Dual infant activity center

• US 20090200841A1
• Filed: 02/13/2009
• Published: 08/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mae J. Rhoten
• Original Assignee: Mae J. Rhoten
• Inventors: Rhoten, Mae J.
• Application Number:
  US12/379,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20090200841A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/157.100
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 83/02 Tables combined with seats folding or stowable tables with separable parts combined with seats A47B3/063; foldable table and seat units A47B3/14
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/00 Children's chairs
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 3/001 surrounding the seat

Abstract

An infant activity device is disclosed which includes a tray mounted on a vertical elevation member to support the tray in a horizontal orientation above a support surface. The tray has two openings for two seats to supporting an infant and allow the infants to sit above the support surface to allow their legs to engage the support surface. The seats are positioned a predetermined distance away from each other to impede an infant is sitting in the first seat from reaching the head or torso of a second infant sitting in the second seat.

Claims

1. An infant activity device adapted for use in a substantially stationary location on a support surface, comprising

a tray mounted on a vertical elevation member so that said tray is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation and above said support surface,

said tray having a plurality of positions for mounting a plurality of seats within said tray, said plurality of seats including a first seat and second seat,

said plurality of seats provided for supporting an infant, said seat sized and shaped so as to permit an infant to sit thereon and suspend said infant above said support surface to allow said infant to engage said support surface, and wherein each said seat has a central axis and the central axis of said first seat is a predetermined distance away the central axis of a second adjacent seats, and said predetermined distance is selected to be sufficient to impede an infant that is sitting in said first seat from reaching the head or torso of a second infant sitting in said second seat.

2. The device recited in claim 1 wherein said vertical member comprises a sidewall.

3. The device recited in claim 1 wherein said vertical member comprises legs.

4. The device recited in claim 3 further comprising a base and said base being immovably positioned relative to the support surface, wherein said legs extend from said base to said tray.

5. The device recited in claim 1 wherein at least one seat is mounted in a circular opening in said tray.

6. The device recited in claim 5 wherein said seat can pivot about an axis.

7. The device recited in claim 5 wherein said seats further comprise an annular bearing to allow said seats to rotate about an axis.

8. The device recited in claim 5 wherein said seats further comprise a plurality of rollers attached to said seats, each of said rollers riding along an annular groove provided on said tray.

9. A infant activity center adapted for use in a substantially stationary location on a support surface, comprising

a tray mounted on a vertical elevation member so that said tray is maintained in a substantially horizontal orientation and above said support surface,

said tray having openings for receiving seats within said tray,

said seats provided for supporting an infant, said seat sized and shaped so as to permit an infant to sit thereon and suspend said infant above said support surface to allow said infant to engage said support surface, and wherein said seat has central axis, and

wherein said tray has a surface adapted for abutting a second infant activity center, wherein said trays of said first activity center and said second infant activity center will be positioned in substantially the same horizontal plane, and

an attachment device, for securing said first infant activity center to said second infant activity center.

10. The infant activity center recited in claim 9 wherein said attachment device comprises a pallet.

11. The infant activity center recited in claim 10 wherein said pallet further comprises a toy located between the seats provided in said first and said second infant activity centers.

12. The infant activity center as recited in claim 10 wherein a first seat in said first activity center and a second seat in said second activity center have a central axis and said plurality of seats provided for supporting an infant, said seats sized and shaped so as to permit an infant to sit thereon and suspend said infant above said support surface to allow said infant to engage said support surface, and wherein each said seat has a central axis and the central axis of said first seat is a predetermined distance away from the central axis of a second adjacent seat, and said predetermined distance is selected to be sufficient to impede an infant that is sitting in said first seat from reaching the head or torso of a second infant sitting in said second seat.