Hook-on type baby chair
AssigneeJames F. Mariol
InventorsJohn V. Mariol, David W. Rice
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Abstract
A hook-on type baby chair intended for use with a tabletop is comprised of a chair, frame assembly and latch means. The frame assembly itself is comprised of (1) a pair of anchor members secured to the baby chair and dimensioned to overlie the tabletop, (2) a pair of vertical arm members extending from the anchor members to a seat portion of the chair and (3) a pair of grip members with gripper feet on one extremity to contact the underside of the tabletop and pivotably attached to the vertical arm members for movement. A latch means is associated with the anchor members and grip members to secure the baby chair to any thickness tabletop, yet allow ready disengagement therefrom.
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A hook-on type baby chair for use with a tabletop, comprising:
- (a) a chair having a seat portion and a back portion;
- (b) a pair of anchor members each secured to the baby chair and dimensioned so that the anchor member extremities overlie the tabletop to position the baby chair for use;
- (c) a pair of vertical arm members extending from the anchor members to the seat portion, wherein said vertical arm members are each fixedly attached to said anchor members and fixedly attached to said seat portion;
- (d) a pair of grip members each having a gripper foot on one extremity to frictionally contact an undersurface of the tabletop and each of said members pivotably attached to the vertical arm members for movement of the gripper feet towards and away from the anchor member extremities which overlie the tabletop;
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- (e) latch means associated with the anchor members and the grip members so that when disengaged the grip members are free to pivotably move about their points of attachment and when engaged the gripper foot of each grip member is in fixed contact with the undersurface of the tabletop to securely hold the baby chair to the tabletop, further wherein the latch means are capable of providing a plurality of latch positions to accommodate different thickness tabletops and facilitate removable of the baby chair therefrom.
A hook-on type baby chair for use with a tabletop, comprising:
- (a) a chair having a seat portion and a back portion;
- (b) a pair of anchor members each secured to the baby chair and dimensioned so that the anchor member extremities overlie the tabletop to position the baby chair for use;
- (c) a pair of vertical arm members extending from the anchor members to the seat portion, wherein said vertical arm members are each fixedly attached to said anchor members and fixedly attached to said seat portion;
- (d) a pair of grip members each having a gripper foot on one extremity to frictionally contact an undersurface of the tabletop and each of said members pivotably attached to the vertical arm members for movement of the gripper feet towards and away from the anchor member extremities which overlie the tabletop;
- (e) latch means associated with the anchor members and the grip members so that when disengaged the grip members are free to pivotably move about their points of attachment and when engaged the gripper foot of each grip member is in fixed contact with the undersurface of the tabletop to securely hold the baby chair to the tabletop, further wherein the latch means are capable of providing a plurality of latch positions to accommodate different thickness tabletops and facilitate removable of the baby chair therefrom;
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- (f) a spill guard attached to the baby chair, said spill guard made of flexible material and positioned on the baby chair to abut against the tabletop to prevent spills and tableware slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.