US 5,183,315 AGranted

Infant restraining chair

AssigneeCombi Corporation

InventorsTakehiko Takahashi, Ryuji Iwata, Yuji Shimizu

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Abstract

An infant restraining chair for installation in a corner or other compact area of a bathroom, for restraining an infant while the infant's guardian makes use of bathroom facilities. A chair supporting and surrounding a substantial portion of an infant's body is mounted on top of a column having a cross-section of a generally triangular shape. Arcuate seat belt portions of substantially rigid construction are maintained in a body of the chair normally in a position retracted into the chair, but are selectably extendable out of the chair body to encircle and restrain an infant seated in the chair. A retraction arrangement utilizes force from gravity constantly to bias the seat belt portions into a retracted position. A mechanical locking arrangement may be provided for locking the seat belt portions in a restraining position.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An infant restraining chair adapted for use with an infant having a waist and abdominal region and adapted to be positioned on a substantially level support, comprising:

a chair member having a front and a rear for seating said infant therein;
a restraining frame member which can be selectively extended and retracted from within said chair member, said frame member in a fully extended position restraining said waist and abdominal region of said infant seated in said chair member, said restraining frame member including an arcuate seat belt member having a substantially rigid construction, said arcuate seat belt member being selectively rotatable to a retracted position in which said arcuate seat belt member is substantially accommodated within said chair member, and being selectively rotatable out of said chair member to encircle and restrain said infant within said chair member;
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securing means for selectively securing said restraining frame member in a fully extended position, said securing means including a retraction member coupled to said arcuate seat belt member, said retraction member including means for constantly applying force to said arcuate seat belt member to bias said arcuate seat belt member toward said retracted position, said retraction member being inclined said means for constantly applying force being the mounting of said retraction member at an incline with respect to the horizontal said substantially level support to generate said force by gravity said retraction member being retractable rearwardly and downwardly.

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An infant restraining chair adapted for use with an infant having a waist and abdominal region comprising:

a chair member for seating said infant therein;
a restraining frame member which can be selectively extended and retracted from within said chair member, said frame member in a fully extended position restraining said waist and abdominal region of said infant seated in said chair member, said retraining frame member including an arcuate seat belt member having a substantially rigid construction, said arcuate seat belt member being selectively rotatable to a retracted position in which said arcuate seat belt member is substantially accommodated within said chair member, and being selectively rotatable out of said chair member to encircle and restrain said infant within said chair member;
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securing means for selectively securing said restraining frame member in a fully extended position, said securing means including a retraction member coupled to said arcuate seat belt member for constantly applying force to said arcuate seat belt member to bias said seat belt member toward said retracted position, and a lock member for locking said arcuate seat belt member in a restraining position, said retraction member generating said force by gravity,
wherein said retraction member comprises a base plate, a guide rail inclined with respect to said base plate at a predetermined angle;
a slider movable along said guide rail by the force of gravity;
and a connection member connecting said slider with said arcuate seat belt member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.