High chair

• US 8,177,297 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Issued: 05/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seymour-Powell Limited (Writtle Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Seymour Powell Ltd.
• Inventors: Powell, David Hillary, Tidnam, Matthew Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US12/663,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20100171345A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• Field of Search: 297/148, 297/149, 297/150, 297/151, 297/153, 297/154, 297/155, 297/174.R, 297/467
• US Class Current: 297/148
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/004 in height
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 1/0081 adjustable

Abstract

There is provided a high chair (1) for seating of an infant or toddler comprising a seat (10), including a seat base portion (14) and a seat backrest portion (12); a support (20) for supporting the seat (10) in a raised position relative to a floor surface; a central post (30) projecting away from the sea base portion (14) and having an upper end; and mounting to the upper end of the central post (30), a tray assembly. (40) including a tray (42) laterally movable backwards and forwards relative to the seat (10). The central post (30) mounts to the seat (10) or to the support (20) by an adjustable central post mounting (32) that allows for adjustment of the position of the upper end of the central post (30) relative to the seat (10).

Claims

1. A high chair for seating of an infant or toddler comprising a seat, said seat including a seat base portion and a seat backrest portion;

a support for supporting the seat in a raised position relative to a floor surface;

a central post projecting away from said seat base portion, said central post having an upper end; and

mounting to said upper end of the central post, a tray assembly including a tray horizontally movable backwards and forwards relative to the seat,

wherein the central post mounts to the seat or to the support by an adjustable central post mounting that allows for adjustment of the position of the upper end of the central post relative to the seat.

2. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the seat base portion is planar and the seat backrest portion extends upwards from a back edge thereof.

3. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the seat is of bucket seat form.

4. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the support comprises a frame structure having supporting legs.

5. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the support comprises a central upright support column provided at a lower end thereof with a column base.

6. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the seat movably mounts to the support for relative movement of the seat relative to the support.

7. A high chair according to claim 6, wherein the seat rotatably mounts to the support.

8. A high chair according to claim 6, wherein a seat lock mechanism is provided to enable reversible locking of said relative movement of the seat relative to the support.

9. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the support provides for upwards and downwards movement of the seat relative to the floor surface.

10. A high chair according to claim 9, wherein the support includes an extension mechanism that enables reversible extension thereof to allow for said upwards and downwards movement of the seat relative to the floor surface.

11. A high chair according to claim 9, wherein the support comprises a central upright support column that is provided at its lower end thereof with a column base, and said central upright support column has telescopic form such that it is telescopically extendable.

12. A high chair according to claim 11, wherein said telescopic central upright support column is provided with a gas pump for providing pumped gas propulsion to assist with the upwards movement thereof.

13. A high chair according to claim 9, wherein a support lock mechanism is provided to enable reversible locking of the upwards and downwards movement of the seat relative to the floor surface.

14. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the support is provided at a lower end thereof with transport elements for transporting said lower end along a floor surface.

15. A high chair according to claim 14, wherein said transport elements are selected from the group consisting of sliders, rollers, wheels and castors.

16. A high chair according to claim 14, wherein the transport elements are provided with retraction means arranged such that the transport elements are reversibly retractable from a contact position in which they make transporting contact with the floor surface to a retracted position in which transporting contact with the floor surface is hindered or prevented.

17. A high chair according to claim 16, wherein the retraction means and/or brake are arranged such as to prevent transporting movement when downward force is applied to the seat and to allow such transporting movement in the absence of such downward force.

18. A high chair according to claim 14, wherein the transport elements are provided with a brake.

19. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post projects both forwardly and upwardly from the seat base portion.

20. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post mounts to the seat.

21. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post mounts to the support.

22. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post defines a curving form.

23. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the tray defines a tray back edge that in use, locates close to the seated child.

24. A high chair according to claim 23, wherein said tray back edge has a curved form.

25. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the tray is laterally movable relative to the seat from a child receiving position, in which the tray is moved laterally forwards such as to define sufficient space between the seat, central post and tray for placing of the child in a seated position in the seat, to a child retaining position, in which the tray is moved laterally backwards such as to sufficiently reduce the space between the seat, central post and the tray that the child is retained in its seated position in the seat.

26. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the tray assembly comprises a slide mounting for slidably mounting the tray to the upper end of the central support post.

27. A high chair according to claim 26, wherein said slide mounting for the tray is provided with a tray lock mechanism to enable reversible locking of that sliding movement.

28. A high chair according to claim 27, wherein said tray lock mechanism enables locking of the tray in the child retaining position.

29. A high chair according to claim 26, wherein the slide mounting for the tray is provided with biasing means for biasing the tray to the child receiving position.

30. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the tray assembly comprises a tray support and a fixed mounting for fixedly mounting said tray support to the upper end of the central support post, wherein the tray support is provided with a slide mounting for slidably mounting the tray thereto.

31. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post mounting allows for forwards/backwards adjustment of the position of upper end of the central post relative to the seat.

32. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post mounting allows for upwards/downwards adjustment of the position of upper end of the central post relative to the seat.

33. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the central post extends from the central post mounting at an angle to the vertical, thereby enabling both upwards/downwards and forwards/backwards of the position of upper end of the central post relative to the seat.

34. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein the adjustable central post mounting is provided with a central post lock mechanism to enable reversible locking of said adjustment movement.

35. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein a seat insert is provided to the seat base portion and/or the seat backrest portion.

36. A high chair according to claim 1, wherein an adjustable leg rest is provided to the support for supporting the legs of a child when seated in the seat.

37. A high chair for seating of an infant or toddler comprising

a seat, said seat including a seat base portion and a seat backrest portion;

a support for supporting the seat in a raised position relative to a floor surface;

a central post projecting away from said seat base portion, said central post having an upper end; and

mounting to said upper end of the central post, a tray assembly including a tray and a slide mounting for said tray that enables horizontal movement of the tray backwards and forwards relative to the seat,

wherein said slide mounting for the tray is provided with biasing means for biasing the tray forwards relative to the seat.

38. A high chair according to claim 37, wherein the tray is horizontally movable relative to the seat from a child receiving position, in which the tray is moved laterally forwards such as to define sufficient space between the seat, central post and tray for placing of the child in a seated position in the seat, to a child retaining position, in which the tray is moved laterally backwards such as to sufficiently reduce the space between the seat, central post and the tray that the child is retained in its seated position in the seat.

39. A high chair according to claim 37, wherein the tray assembly comprises a slide mounting for slidably mounting the tray to the upper end of the central support post.

40. A high chair according to claim 37, wherein the tray assembly comprises a tray support and a fixed mounting for fixedly mounting said tray support to the upper end of the central support post, wherein the tray support is provided with a slide mounting for slidably mounting the tray thereto.

41. A high chair according to claim 37, wherein said slide mounting for the tray is provided with a tray lock mechanism to enable reversible locking of sliding movement.

42. A high chair according to claim 41, wherein said tray lock mechanism enables locking of the tray in the child retaining position.