Swivel high chair

• US 7,032,966 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2004
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises Incorporated (Hasbro Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Kolcraft Enterprises Incorporated (Hasbro Inc.)
• Inventors: Myers, Peter Jonathan
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): EDELL, JOSEPH F
• Application Number:
  US10/894,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20040256896A1
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 297/137, 297/148, 297/153, 297/174.R, 297/344.21, 297/325, 297/329, 297/118, 297/129, 297/130, 297/256.13, 297/423.43, 297/423.44, 297/423.46, 248/346.07, 248/424, 108/138, 108/142, 108/143
• US Class Current: 297/137
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 3/18 Chairs or stools with rotatable seat adjustable in height by rotation A47C3/24
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/002 adjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/004 in height
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/0085 removable

Abstract

A high chair for feeding a child is disclosed. The high chair includes a base and a chair sized to support a child. The chair is supported on the base at a height suitable for feeding a child. The chair is rotatable relative to the base about a substantially vertical axis.

Claims

1. A high chair for feeding a child comprising:

a base;

a chair sized to support a child, the chair being supported on the base at a height suitable for feeding a child, the chair being rotatable relative to the base about a substantially vertical axis; and

a tray mounted to the base such that the chair is rotatable relative to the tray, wherein the base includes a vertically extending post and the chair defines an opening to receive the post such that the post defines the vertical axis, wherein the opening is a slot dimensioned to permit rotation of the chair about the post and tilting of the chair relative to the post, and further comprising a first notch, a second notch, and a projection separating the first and second notches, wherein when the post is located in the first notch, the chair is secured in an upright position and when the post is located in the second notch, the chair is secured in a reclined position.

2. A high chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the tray is cantilevered to the base.

3. A high chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the base includes a first section supporting the tray and a second section supporting the chair, and a first one of the first and second sections can be moved relative to a second one of the first and second sections to separate the seat and the tray.

4. A high chair as defined in claim 3 wherein the seat is only rotatable relative to the tray when the first section is displaced a distance from the second section of the base.

5. A high chair as defined in claim 3 wherein the second section of the base includes rollers to facilitate movement of the second section of the base from the first section of the base.

6. A high chair as defined in claim 1 further comprising a tray support coupling the tray to the base.

7. A high chair as defined in claim 6 wherein the tray is removably coupled to the tray support.

8. A high chair as defined in claim 1 further comprising a substantially vertical bar disposed below the tray and located to be positioned between legs of a child seated in the high chair.

9. A high chair as defined in claim 1 further comprising a latch for selectively securing the chair against rotation about the vertical axis.

10. A high chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the chair is mounted to the base such that it can be reclined.

11. A high chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the base includes a first section and a second section, and a first one of the first and second sections can be separated from a second one of the first and second sections to position the seat for rotation.

12. A high chair as defined in claim 11 wherein at least one of the first and second sections of the base includes rollers to facilitate separation of the first and second sections of the base.

13. A high chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the chair defines a post receiving area located beneath a seating surface of the chair, and the seat is secured to the post beneath the seating surface.

14. A high chair as defined in claim 13 wherein the chair has an upright position and a reclined position.

15. A high chair as defined in claim 14 wherein the chair can be rotated when it is in the reclined position and when it is in the upright position.

16. A high chair as defined in claim 1 further comprising a turntable rotatably securing the chair to the base.

17. A high chair as defined in claim 16 further comprising a latch for selectively securing the chair and turntable against rotation relative to the base.

18. A high chair as defined in claim 1 wherein the base includes a first support and a second support, and a first one of the first and second supports is pivotable relative to a second one of the first and second supports to collapse the base.

19. A method of feeding a child in a high chair as defined in claim 1, the method comprising:

securing the child in the high chair with the seat in a first position facing away from a tray;

rotating the high chair from the first position to a second position wherein the seat faces toward the tray; and

feeding the child.

20. A method as defined in claim 19 further comprising:

securing the chair in the second position.

21. A method as defined in claim 19 further comprising:

rotating the high chair from the second position to a third position.

22. A method as defined in claim 19 further comprising:

reclining the chair.

23. A method as defined in claim 19 further comprising:

rotating the high chair from the second position to the first position; and

removing the child from the high chair.