and first face of the seat member.
A dual-height booster seat for positioning on a bench having a seating surface with a slightly rearward slope, the booster seat comprising:
- a first sidewall having upper and lower edges;
- a second sidewall having upper and lower edges;
- a seat member having first and second faces, in a first orientation, the first face of the seat member facing upward and the seat member having a downward slope within range of 5 to 25 degrees from a back first edge to a front second edge, and in a second orientation, the second face of the seat member facing upward and the seat member having a downward slope within range of 5 to 25 degrees from a back second edge to a front first edge, wherein the back first edge is the front first edge and the front second edge is the back second edge;
- a plurality of handles positioned within the first and second sidewalls, with one located proximate each the upper and lower edges, wherein the plurality of handles are configured for grasping by an individual seated on the seat member;
- wherein, when the seat riser is positioned on the seating surface with the lower edge of the sidewalls contacting the surface the seat member is at a first height relative to the surface, and when the riser is positioned with the upper edge of the sidewalk contacting the surface the seat member is at a second height, relative to the surface, different from the first height, and
- further comprising a first stabilizer fixed between the sidewalls to prevent bowing and collapsing wherein the first stabilizer is fixed along the back second edge and second face of the seat member and a second stabilizer fixed between the sidewalls along the back first edge and first face of the seat member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.