Multi-functional entertainer for a child

• US 10,342,361 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2018
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blue Box Toy Factory Limited
• Original Assignee: Blue Box Toy Factory Limited
• Inventors: Cotirla, Adrian Cristian, Bricker, Jeffrey David, York, Brian Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Brindley, Timothy J
• Application Number:
  US15/955,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20180317668A1
• Time in Patent Office: 448 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/008 with trays children's chairs combined with tables A47D3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/02 Foldable chairs foldable rocking-chairs A47D13/101
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 11/002 Children's chairs convertible into tables
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/101 Foldable rocking chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 13/107 resiliently suspended or supported, e.g. baby bouncers
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/00 Accessories for children's furniture, e.g. safety belts or baby-bottle holders
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 3/001 surrounding the seat
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/006 Infant exercisers, e.g. for attachment to a crib

Abstract

An entertainer for a child that is specifically configured and adapted for use in several operational configurations. The entertainer includes a plurality of legs and a tray for supporting a plurality of activity items for the child. A multi-functional plate is attachable to the legs to allow the entertainer to assume a seat support configuration. The multi-functional plate is detachable from the legs and positionable over the tray to allow the entertainer to assume a table top configuration.

Claims

1. An entertainer for a child comprising:

a tray having a central opening;

a seat coupled to the tray adjacent the central opening;

a plurality of legs extending from the tray; and

a plate selectively positionable relative to the tray to allow the entertainer to be selectively transitioned between a seat support configuration and a table top configuration;

wherein the plate is detachably connected to the plurality of legs in spaced relation to the tray in the seat support configuration, and is detachably connected to the tray to extend across the central opening in the table top configuration.

2. The entertainer of claim 1, further comprising at least one hinged toy pivotally coupled to the tray.

3. The entertainer of claim 2, wherein the at least one hinged toy is pivotable so as to extend between the plate and the tray when the tray is in the table top configuration.

4. The entertainer of claim 1, further comprising at least one toy element translatably coupled to the tray.

5. The entertainer of claim 1, further comprising at least one strap coupled to the plate, the strap being detachably connected to one of the plurality of legs when the plate is in the seat support configuration, and detachably connected to the tray when the plate is in the table top configuration.

6. The entertainer of claim 5, wherein the at least one strap includes a main body and a barb extending from the main body, the barb being postionable in contact with the tray when the at least one strap is connected to the tray.

7. The entertainer of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of legs is pivotally coupled to the tray.

17. The entertainer

of claim 1 wherein each of the legs is pivotally connected to the tray by at least one leg lock comprising:

a pivot plate coupled to the leg and having a pivot groove formed therein; and

a pivot pin defining a pin axis, the pivot pin extending in the pivot groove;

the pivot pin and pivot groove collectively restricting movement of the pivot pin when the pivot pin is in a first axial position and a first portion of the pivot pin is in a first portion of the groove;

the pivot pin being moveable along the pin axis from the first axial position to move the first portion of the pivot pin out of the pivot groove to allow for selective movement of another portion of the pivot pin within the pivot groove;

the pin being positionable in a second axial position along the pin axis to create an interference between the pivot pin and the pivot plate.

18. The entertainer of claim 17, wherein:

the pivot plate includes a first opening that is of a first diameter, a second opening that is of a second diameter less than the first diameter, and an arcuate groove extending between the first opening and the second opening;

the pivot pin includes an actuating body, a shaft, and a main body having a maximum diameter region and a variable diameter region having a diameter no greater than the maximum diameter region;

the maximum diameter region has a diameter less than the first diameter, and greater than the second diameter; and

the shaft being freely moveable within the pivot groove when the shaft is located within the pivot groove.

19. The entertainer of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of toys coupled to the tray.

20. The entertainer of claim 19, wherein at least one of the plurality of toys is pivotally coupled to the tray.

21. The entertainer of claim 19, wherein at least one of the plurality of toys includes a rail coupled to the tray and a toy element translatable along the rail.

8. An entertainer for a child comprising:

a tray having a central opening extending around a central axis;

a seat coupled to the tray adjacent the central opening;

a plurality of hinged toys pivotally coupled to the tray, each of the hinged toys being transitional between an upright position and a collapsed position, at least a portion of each of the hinged toys moving toward the tray as it transitions from the upright position toward the collapsed position; and

a plate selectively positionable on the tray and extendable over the seat and the plurality of hinged toys when the hinged toys are each in the collapsed position;

each of the hinged toys extending between the seat and the plate when the plate is positioned on the tray and the hinged toys are is in the collapsed position.

9. The entertainer of claim 8, further comprising a toy element translatably coupled to the tray.

10. The entertainer of claim 9, further comprising a rail coupled to the tray, the toy element being translatable along the rail.

11. The entertainer of claim 10, wherein the rail includes a plurality of grooves, and the toy element includes a flexible tab interfacing with the plurality of grooves as the toy element translates along the rail.

12. The entertainer of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of legs extending from the tray.

13. The entertainer of claim 12, wherein each of the plurality of legs is pivotally coupled to the tray.

14. The entertainer of claim 12, wherein the plate is in a first configuration when extending over the seat and the plurality of hinged toys, the plate further being positionable in a second configuration wherein the plate is connected to the plurality of legs.

15. The entertainer of claim 14, further comprising a plurality of straps coupled to the plate, the plurality of straps being engaged with the tray when the plate is in the first configuration, and the plurality of straps being engaged with respective ones of the plurality of legs when the plate is in the second configuration.

16. The entertainer of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of each of the hinged toys move toward the central axis as it transitions from the upright position toward the collapsed position.