Booster seat
First Claim
1. A booster seat comprising, a base, a seat, a curved platform defining an arc on the base supporting a complementary curved portion on a surface of the seat to permit relative movement along the arc, at least one slot in the curved platform, and at least one tab carried on the seat extending through a slot and engaging a surface of the platform on an opposite side of the platform from the seat and backrest to guide the seat with respect to the base during relative movement along the arc.
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Abstract
An adjustable booster-type seat having a base 10 for supporting the seat on a flat surface, a riser 12 mounted for height adjustment on the base, a body support 14 having a seat and back mounted for arcuate motion on the riser 12 for changing the angular position of the body support 14 and being adjustable in height by virtue of the adjustability of the riser on the base. A restraint bar 16 is detachably connected to the body support and in turn adjustably carries a tray 18 enabling the tray to be moved toward and away form the back and to be mounted at different angles with respect to the body support 14.
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23 Claims
- 1. A booster seat comprising, a base, a seat, a curved platform defining an arc on the base supporting a complementary curved portion on a surface of the seat to permit relative movement along the arc, at least one slot in the curved platform, and at least one tab carried on the seat extending through a slot and engaging a surface of the platform on an opposite side of the platform from the seat and backrest to guide the seat with respect to the base during relative movement along the arc.
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17. A booster seat comprising, a base, a seat, means for supporting the seat and backrest with respect to the base to permit relative movement along an arc, means for locking and releasing the seat and backrest with respect to the base in a position from upright to reclined, and means for raising and lowering the seat and backrest on the base.
- 18. A booster seat comprising, a base, a seat, a riser on the base supporting the seat and adapted to raise and lower the seat, and at least two telescoping members between the base and riser and adapted to limit movement in the telescoping direction.
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23. A booster seat comprising, a base, a seat including a seat with a seating surface between spaced hollow arms, a monolithic riser having a curved platform portion defining an arc and supporting the seat on the base to permit movement of the seat along the arc from an upright position to a reclined position, the curved platform portion being between spaced hollow walls of the riser, arcuate tracks on a surface of the curved platform portion of the riser facing the seat, slots in the riser adjacent the arcuate tracks receiving arms extending from the seat and backrest with at least one tab on each arm, each tab engaging a guide surface of the riser facing away from the seat and backrest, the guide surface being shaped to guide the riser and seat and backrest during relative arcuate movement, at least one stop member on a surface of the riser adjacent the seat and backrest engaging the seat and backrest to arrest arcuate movement in one direction, at least one abutment member on an opposite side of the riser from the seat and backrest engaging a tab to arrest arcuate movement in a second direction, abutment surfaces on the seat and backrest adapted to engage the arcuate tracks for guiding movement of the seat and backrest along the arc, guides supported on the seat on a side opposite the seating surface and facing the riser, the guides adapted to contact the riser, a rack in a recess in the seat and a lever in a recess on the riser, the lever being adapted to selectively engage the rack at intervals along the arc whereby the riser is locked to arrest arcuate movement and unlocked to permit arcuate movement.
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