Highchair with improved closing mechanism

Claim 1

A folding highchair comprising: a seat; a frame connected to said seat and supporting said seat, said frame including first and second legs, said first and second legs each including first and second opposite ends, said frame also including caliper means for rotatably joining said first ends of said first and second legs and holding said first and second legs angularly movable between a closed position with said first and second legs adjacent each other and an open position with said first and second legs being angularly spaced; locking means for releasably locking said first and second legs in said open position, said locking means including an articulated crosspiece hinged to each of said second ends of said legs, said locking means also including stiffening means for stiffening said articulated crosspiece and blocking rotation of said crosspiece, said stiffening means including a bolt movable into a locked position where said bolt blocks rotation of said articulated crosspiece for locking said legs, said bolt also being movable into an unlocked position for rotation of said articulated crosspiece and angular movement of said legs; pedal means positioned adjacent said second ends, said pedal means being operatable by an operator to release said locking means and enable said first and second legs to be angularly movable together, said pedal means being connected to said bolt and operation of said pedal means moving said bolt from said locked position to said unlocked position.