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Dual purpose high chair and hook-on baby seat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-06-27
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Granted: 1989-07-04
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Expires: 2008-06-27
Abstract
Abstract A high chair comprising a seat component, a tray and a supporting leg structure with the leg structure being detachably connected to the seat component. The seat component comprises a hook-on type baby seat with a forwardly projecting anchor member which anchor member is telescopically and detachably connected to the tray when the high chair is used and when the tray is detached therefrom the anchor member is adapted to overlie a table. A pair of gripping members are mounted below the anchor member for gripping a bottom surface of the table with a latch extending between the gripping member and the anchor member for latching the gripping members in position.
Inventors
- 👤 Peggy H. Reed
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:22
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D1/00; A47D1/10; A47D1/106; A47D1/002; A47D1/004; A47D1/008; A47D1/0081; A47D1/0085; A47D1/02; A47D1/023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A duel purpose comprising: a seat component a supporting leg structure said leg structure comprising a rearwardly extending U-shaped leg means, the bight of which is rotatively connected to and detachably attaching means on the front of said seat component and a forwardly extending U-shaped leg means pivotally connected to said rearwardly extending leg means beneath said seat component, the bight of which is rotatively connected to and detachably attaching means on the rear of said seat component, thereby forming a high chair, said seat component alternatively being detached from said supporting leg structure and independently useable for clamping on the edge of a table to form a hook-on baby seat, said seat component comprising a seat portion and a back portion coupled to a forwardly projecting anchor member which is adapted to overlie a tabletop or the like and a grip means having a pair of free ends below the elevation of said anchor member for gripping a bottom surface of the table or the like, means movably coupling said grip means being supported for movement toward and away from the elevation of said anchor member, and latch means extending between said grip means and said anchor member for latching the free ends of said grip means in one of a plurality of positions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A duel purpose comprising: a seat component a supporting leg structure said leg structure comprising a rearwardly extending U-shaped leg means, the bight of which is rotatively connected to and detachably attaching means on the front of said seat component and a forwardly extending U-shaped leg means pivotally connected to said rearwardly extending leg means beneath said seat component, the bight of which is rotatively connected to and detachably attaching means on the rear of said seat component, thereby forming a high chair, said seat component alternatively being detached from said supporting leg structure and independently useable for clamping on the edge of a table to form a hook-on baby seat, said seat component comprising a seat portion and a back portion coupled to a forwardly projecting anchor member which is adapted to overlie a tabletop or the like and a grip means having a pair of free ends below the elevation of said anchor member for gripping a bottom surface of the table or the like, means movably coupling said grip means being supported for movement toward and away from the elevation of said anchor member, and latch means extending between said grip means and said anchor member for latching the free ends of said grip means in one of a plurality of positions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The folding high chair set forth in claim 1 wherein: said latch means includes a rack having a set of teeth along an arcuate portion of the rack, said rack being attached to said anchor member, a pawl attached to said grip means for movement with said grip means, said pawl having teeth adapted to mesh with the teeth on said rack.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The folding high chair set forth in claim 2 wherein: said pawl is spring biased in a position wherein said teeth on the pawl engage teeth on the rack.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The folding high chair set forth in claim 1 wherein: said seat portion comprises a flat plate, the ends of which are turned over to face each other, and each form a channel constituting said attaching means opening toward the opposite end of said seat portion for each rotatably receiving the bight of a different one of said leg means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The folding high chair set forth in claim 1 in further combination with: a tray for telescopically detachably connecting to the end of said anchor member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
The folding high chair set forth in claim 1 wherein: said anchor member comprises a U-shaped configuration having a pair of spaced legs and a bight with each leg attached to a different side of said back portion and their free ends extending outwardly of said seat portion for overlying a tabletop.
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