Swivel Feeding Seat
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1. A child'"'"'s seat assembly comprising:
- a seat having a top surface that is contoured to support a child in a seated position and a bottom surface;
a tray coupled to the seat;
a swivel base that supports the seat, the seat being rotatable relative to the swivel base about a vertical axis;
a recline base positioned between the seat and the swivel base, the seat configured to recline relative to the recline base and the recline base configured to rotate relative to the swivel base; and
a swivel lock mechanism that selectively locks the seat in at least a first, forward-facing position, a second, right-facing position, and a third, left-facing position relative to the swivel base, the swivel lock mechanism including a stopper biased vertically upwards and a protrusion engaging a ramped engagement surface of a latch body, the stopper received in pockets defined by the recline base.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a seat configured to swivel, recline, and raise to accommodate a child during feeding.
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1. A child'"'"'s seat assembly comprising:
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a seat having a top surface that is contoured to support a child in a seated position and a bottom surface; a tray coupled to the seat; a swivel base that supports the seat, the seat being rotatable relative to the swivel base about a vertical axis; a recline base positioned between the seat and the swivel base, the seat configured to recline relative to the recline base and the recline base configured to rotate relative to the swivel base; and a swivel lock mechanism that selectively locks the seat in at least a first, forward-facing position, a second, right-facing position, and a third, left-facing position relative to the swivel base, the swivel lock mechanism including a stopper biased vertically upwards and a protrusion engaging a ramped engagement surface of a latch body, the stopper received in pockets defined by the recline base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A child'"'"'s seat assembly comprising:
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a seat having a top surface that is contoured to support a child in a seated position and an arcuate bottom surface; a tray coupled to the seat; a base that defines an arcuate platform for supporting the arcuate bottom surface of the seat as the seat reclines and inclines relative to the base, the seat including a first coupling member and the base including a second coupling member, the first and second coupling members engaging to couple the seat onto the base, the seat being removable from the base by reclining or inclining the seat relative to the base until the first and second coupling members are disengaged; a recline lock mechanism that selectively locks the seat from reclining and inclining relative to the base; and a recline stop mechanism independent of the recline lock mechanism, the recline stop mechanism including a first stop surface on the base and a second stop surface on the seat that abuts the first stop surface on the base when the seat reaches a fully reclined position relative to the base, and wherein the seat includes a moveable release member that transmits movement to the second stop surface of the seat to separate the second stop surface of the seat from the first stop surface of the base. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A child'"'"'s seat assembly comprising:
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a base; and a seat coupled to the base, the seat having a top surface that is contoured to support a child in a seated position, a bottom surface, and a plurality of arms extending upwardly from the top surface, the seat comprising; a bench portion; an intermediate portion removably coupled to the bench portion; and a head portion removably and interchangeably coupled to the bench portion and the intermediate portion; wherein the seat is adjustable between; a first configuration in which the head portion is coupled to the intermediate portion and the intermediate portion is coupled to the bench portion to accommodate an infant; and a second configuration in which the intermediate portion is removed and the head portion is coupled to the bench portion to accommodate a toddler; and wherein, in the first configuration, an upper part of the seat is located above the plurality of arms, the upper part of the seat having a height measured upwardly from the plurality of arms, the intermediate portion of the seat comprising a majority of the height such that the majority of the height is in place in the first configuration to accommodate the infant and is removed in the second configuration to accommodate the toddler, and wherein at least one of each coupled portions includes hooks projecting vertically from an end surface of one coupled portion, the hooks also including a horizontally extending segment, the adjoining coupled portion including grooves configured to receive the hooks. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A child'"'"'s seat assembly comprising:
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a base; a seat coupled to the base, the seat having a top surface that is contoured to support a child in a seated position and a bottom surface; a primary tray coupled to the seat; and a secondary tray removably coupled atop the primary tray, the secondary tray having at least one resilient arm that snaps beneath the primary tray to secure the secondary tray onto the primary tray; wherein the secondary tray defines a recessed food area that is configured to receive food, the recessed food area covering a substantial portion of the second tray, and the recessed food area extending below on upper edge of and into the primary tray; and wherein the primary tray defines a cup recess separate from the food area of the secondary tray that is sized to hold a cup, and is open and exposed to receiving a cup when the secondary tray is coupled atop the primary tray, the cup recess including a first, substantially circular portion and a second, extension portion that segments the circular portion and extends radially outwardly from the circular portion, and is open thereto. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A child'"'"'s seat assembly configured to rest on a supporting surface, the child'"'"'s seat assembly comprising:
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a base having an underside that faces that supporting surface; a seat supported by the base, the seat configured to recline relative to the base, the seat having a top surface that is contoured to support a child in a seated position; a tray coupled to the seat; and at least one riser that is rotatable relative to the base to position the seat in a first, lowered position relative to the supporting surface and a second, raised position relative to the supporting surface wherein the base is lifted entirely away from contact with the supporting surface, the at least one riser projecting further beyond the base in the raised position than in the lowered position, the at least one riser having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface of the at least one riser facing upward toward the seat in the lowered position and downward toward the supporting surface in the raised position, the at least one riser being stored within the base in the lowered position with the second surface of the at least one riser being substantially even with the underside of the base in the lowered position, the riser including an interlocking connection to lockingly connect the riser to the base to prevent withdrawal of the riser without disengaging the interlocking connection, the connection being locked by moving one of either the riser or the base relative to the other. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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