Convertible high chair
View Patent ↗Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a convertible children's high chair. According to various embodiments, the convertible high chair generally includes a first child seat supported above a floor by a high chair frame, and a second child seat configured for being removably coupled to the first child seat. The second child seat is configured such that, when detached from the high chair's first child seat, it can be used as a booster seat. In certain embodiments, the second child seat includes a base surface configured to stably support the second child seat on a separate support surface.
1. A convertible high chair comprising:
a frame configured to rest on a floor;
a first child seat defining a first seating surface, the first child seat being coupled to the frame and supported above the floor, wherein the first child seat comprises a foldable backrest;
a second child seat defining a second seating surface, a first shoulder, and a second shoulder, the second child seat configured for being removably coupled over at least a portion of the first child seat when the backrest of the first child seat is folded; and
a tray assembly comprising a base tray comprising a first arm pivotally coupled to the first shoulder of the second child seat and a second arm releasably coupled to the second child seat and a detachable tray removably coupled to the base tray, wherein the detachable tray comprises one or more actuatable handles, wherein the actuatable handles are configured to actuate to slidingly adjust the detachable tray relative to the base tray and to remove the detachable tray from the base tray.
2. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein the detachable tray includes one or more partitioned sections.
3. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein the detachable tray includes an auxiliary tray slidingly coupled to the detachable tray.
4. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein in the tray assembly further comprises a tray liner configured to nest over the detachable tray.
5. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein the detachable tray is configured to detachably couple with the frame in a storage position.
6. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein the detachable tray comprises a scooped lip configured to assist an infant in gathering and scooping objects.
7. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein the base tray comprises a releasable coupling proximate the second arm for releasing the second arm from the second shoulder.
8. The convertible high chair of claim 7 , wherein the releasable coupling comprises a spring-biased locking mechanism.
9. The convertible high chair of claim 1 , wherein the second arm comprises a plunger and the second shoulder comprises a channel, wherein the plunger is configured to fit within the channel.