Infant highchair

Claim 1

A highchair for supporting an infant who is too young to be able to sit up without support with the infant's back in an erect position comprising: a support structure having four legs, respective pairs of said legs forming two inverted generally U-shaped members, the U-shaped members each having an apex region; an infant seat adapted to cradle an infant's body so as to provide support for the infant's back from below and to conform to the contour of the body of an infant who is too young to be able to sit up without support with the infant's back in an erect position, the infant seat having bottom and back portions and having a vertical height measured from a lowest point of the bottom portion to a highest point of the back portion, the support structure having a height which enables the infant to be supported in the infant seat at a height substantially above floor level, said height of the support structure being greater than the vertical height of the infant seat, whereby the infant seat is supported at a height allowing the infant in the infant seat to be drawn up to a dining table at substantially dining table height for feeding; a pair of hubs, each hub coupled to a side of said infant seat, said hubs each enclosing means for pivotally attaching said infant seat to the apex region of respective ones of said U-shaped members, said means for pivotally attaching defining at least two positions of said infant seat, said positions including an upright position and a reclined position; and means for locking said infant seat in each of said positions.