US 5,951,102 A · High chair

Abstract

A high chair which includes a removable tray with a single-handed actuation handle for actuating a release mechanism. The actuation handle is located on the front edge of the tray and can be pushed slightly forward to operate the release mechanism which pivots fingers out of engagement with grooves located on the sides of the seat of the high chair. The seat can be removed from the high chair by actuating a latch located on a bottom side thereof and pivoting it slightly while lifting off to disengage notches defined on the back of the seat from an upper tubular member of a cradle which is attached to a frame and supports the seat thereon. The cradle can be pivoted relative to the frame to provide a plurality of positions for the seat, including an upright and a recline position. A pivoting mechanism includes a pair of nested hubs and a pin which selectively locks the hubs together. The cradle can be adjusted in height relative to the frame by actuation of a button and pin arrangement which engages with openings in a frame member. The frame can be securely placed into either an operational or a storage position by pivoting the rear frame member and allowing a latch to be operated to secure the rear frame member in either the operational or storage position.

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Dependent claims

A removable tray for use with a seating member for children, the seating member having a seat back and having two spaced apart portions for engagement with the removable tray, the tray comprising:

a support surface for supporting various objects with the tray, the support surface having a front surface located on an opposite side of the tray from the seat back when the tray is attached to the seating member;
and
an engagement mechanism attachable to the tray below the support surface for engagement with the spaced apart portions of the seating member, the engagement mechanism including a slidable actuation member extending outward from the support surface in the vicinity of the front surface and extending along a majority of the entire width of the tray, the actuation member being slidably actuable by moving the member inward in a direction substantially parallel to the support surface toward the seat back a sufficient amount to completely disengage the engagement mechanism from the spaced apart portions of the seating member.

A high chair for children, comprising:

a main frame, including a pair of u-shaped frame members joined together;
a support frame having a portion that is pivotably and slidably attachable to the main frame;
and
a seat having a portion that is engageable and disengageable with the support frame to allow the support frame to support the seat from beneath the seat, wherein the seat is removably attachable to the support frame with an attachment mechanism,
wherein the support frame includes an upper and a lower elongated horizontal member, and the attachment mechanism removably attaches the seat to the upper and lower members of the support frame;
wherein the attachment mechanism is affixed to the seat and includes a pair of recesses defined on the back of the seat to engage the upper member of the support frame and also includes an engagement mechanism on the bottom of the seat to engage the lower member of the support frame.

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A high chair for children, comprising:

a main frame;
a support frame having a portion that is attachable to the main frame, the support frame including an upper and a lower elongated horizontal member;
and
a seat engageable and disengageable with the support frame to allow the support frame to support the seat from beneath the seat, wherein the seat is removably attachable to the upper and lower members of the support frame with an attachment mechanism, and further wherein the attachment mechanism is affixed to the seat and includes a pair of recesses defined on the back of the seat to engage the upper member of the support frame and also includes an engagement mechanism on the bottom of the seat to engage the lower member of the support frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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