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Infant feeding chair

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-05-22
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2009-05-22
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Abstract

Abstract An infant feeding chair is set forth wherein a chair is provided with a planar seat portion for convenient positioning on a variety of support surfaces and further including a pivotal arm mounted to the seat and provided with a second orthogonal arm movably mounted to said arm. The second arm is provided with a plurality of spaced removable pads with a bottle holder mounted thereto on a pivot formed for limited motion. The bottle holder is mounted to enable a child access to the bottle as desired.

Inventors

  • 👤 Claire L. Kenney

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 13:30
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D1/00; A61; A61J; A61J9/00; A61J9/06; A61J9/063; A61J9/0638; A61J9/0653; A61J9/0661

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
An infant feeding chair comprising, a substantially "L" shaped chair formed with parallel sides joined to a back and support base, and a first arm member pivotally mounted to one of said sides at a first pivot junction, and said first arm including a second pivot junction spaced from the first pivot junction and a second arm joined to said first arm at said second pivot junction, and said second arm including an upwardly projecting mount pivotally accepting a support shank, said support shank including a flexible adjustable strap means for securement of an infant bottle thereon, and wherein said second arm at the second pivot junction is pivotal to one of a plurality of positions relative to said first arm the second pivot junction including a latch member to latch said first arm to said second arm wherein said latch member is manually manipulatable and orthogonally displaceable relative to the first and second arms to pivotally release the second arm relative to the first arm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
An infant feeding chair comprising, a substantially "L" shaped chair formed with parallel sides joined to a back and support base, and a first arm member pivotally mounted to one of said sides at a first pivot junction, and said first arm including a second pivot junction spaced from the first pivot junction and a second arm joined to said first arm at said second pivot junction, and said second arm including an upwardly projecting mount pivotally accepting a support shank, said support shank including a flexible adjustable strap means for securement of an infant bottle thereon, and wherein said second arm at the second pivot junction is pivotal to one of a plurality of positions relative to said first arm the second pivot junction including a latch member to latch said first arm to said second arm wherein said latch member is manually manipulatable and orthogonally displaceable relative to the first and second arms to pivotally release the second arm relative to the first arm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
An infant feeding chair as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mount includes an interior bore formed with a generally resilient circumferential projection directed into said bore, and said support shank includes a downwardly projecting cylindrical stem formed with a cylindrical recess matingly accepting said circumferential projection therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 63 words
An infant feeding chair as set forth in claim 2 wherein said support shank further includes an abutment arm of generally "L" shaped configuration directed downwardly from said support shank and cooperating with a plurality of diametrically opposed flange abutments aligned with said second arm to permit pivotment of said support shank within one hundred eighty degrees of arc relative to said mount.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
An infant feeding chair as set forth in claim 3 wherein said flexible strap is transparent and is formed with terminal ends wherein said terminal ends include hook and loop fasteners for adjustable securement of said support strap about an infant bottle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 115 words
An infant feeding chair as set forth in claim 5 further including an internally threaded cylindrical boss orthogonally fixed to and extending outwardly of one said sides of said chair with a plurality of elongate ribs axially aligned and integrally fixed to an exterior wall of the boss, and an end of said first tongue remote from said pivot junction including a splined bore for selective securement overlying said ribs in a plurality of angular orientations of said first arm relative to said cylindrical boss, and a threaded locking plug formed with an enlarged head threadedly received within said internally threaded boss to secure said first arm relative to said boss in a predetermined orientation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 96 words
An infant feeding chair as set forth in claim 5 wherein the latch member of said second pivot junction includes a first cylindrical plate formed with an orthogonal axle directed through the second pivot junction with a spring captured between the first cylindrical plate and an interior surface of the first arm, and a second cylindrical plate formed with a series of radially oriented ribs receivable within a complementary configuration of splines formed within a top surface of the second arm to selectively secure the second arm relative to the first arm in a predetermined orientation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 48 words
An infant feeding chair as set forth in claim 6 further including a compartment formed through a rear surface of the chair with a hinged door pivotally mounted at an upper edge thereof and including a latch mechanism to selectively secure the pivoted door to overlie the compartment.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1993-08-27 1994-02-26 1994-08-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1997-08-27 1998-02-26 1998-08-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2001-08-27 2002-02-26 2002-08-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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