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Adjustable flat-back floor sitter chairs

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-01-18
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Granted: 1994-12-13
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Expires: 2014-01-18
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Abstract

Abstract An adjustable flat-back floor sitter chair comprising a base plate formed in generally rectangular configuration but formed with a trapezoidal leading edge, a pair of parallel side walls extending upwardly from the parallel side edges of the base plate, the side walls being formed with longitudinal slots at various elevations parallel with the side edges of the base plate, a back plate having a lower edge in sliding contact with the upper surface of the base plate and having side edges in sliding contact with the interior faces of the side walls, the back plate being provided with a pair of outwardly projecting bolts extendable through the slots in the side walls with wing nuts for locking the bolts and the back wall in a preselected orientation along the length of the base plate and a plurality of rows of laterally extending apertures formed in the back plate at various elevations adjacent to its side edges.

Inventors

  • 👤 John T. Cash
  • 👤 Valerie T. Cash

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/90; B60N2/986; B60N2/99; A; A47; A47C; A47C3/00; A47C3/16; B60N2/02; B60N2/22; B60N2/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 312 words
A new and improved adjustable flat-back floor sitter chair comprising, in combination: a base plate formed in generally rectangular configuration but formed with a trapezoidal leading edge, the base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface and a length; a pair of parallel side walls extending upwardly from the parallel side edges of the base plate, the side walls being formed with longitudinalrious elevations parallel with the side edges of the base plate, the side walls having interior faces and exterior faces; a back plate having a lower edge in sliding contact with the upper surface of the base plate and having side edges in sliding contact with the interior faces of the side walls, the back plate being provided with a pair of outwardly projecting bolts extendable through the slots in the side walls with wing nuts for locking the bolts and the back wall in a preselected orientation a long the length of the base plate; a plurality of rows of laterally extending apertures formed in the back plate at various elevations adjacent to its side edges; seat belts secured with respect to the base plate, such securement being on the side of the back plate remote from the front edge of the base plate, the seat belts including flexible straps each extended through a preselected aperture in the back plate, the straps having buckle components at their leading edge thereof for holding a child seated on the base plate with his back on the back plate; a plurality of generally rectangular pillows, each of the pillows having a bolt extending from one edge, the bolts each being positionable aperture in the back plate extending rearwardly and a supplemental rectangular cushion having a bolt positionable on the base plate; and an elongated cushion having separate legs extending forwardly therefrom positionable on the upper surface of the base plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 312 words
A new and improved adjustable flat-back floor sitter chair comprising, in combination: a base plate formed in generally rectangular configuration but formed with a trapezoidal leading edge, the base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface and a length; a pair of parallel side walls extending upwardly from the parallel side edges of the base plate, the side walls being formed with longitudinalrious elevations parallel with the side edges of the base plate, the side walls having interior faces and exterior faces; a back plate having a lower edge in sliding contact with the upper surface of the base plate and having side edges in sliding contact with the interior faces of the side walls, the back plate being provided with a pair of outwardly projecting bolts extendable through the slots in the side walls with wing nuts for locking the bolts and the back wall in a preselected orientation a long the length of the base plate; a plurality of rows of laterally extending apertures formed in the back plate at various elevations adjacent to its side edges; seat belts secured with respect to the base plate, such securement being on the side of the back plate remote from the front edge of the base plate, the seat belts including flexible straps each extended through a preselected aperture in the back plate, the straps having buckle components at their leading edge thereof for holding a child seated on the base plate with his back on the back plate; a plurality of generally rectangular pillows, each of the pillows having a bolt extending from one edge, the bolts each being positionable aperture in the back plate extending rearwardly and a supplemental rectangular cushion having a bolt positionable on the base plate; and an elongated cushion having separate legs extending forwardly therefrom positionable on the upper surface of the base plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 178 words
An adjustable flat-back floor sitter chair comprising: a base plate formed in generally rectangular configuration with parallel side edges but formed with a trapezoidal leading edge, the base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a pair of parallel side walls extending upwardly from the parallel side edges of the base plate, the side walls having interior faces and exterior faces and being formed with longitudinal slots at various elevations parallel with the side edges of the base plate; a back plate having a lower edge in sliding contact with the upper surface of the base plate and having side edges in sliding contact with the interior faces of the side walls, the back plate being provided with a pair of outwardly projecting bolts extendable through the slots in the side walls with wing nuts for locking the bolts and the back wall in a preselected orientation along the length of the base plate; and a plurality of rows of laterally extending apertures formed in the back plate at various elevations adjacent to its side edges.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 178 words
An adjustable flat-back floor sitter chair comprising: a base plate formed in generally rectangular configuration with parallel side edges but formed with a trapezoidal leading edge, the base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a pair of parallel side walls extending upwardly from the parallel side edges of the base plate, the side walls having interior faces and exterior faces and being formed with longitudinal slots at various elevations parallel with the side edges of the base plate; a back plate having a lower edge in sliding contact with the upper surface of the base plate and having side edges in sliding contact with the interior faces of the side walls, the back plate being provided with a pair of outwardly projecting bolts extendable through the slots in the side walls with wing nuts for locking the bolts and the back wall in a preselected orientation along the length of the base plate; and a plurality of rows of laterally extending apertures formed in the back plate at various elevations adjacent to its side edges.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 80 words
The device as set forth in claim 2 and further including seat belts bolted with respect to the base plate, such bolting being on the side of the back plate remote from the front edge of the base plate, the seat belts including flexible straps extended through a preselected aperture in the back plate, the straps having buckle components at their leading edge thereof for holding a child seated on the base plate with his back on the back plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 55 words
The device as set forth in claim 2 and further including a plurality of generally rectangular pillows, each of the pillows having a bolt extending from one edge, the bolts each being positionable through an aperture in the back plate extending forwardly and a supplemental rectangular cushion having a bolt positionable on the base plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
The device as set forth in claim 2 and further including an elongated cushion having separate legs extending forwardly positionable on the upper surface of the base plate.

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