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US 10,588,423 · App. 16/045,838 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Folding booster chair

Inventor: Michelle Adkins (Battleboro, NC)
A47D1/023A47D15/006
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,588,423
App. No.
16/045,838
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

A folding chair for children includes a padded chair secured above a pair of folding angular tubular legs. Each folding angular tubular leg has a centrally located folding cross-brace. A pair of armrests are disposed on either side of the chair. A teething bar is secured at teething bar end to a distal end of each armrest. A handle is perpendicularly secured to the back of the chair. The folding mechanism is actuated by a switch located within the base of the chair.

Claims (44)

1. A folding booster chair comprising:

a back rest;

a seat, moveably secured to a rear side of said back rest;

a first arm, moveably secured to a first side of said back rest at a first arm first end;

a second arm, moveably secured to a second side of said back rest at a second arm first end;

a first arm support, moveably secured between said first arm at a first arm second end and a first side of said seat and adjacent a front side of said seat;

a second arm support, moveably secured between said second arm at a second arm second end and a second side of said seat and adjacent a front side of said seat opposite said first arm;

a teething tube, secured between said first arm second end and said second arm second end;

a pair of legs, moveably and radially disposed beneath said rear side of said seat on opposite sides of said rear side of said seat;

a pair of upper braces, each moveably and radially disposed beneath said front side of said seat on opposites sides of said front side of said seat at a respective first end of each said upper brace and moveably secured said pair of legs respectively;

a pair of lower braces, each moveably and radially disposed beneath each respective said pair of legs; and,

a pair of cross braces, each moveably disposed between each respective said pair of legs and each said pair of lower braces;

wherein said teething tube is rotationally secured between said first arm second end and said second arm second end; and,

wherein said teething tube comprises a soft durable exterior material having a solid core.

2. The booster chair of claim 1 , wherein a safety strap is removably secured between said teething tube and said front side of said seat.

3. The booster chair of claim 1 , further comprising a safety strap, secured between said teething tube and said front side of said seat.

4. The booster chair of claim 1 , wherein said back rest and said seat are secured together by means of a first hinge mechanism.

5. The booster chair of claim 4 , wherein a first leg and said seat are secured together by means of a second hinge mechanism.

6. The booster chair of claim 5 , wherein said first hinge mechanism and said second hinge mechanism is capable of being secured in a locked position.

7. The booster chair of claim 6 , wherein said back rest comprises a pliable plastic surface and foam interior.

8. The booster chair of claim 7 , wherein said seat comprises a pliable plastic surface and foam interior.

9. The booster chair of claim 1 , wherein said back rest and said seat are secured together by means of a first hinge mechanism.

10. The booster chair of claim 9 , wherein a first leg and said seat are secured together by means of a second hinge mechanism.

11. The booster chair of claim 9 , further comprising a first slide lock in mechanical communication with said first hinge and said release mechanism.

12. The booster chair of claim 11 , further comprising a second slide lock in mechanical communication with said second hinge and said release mechanism.

13. The booster chair of claim 12 , wherein said first slide lock and said second slide lock each comprise a spring pin.

14. A folding booster chair comprising:

a back rest;

a seat, moveably secured to a rear side of said back rest;

a first arm, moveably secured to a first side of said back rest at a first arm first end;

a second arm, moveably secured to a second side of said back rest at a second arm first end;

a first arm support, moveably secured between said first arm at a first arm second end and a first side of said seat and adjacent a front side of said seat;

a second arm support, moveably secured between said second arm at a second arm second end and a second side of said seat and adjacent a front side of said seat opposite said first arm;

a teething tube, secured between said first arm second end and said second arm second end;

a pair of legs, moveably and radially disposed beneath said rear side of said seat on opposite sides of said rear side of said seat;

a pair of upper braces, each moveably and radially disposed beneath said front side of said seat on opposites sides of said front side of said seat at a respective first end of each said upper brace and moveably secured said pair of legs respectively;

a pair of lower braces, each moveably and radially disposed beneath each respective said pair of legs;

a pair of cross braces, each moveably disposed between each respective said pair of legs and each said pair of lower braces; and,

a release mechanism disposed within said first side of said seat;

wherein actuation of said release mechanism engages the release of a locking mechanism permitting said booster chair to be manipulated to a folded state;

wherein said teething tube is rotationally secured between said first arm second end and said second arm second end; and,

wherein said teething tube comprises a soft durable exterior material having a solid core.

15. The booster chair of claim 14 , wherein a safety strap is removably secured between said teething tube and said front side of said seat.

16. The booster chair of claim 14 , further comprising a safety strap, secured between said teething tube and said front side of said seat.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62537016 · Jul 26, 2017
Cited By (1)
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