Foldable high chair

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible frame assembly movable between an unfolded use position and a folded storage position,
• means for attaching each of the seat and back to the collapsible frame assembly for movement relative to the collapsible frame assembly during movement of said assembly between its use and storage position so that the seat and back are aligned relative to one another in a chair-forming position to support an occupant seated therebetween in response to movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its unfolded use position,
• means for locking the back and collapsible frame assembly together to block movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position toward its folded storage position so that the seat and back are fixed relative to one another in the chair-forming position, and
• means for releasing the locking means to permit movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position to its folded storage position, the releasing means being connected to the locking means and the back and supported for movement relative to the back, the releasing means including a release handle formed to include a recessed finger grip portion receiving the fingers of a user hand operating the release means, the back including means for supporting the palm of the hand operating the release means to position said fingers in engagement with the recessed finger grip portion.

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible frame assembly movable between an unfolded use position and a folded storage position,
• means for attaching each of the seat and back to the collapsible frame assembly for movement relative to the collapsible frame assembly during movement of said assembly between its use and storage positions so that the seat and back are aligned relative to one another in a chair-forming position to support an occupant seated therebetween in response to movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its unfolded use position,
• means for locking the back and collapsible frame assembly together to block movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position toward its folded storage position so that the seat and back are fixed relative to one another in the chair-forming position, and
• means for releasing the locking means to permit movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position to its folded storage position, the releasing means being connected to the locking means and the back and supported for movement relative to the back, the back being formed to include an interior cavity, a first cavity opening presented toward the collapsible frame assembly, and a second cavity opening, the locking means being disposed in the interior cavity and including a latch rod projecting through the first cavity opening to engage the collapsible frame assembly so that movement of the collapsible frame assembly toward its folded storage position is blocked, and the releasing means being disposed in the interior cavity and including a release handle protruding from the second cavity opening and movable therein and disengaging means interconnecting the release handle and the latch rod for disengaging the latch rod and the collapsible frame assembly in response to movement of the release handle in the second cavity opening to permit movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its folded storage position.

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible frame assembly movable between an unfolded use position and a folded storage position, the collapsible frame assembly including an armrest assembly,
• means for pivotably coupling each of the seat and back to the collapsible frame assembly for movement relative to the collapsible frame assembly during movement of said assembly between its use and storage positions so that the seat and back are aligned relative to one another in a chair-forming position to support an occupant seated therebetween in response to movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its unfolded use position,
• means for locking the back and collapsible frame assembly together to block movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position toward its folded storage position so that the seat and back are fixed in the chair-forming position, the locking means including a latch rod configured to engage the armrest assembly and bracing means connected to the back for bracing the latch rod for reciprocating movement between an extended position engaging the armrest assembly to block pivoting movement of the back relative to the collapsible frame assembly and a retracted position away form the armrest assembly to permit pivoting movement of the back relative to the collapsible frame assembly to enable movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its folded storage position, and
• means for releasing the locking means to move the latch rod to its retracted position so that the collapsible frame assembly is movable from its unfolded use position to its folded storage position, the releasing means being connected to the locking means and the back and supported for movement relative to the back, the releasing means including a release handle formed to include a recessed finger grip portion receiving the fingers of a user hand operating the release means, the back including means for supporting the palm of the hand operating the release means to position said fingers in engagement with the recessed finger grip portion.

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible frame assembly movable between an unfolded use position and a folded storage position, the collapsible frame assembly including an armrest assembly,
• means for pivotably coupling each of the seat and back to the collapsible frame assembly for movement relative to the collapsible frame assembly during movement of said assembly between its use and storage positions so that the seat and back are aligned relative to one another in a chair-forming position to support an occupant seated therebetween in response to movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its unfolded use position,
• means for locking the back and collapsible frame assembly together to block movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position toward its folded storage position so that the seat and back are fixed in the chair-forming position, the locking means including a latch rod configured to engage the armrest assembly and bracing means connected to the back for bracing the latch rod for reciprocating movement between an extended position engaging the armrest assembly to block pivoting movement of the back relative to the collapsible frame assembly and a retracted position away from the armrest assembly to permit pivoting movement of the back relative to the collapsible frame assembly to enable movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its folded storage position, and
• means for releasing the locking means to move the latch rod to its retracted position so that the collapsible frame assembly is movable from its unfolded use position to its folded storage position, the releasing means being connected to the back and supported for movement relative to the back, the releasing means including a release handle, means for coupling the release handle to the back for movement between latch-extending position and a latch-retracting position, and means for moving the latch rod from its extended position to its retracted position in response to movement of the release handle to its latch-retracting position, the moving means interconnecting the latch rod and the release handle.

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible leg frame pivotably connected to the seat and back to couple the seat and back for relative movement between an occupant-seating use position and a fully folded storage position, the frame being formed to include a latch-receiving aperture presented toward the back upon movement of the frame to its uncollapsed use position, and
• controlling means mounted in the back for controlling interlocking of the back and the collapsible frame alternatively to lock the frame with respect to the back in an uncollapsed use position supporting the seat and back in the occupant-seating use position and unlock the frame for movement relative to the back to permit manual collapse of the frame toward a collapsed position supporting the seat and back in the fully folded storage position, the controlling means including a latch rod movable in the back between a latching position projected from the back to enter the latch-receiving aperture in the frame so that the back and the frame are interlocked and a non-latching position withdrawn from the latch-receiving aperture so that the frame is movable relative to the back toward its collapsed position, a release handle mounted for movement relative to the frame between frame-locking and frame-releasing positions, the release handle being mounted to protrude from the frame to lie in a position accessible to an operator intent on collapsing the frame, and withdrawing means interconnecting the latch rod and the release handle for withdrawing the latch rod from its latching position in the latch-receiving aperture in response to manual movement of the release handle relative to the back to its frame-releasing position, the withdrawing means including a retractor assembly coupled to the release handle for movement therewith, the retractor assembly being formed to include a guide slot, and the latch rod including a latch hook received in the guide slot and slidable therein in response to movement of the retractor assembly to control the position of the latch rod relative to the latch-receiving aperture in the frame.

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible frame assembly movable between an unfolded use position and a folded storage position, the collapsible frame assembly including an armrest assembly formed to include a bolt-receiving aperture,
• means for attaching each of the seat and back to the collapsible frame assembly for movement relative to the collapsible frame assembly during movement of said assembly between its use and storage positions so that the seat and back are aligned relative to one another in a chair-forming position to support an occupant seated therebetween in response to movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its unfolded use position,
• means locking the back and collapsible frame assembly together to block movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position toward its folded storage position so that the seat and back are fixed relative to one another in the chair-forming position, the locking means including an elongated latch rod having a latch hook at one of its ends and a locking bolt at the other of its ends, and
• means for releasing the locking means to permit movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position to its folded storage position, the releasing means being connected to the locking means and the back and supported for movement relative to the back, the releasing means including a release handle having a hand grip portion, a retractor plate formed to include a slot receiving the latch hook for sliding movement therein between latching and unlatching positions, a connecting rod interconnecting the release handle and the retractor plate to move the retractor plate in response to movement of the release handle, the back including means for bracing the locking means and the releasing means for movement relative to the back so that movement of the release handle relative to the back to one of a first position causes the retractor plate to move the latch hook in one direction in the slot to its latching position, thereby moving the latch rod relative to the back to urge the bolt into the bolt-receiving aperture in the armrest assembly, and a second position causes the retractor plate to move the latch hook in an opposite second direction in the slot to its unlatching position, thereby moving the latch rod relative to the back to withdraw the bolt from engagement in the bolt-receiving aperture in the armrest assembly.

A foldable juvenile chair comprising

• a seat,
• a back,
• a collapsible frame assembly movable between an unfolded use position and a folded storage position,
• means for attaching each of the seat and back to the collapsible frame assembly for movement relative to the collapsible frame assembly during movement of said assembly between its use and storage positions so that the seat and back are aligned relative to one another in a chair-forming position to support an occupant seated therebetween in response to movement of the collapsible frame assembly to its unfolded use position, the back including means for selectively engaging the collapsible frame assembly to block movement of the back relative to the collapsible frame assembly, the collapsible frame assembly being formed to include first receiving means for receiving the engaging means to lock the collapsible frame assembly in its unfolded use position and second receiving means for receiving the engaging means during movement of the collapsible frame assembly from its unfolded use position toward its folded storage position to lock the collapsible frame assembly in a partly folded safety stop position intermediate the unfolded use position and the folded storage position.