US 12,690,693 B2Granted

Convertible toddler chair and standing platform

AssigneeArtsana USA, Inc.

InventorsMichael L. Longenecker, Stephen J. Wood, Raymond Evan Good

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Abstract

A toddler chair convertible to a standing platform including a foldable support frame with front and rear legs configured to stably support a standing platform and an elevated seat assembly for a toddler. The seat assembly includes a seating portion, a backrest portion, and a moveable elevating frame. The seating assembly is vertically moveable in relation to the support frame. The seating and backrest portions are moveable in relation to each other. A linkage interconnecting the seating portion and the support frame controls movement of the seating portion as the seat assembly is moved in relation to the support frame. In one configuration the seating assembly disposed generally above the platform and is operable as a seat for a child. In a second configuration, the seating portion is repositioned into general alignment with the backrest portion to allow a child to stand on the platform below.

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Dependent claims

A convertible toddler chair and standing platform comprising:

a frame assembly having a front leg and a rear leg, the front and rear legs being pivotally connected and configured to enable movement of the legs between folded and unfolded arrangements;
a platform panel supported by the frame assembly and moveable between a first orientation and a second orientation as the frame assembly is moved;
a seat assembly disposed above the platform and moveably connected to the frame assembly by an elevating frame, the seat assembly including a seating panel and a pivotally coupled backrest panel, movement of the elevating frame causing pivoting movement of the seating panel between a seating configuration and a standing configuration, the seating panel being generally parallel to the platform panel when in the seating configuration;
a platform support link pivotally connected at a first end to the rear leg and at a second end to the platform panel, the platform panel and the platform support link operably connecting the front and rear legs to coordinate movement of the legs and the platform panel between the folded and unfolded arrangements;
wherein first and second end pivoting connections of the platform support link are positioned in an overcenter locking relationship when the platform panel is in the first orientation;
and
wherein, when the frame assembly is in the folded arrangement, a rearward end of the platform panel cooperates with the front leg to support the toddler chair and standing platform in an upright, self-supporting configuration on a surface.

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A convertible toddler chair and standing platform comprising:

a foldable frame having a front leg and a pivotally coupled rear leg;
a platform and a platform support link interconnecting the front and rear legs;
an elevating frame connected to the foldable frame and moveable between opposing raised and lowered positions, the elevating frame having an attached seat assembly comprising a backrest panel and a moveably coupled seating panel, movement of the elevating frame causing the seating panel to move between a seating configuration and a standing configuration;
wherein the seat assembly further comprises a seat link interconnecting the seating panel and the frame assembly, the seat link being pivotally connected at a first end thereof to the seating panel and at a second end thereof to the frame assembly;
and
wherein the first and second end pivoting connections of the seat link are positioned in an overcenter locking relationship when the seating panel is in the standing configuration.

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A convertible toddler chair and standing platform comprising:

a frame assembly having a front leg and a rear leg, the front and rear legs being pivotally connected and moveable between a folded arrangement and an unfolded arrangement;
a platform panel supported by the frame assembly and moveable between a first orientation and a second orientation;
an elevating frame including a telescoping extension received in the front leg, The telescoping extension telescopically moveable along an axis of the front leg thereby enabling the elevating frame to move between a raised position and an opposing lowered position;
a seat assembly coupled to the elevating frame comprising a backrest panel and a seating panel pivotally coupled thereto;
and
a seat link interconnecting the seating panel and the frame assembly, the seat link being pivotally connected at a first end thereof to the seating panel and at a second end thereof to the frame assembly,
wherein the seat link is operably configured to move the seating panel between a seating configuration and a standing configuration as the elevating frame is moved between the lowered and raised position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.