Adjustable high chair and carrier
AssigneeThe First Years Inc.
InventorsBryan R. Hotaling, Jon R. Rossman, Gerard J. Kaelblein, James J. Britto
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Abstract
A chair and carrier assembly comprises a base, a carrier receiving support mounted to the base and adapted to receive a carrier, and a carrier removably received in the carrier receiving support. The carrier includes a seat, for holding a child, and a handle including arms joined by a cross member, the arms being pivotally mounted to the seat, and including an elongated member transversely extending from the cross member for carrying the carrier when the handle is in a first position and for providing a passive restraint for the child when the handle is in a second position. The carrier is removable from the carrier receiving support.
Claims23
A chair and carrier assembly comprising:
- a base;
- a carrier receiving support mounted to the base and adapted to receive a carrier;
- and
- a carrier removably received in the carrier receiving support, the carrier including a seat, for holding a child, and a handle including arms joined by a cross member, the arms pivotally mounted to the seat, and including an elongated member transversely extending from the cross member for carrying the carrier when the handle is in a first position and for providing a passive restraint for the child when the handle is in a second position;
- wherein the carrier is removable from the carrier receiving support.
A chair and carrier assembly comprising:
- a carrier including a seat for holding a child and a handle including a pair of arms pivotally mounted to the seat, at least one of the arms including a tab;
- a carrier receiving support adapted to removably receive the carrier;
- and
- a base adapted to receive the carrier receiving support;
- wherein the carrier defines a recess for receiving the tab, the recess being partially defined by a wall disposed at an angle relative to a pivot axis of the at least one arm, the wall inhibiting pivotal motion of the handle relative to the seat when the tab is received in the recess.
A chair and carrier assembly comprising:
- a carrier including a seat for holding a child and a handle including a pair of arms pivotally mounted to the seat and connected by a cross member;
- and
- a base adapted to be removably coupled to the carrier and to support the carrier above a flat surface;
- wherein the carrier includes a pair of engaging surfaces configured to engage each other to inhibit pivoting of the handle while a torque applied to the handle relative to the carrier is less than a predetermined torque.
A high chair comprising:
- a plurality of legs;
- a carrier receiving support coupled to at least a pair of the legs;
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- a carrier removably mounted to the carrier receiving support and including a seat that defines a chamber for holding an infant, the chamber including an upper-body receiving portion and a lower-body receiving portion, the carrier further including a substantially U-shaped handle including first and second arms connected by a cross member, the arms being pivotally mounted to the seat along a pivot axis, the first arm including an engaging tab, the handle further including an elongated member extending from the cross member toward the lower-body receiving portion of the seat when the handle is in a first position and extending substantially parallel to a length of the seat when the handle is in a second position;
- wherein the carrier defines a plurality of recesses, disposed about the pivot axis, for receiving the tab, a first one of the recesses being partially defined by a wall configured to interfere with the tab to permit pivotal motion of the handle relative to the seat when a loading of the handle exceeds a predetermined loading and the tab is received by the first recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.