IP Library Granted Patent US 12,660,943
Granted Patent B2
US 12,660,943 · App. 18/222,232 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Activity floor seat

Inventors: Vincent Ventola (Fort Lee, NJ); Sierra Seip (Newburgh, NY); Adlin Aslan (New York, NY); Matthew Lauderbach (Belford, NJ)
Assignee: Skip Hop, Inc.
A47D1/006A47D13/107A47D15/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,660,943
App. No.
18/222,232
Filed
Jul 14, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3636
USPC
297/440.1
Abstract

An apparatus according to the disclosure herein includes a central structure having a loop portion and a base portion. a pommel coupled to the base portion and positioned within the loop portion. and a cover configured to couple to the loop portion to define a seat, the cover positioned between the base portion and the pommel.

Claims (46)

1 . An apparatus comprising:

a central structure having a loop portion and a base portion, wherein the loop portion comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is contiguous with the base portion and, with the base portion, is substantially W-shaped, and the second portion is substantially U-shaped;

a pommel coupled to the base portion and positioned within the loop portion; and

a cover configured to couple to the loop portion to define a seat, the cover positioned between the base portion and the pommel.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pommel comprises an accessory slot configured to receive an accessory.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the base portion comprises an aperture configured to receive the pommel, and

the aperture is accessible through an opening in the cover while the cover is coupled to the loop portion.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cover comprises a soft-goods material.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a rear support bar coupled to the loop portion proximate to a point of connection between the first portion and the second portion.

6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the rear support bar is substantially U-shaped and couples to the loop portion at two separate points.

7 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first portion, the base portion, and the rear support bar are substantially planar.

8 . An activity seat comprising:

a loop structure having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, and a right side; and

a support bar extending rearwards from the loop structure, the support bar being substantially U-shaped and having a right end, a left end, and a base portion,

wherein:

the bottom side is contiguous with the base portion and, with the base portion, is substantially W-shaped,

the top side is substantially U-shaped,

the right end of the support bar couples to the right side of the loop structure,

the left end of the support bar couples to the left side of the loop structure, and

the bottom side of the loop and the base portion of the support bar are together configured to rest on a surface to support the activity seat.

9 . The activity seat of claim 8 , further comprising:

a right connector fixed to the right side of the loop structure and configured to receive the right end; and

a left connector fixed to the left side of the loop structure and configured to receive the left end.

10 . The activity seat of claim 8 , wherein the support bar further comprises at least one pad comprising a shock-absorbent material.

11 . The activity seat of claim 8 , wherein the support bar is configured to position the loop structure at an angle between 30-60° relative to the surface while the support bar and the bottom side of the loop structure are resting on the surface.

12 . The activity seat of claim 8 , wherein the loop structure further comprises a base configured to receive a pommel.

13 . The activity seat of claim 12 , further comprising a fabric cover configured to couple to the loop structure in order to define a floor-level seat, the fabric cover positioned between the base and the pommel.

14 . A floor-level activity seat comprising:

a central structure having a loop portion and a base portion, wherein:

the loop portion comprises a first portion and a second portion;

the first portion is contiguous with the base portion and, with the base portion, is substantially W-shaped; and

the second portion is substantially U-shaped;

a support bar extending rearwards from the loop portion, the support bar having a left end coupled to a left side of the loop portion and a right end coupled to a right side of the loop portion;

a pommel coupled to the base portion and positioned within the loop portion; and

a fabric cover configured to removably couple to the loop portion to define a seat, the fabric cover positioned between the base portion and the pommel.

15 . The floor-level activity seat of claim 14 , wherein:

the base portion comprises an aperture configured to receive the pommel, and

the aperture is accessible through an opening in the fabric cover.

16 . The floor-level activity seat of claim 14 , wherein the support bar is substantially U-shaped.

17 . The floor-level activity seat of claim 14 , wherein a bottom of the loop portion, the base portion, and a bottom of the support bar are substantially planar.

18 . The floor-level activity seat of claim 14 , wherein the pommel comprises a slot configured to receive an accessory.

19 . The floor-level activity seat of claim 14 , wherein:

the loop portion comprises a first portion and a second portion,

the first portion is monolithic with the base portion and, with the base portion, is substantially W-shaped, and

the second portion is substantially U-shaped.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 12, 2025
From: SKIP HOP, INC.; THE WILLIAM CARTER COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 073941/0877 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2024
From: VENTOLA, VINCENT; SEIP, SIERRA; ASLAN, ADLIN; LAUDERBACH, MATTHEW
To: SKIP HOP, INC.
Reel/Frame 068539/0253 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250017393A1 · Jan 16, 2025
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