US20090273217A1 - Rocker and hook on high chair apparatus - Google Patents
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- the present invention generally relates to child seats, particularly to rockers and hook on high chairs, and specifically to a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus.
- a conventional high chair is a chair that includes relatively long legs and an elevated seat. The child sits on the elevated seat. Sometimes the conventional high chair includes a tray. Sometimes, with no tray or with the tray detached, the conventional high chair is slid close to the table top.
- a hook on high chair engages the table top of a table.
- the hook on high chair includes no legs that reach to the floor.
- the hook on high chair may have a system of clamps or other apparatus for engaging the table top of a table.
- a rocker may be a crib or bed like apparatus having curved feet such that the bed like rocker may be hand rocked back and forth in a soothing fashion when the child is lying down.
- a rocker can also be a seat like apparatus in which the child sits or is reclined back instead of fully lying down as in a crib.
- the seat like rocker also includes curved feet, or curved legs, such that the seat like rocker may be hand rocked back and forth in a soothing fashion.
- a feature of the present invention is the provision in a child seat apparatus, of structure that permits the apparatus to operate as a rocker.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a child seat apparatus, of structure that permits the apparatus to operate as a hook on high chair.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a frame having a base, first and second inclined members extending upwardly and obliquely of the base, and upper and lower arms extending forwardly and obliquely of the inclined members to work in concert to engage a table top.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of five integral pieces that make up the entire frame of the apparatus and that snap together and apart such that the apparatus may be broken down to take up a minimum of shelf space or storage space.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a first integral piece that provides at least a portion of the base of the apparatus, and of integral inclined extensions protruding from the first integral piece that serve as points of connection for a body of the apparatus such that strength and stability is maximized.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of an integral front base portion that has a right side integral inclined extension and a left side integral inclined extension, and of the inclined extensions providing strong and stable connections for pieces that contain the arms that hook on to a table.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of an integral back base portion that is removably swingable with an integral front base portion and that, when removed and swingable, can be swung down and up to a position adjacent to the integral front base portion.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a closed rocking base where the base includes a left side rocking member, a right side rocking member, a front stop or front lateral member that ties together the front of the rocking members, and a back stop or back lateral member that ties together the back of the rocking members.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of arms that reach out to engage a table top where each of the arms is supported at only a proximal end and have a free distal end that engages the table such that each of the distal ends is free from each of the other distal ends.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a front lower lateral member lying in a front vertical plane, of a back lower lateral member lying in a back vertical plane, and of a remaining portion of said frame lying between said front and back vertical planes to minimize overrocking of said apparatus.
- rocking longitudinal members having a generally central location, of the inclined members engaging the rocking longitudinal members forwardly of the generally central location, and of the seat engaging the inclined members at a position over the central location.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is safe, stable and strong.
- the base is relatively wide from front to rear such that the frame is positioned between front and rear lateral members of the base.
- Another feature contributing to this advantage is that the inclined members begin as welded or integral portions of the base such that there is no pin connection or articulation at the intersection of the base and the inclined members.
- Another feature contributing to this advantage is the seat being engaged to the inclined members at a position generally over a central location of the rocking longitudinal members.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it takes up a minimum of shelf space or storage space when broken down.
- the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus is assembled from five separate pieces and may be readily disassembled back into the five separate pieces.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is unobtrusive when used as a hook on high chair.
- the relatively long rocking base can be broken down into front and back portions and the back portion is swingable down and then up again to be fixed adjacent to and underneath of the front portion such that the relatively long back portion of the base does not protrude out into kitchen or dining room space.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is adjustable in height.
- the inclined members, or body carrying the seat and having the arms that hook on to a table top, may be adjusted up and down to set the seat at varying heights relative to the base.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is simple to assemble and simple to disassemble. Spring biased pins pop into and out frame connections.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is inexpensive to manufacture and therefore inexpensive to the consumer. Minimal frame parts are included. Excessive frame parts are excluded.
- the upper arm that reaches out to the table top includes a slight curve that leads into a slight curve of the shoe that grips the upper surface of the table top, and the lower arms run parallel to sections of the longitudinal members of the front base portion.
- FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the present rocker and hook on high chair apparatus showing the apparatus in use as a rocker on a surface.
- FIG. 2 is a rear perspective partially phantom view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus of FIG. 1 , showing the arms of the apparatus engaging a table top and showing a back portion of the base swinging from a protruding position into an out-of-the-way position under the table top and adjacent to and underneath of a front portion of the base.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus of FIG. 1 where the apparatus is in use as a rocker.
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus of FIG. 2 where the apparatus is in use as a hook on high chair, and shows a removable storage compartment in a detached position.
- FIG. 5 is a side perspective partially phantom view of an alternate embodiment of the present rocker and hook on high chair apparatus.
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus of FIG. 5 and shows the seat of the apparatus in phantom.
- the present rocker and hook on high chair apparatus is indicated in FIG. 1 by reference numeral 10 .
- the apparatus 10 includes a seat 12 and a frame 14 to which the seat 12 is engaged.
- the apparatus 10 may be used as a rocker for rocking on a surface 16 , as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the apparatus 10 may be used as a hook on high chair and engaged to a table top 18 , as shown in FIG. 2 .
- Frame 14 preferably tubular, includes a base 20 and a body. 22 engaged to the base 20 and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom.
- Base 20 includes a first longitudinal member 24 , a second longitudinal member 26 , a front lateral member 28 interconnecting the first and second longitudinal members 24 and 26 and supporting members 24 and 26 relative to each other, and a back lateral member 30 interconnecting the first and second longitudinal members 24 and 26 and supporting members 24 and 26 relative to each other.
- Body 22 includes a left side first inclined member 32 , a right side second inclined member 34 opposite of member 32 , an upper lateral member 36 interconnecting the first and second inclined members 32 and 34 , a pair of upper arms 38 , and a pair of lower arms 40 .
- Body 22 further includes a pair of members 42 extending rearwardly from members 32 , 34 for supporting a storage compartment 44 .
- Members 32 and 34 extend upwardly and obliquely from their respective first and second longitudinal members 24 and 26 .
- Upper arms 38 extends forwardly and obliquely of their respective first and second inclined members 32 , 34 .
- Lower arms 40 extend forwardly and obliquely of their respective first and second inclined members 32 , 34 .
- base 20 includes a front base portion 46 and a back base portion 48 .
- Portions 46 , 48 are engaged via a male-female connection 50 .
- a spring biased button 52 of back base portion 48 locks the portions 46 , 48 to each other by engaging opening 53 formed in the front base portion 46 .
- Spring biased button 52 and opening 53 provide for ready engagement and disengagement of the base portions 46 and 48 .
- Front base portion 46 includes front lateral member 28 , a front section 54 of first longitudinal member 24 , and a front section 56 of second longitudinal member 26 .
- Front lateral member 28 , front section 54 , and front section 56 are integral and one-piece with each other.
- first integral piece A which first integral piece A further includes a pair of lower inclined sections 57 , each of which serves as a base for mounting one of the inclined members 32 and 34 .
- Back base portion 48 includes back lateral member 30 , a back section 58 of first longitudinal member 24 , and a back section 60 of second longitudinal member 26 .
- Back lateral member 30 , back section 58 and back section 60 are integral and one-piece with each other.
- This piece is referred to as the second integral piece B.
- Longitudinal members 24 and 26 run parallel to each other in a curving fashion so as to form a segment of an arc. As shown in FIG. 3 , a central region 62 of each of the members 24 , 26 makes contact with a surface on which the apparatus 10 rests. Forwardly of the central region 62 , the longitudinal members 24 and 26 extend in a curvilinear fashion forwardly and upwardly. Rearwardly of the central region 62 , the longitudinal members 24 and 26 extend in a curvilinear fashion rearwardly and upwardly. Front and back lateral members 28 and 30 act in the nature of stops to minimize overrocking of the apparatus 10 . Seat 12 is engaged in frame 14 at a location on the body 22 that is disposed over the central region 62 so as to maximize stability.
- first and second inclined members 32 are engaged to the first and second longitudinal members 24 and 26 at positions forwardly of the central region or location 62 such that the seat 12 is located generally over the central location 62 .
- first longitudinal member 24 , first inclined member 32 , one of the upper arms 38 , and one of the lower arms 40 are disposed in a first common plane.
- second longitudinal member 26 , second inclined member 34 , the other of the upper arms 38 , and the other of the lower arms 40 are disposed in a second common plane.
- First and second longitudinal rocking members 24 , 26 run parallel to each other.
- First and second inclined members 32 , 34 run parallel to each other.
- Upper arms 34 run parallel to each other.
- Lower arms 40 run parallel to each other.
- Front lateral member 28 , back lateral member 30 , and upper lateral member 36 run parallel to each other.
- a first flexible member or tether 65 such as a cord extends between paired front and back sections 54 , 58 .
- a second flexible member or tether 65 such as a cord extends between the other paired front and back sections 56 , 60 .
- One end of flexible member 65 is secured in one of the front sections and the other end is secured in the other of the back sections.
- Back sections 54 , 58 and back lateral member 30 , or the second integral piece B, or the back base portion 48 may thus be swung to an out-of-the-way position under the table top 18 where back lateral member 30 is adjacent to front lateral member 28 . In such an out-of-the-way position, as shown in FIGS.
- a third flexible member or strap 67 can be used to fix the back base portion 48 , or the second integral piece B, under the front base portion 46 , by securing the strap 67 to each of the front and back lateral members 28 , 30 .
- Strap 67 can be permanently engaged to one of the front and back lateral members 28 and can have opposing strap portions that engaged each other such as where one strap portion includes loops and the other of the strap portion includes hooks such as in VELCRO® material.
- the purpose of the flexible member 65 and strap 67 is at least twofold: 1) to keep the back base portion 48 handy and in a convenient location when the apparatus 10 is being used as a hook on high chair; and 2) to keep the back base portion 48 handy but in an out-of-the-way position when the apparatus 10 is being used as a hook on high chair.
- Each of first and second inclined members 32 , 34 includes base section 57 , a medial inclined section 64 , and an upper inclined section 66 .
- Base section 57 and medial inclined section 64 are engaged with a male-female connection.
- Base section 57 includes a spring biased button 68 for locking and releasing the male-female connection by engaging one of an upper opening 69 and lower opening 71 formed in medial inclined section 64 such that the body 22 may be disposed at lesser and greater heights relative to the base 20 .
- Medial inclined section 64 and upper inclined section 66 are engaged with a male-female connection.
- Upper inclined section 66 includes a spring biased button 70 for locking and releasing the male-female connection by engaging an opening 73 formed in the medial inclined section 64 .
- One of the medial inclined sections 64 is integral and one-piece with one of the upper arms 38 and one of the lower arms 40 and such integral piece is referred to as the third integral piece C.
- the other of the medial inclined sections 64 is integral and one-piece with the other of the upper arms 38 and the other of the lower arms 40 and such integral piece is referred to as the fourth integral piece D.
- the upper inclined sections 66 are integral and one-piece with each other and the upper lateral member 36 which ties the upper inclined sections 66 together.
- Such, the integral and one-piece arrangement of one upper inclined section 66 extending integrally into the upper lateral member 36 which in turn extends integrally into the other of the upper inclined section 66 is referred to as the fifth integral piece E.
- Upper arm 38 extends forwardly from an upper end portion of medial inclined section 64 .
- Upper arm 38 includes a slight radius such that upper arm 38 is curved from a proximal end to a distal end.
- Upper arm 38 includes a central region along its length and, at such central region, a horizontal axis tangentially intersects a point in this central region.
- Upper arm 38 extends slightly upwardly from the proximal end, where it is engaged to the medial inclined section 64 , to the central region.
- Upper arm 38 extends slightly downwardly from the central region to the distal end of the upper arm 38 .
- An upper shoe 72 is engaged to the distal end of the upper arm 38 .
- At least a lower portion 74 of upper shoe 72 is formed of a resilient material so as not to mar a table top and so as to provide a give to the shoe 72 .
- Preferably entire shoe 72 is formed of a resilient material.
- An upper surface 76 of shoe 72 runs parallel to an upper edge of upper arm 38 so as to provide an aesthetic appearance to the combination of the curved upper arm 38 and the curved upper shoe 72 .
- Lower arm 40 includes a proximal end tubular portion 78 and a distal end tubular portion 80 .
- Proximal end portion 78 includes a proximal end that is engaged to medial inclined section 64 .
- Distal end portion 80 includes a distal end that confronts a lower shoe 82 .
- Proximal end portion 78 extends upwardly and forwardly from a lower end portion of medial inclined section 64 and, in such an upwardly and forwardly manner, proximal end portion 78 runs parallel in an aesthetic manner to front sections 54 of the first and second longitudinal members 24 and 26 .
- Distal end portion 80 extends at an angle to proximal end portion 78 and runs generally vertically.
- Distal end portion 80 threadingly engages a shaft that in turn mounts the lower shoe 82 .
- Turning or rotating the lower shoe 82 moves the lower shoe 82 up and down relative to the distal end portion 80 so as to engage and disengage the lower shoe relative to the lower surface of table top 18 and so as to oppose the upper shoe 72 that may be resiliently squeezed against the upper surface of the table top 18 .
- each of the upper arms 38 and each of the lower arms 40 includes a proximal end and that each of the arms 38 , 40 is supported only at such proximal end where the proximal end engages the medial inclined section 64 . It should further be noted that each of the upper arms 38 and each of the lower arms 40 includes a distal end and that each of such distal ends is free from each of the other distal ends. In other words, the distal ends of the arms 38 , 40 derive no support from other arms or other distal ends of the arms 38 , 40 . Arms 38 , 40 are in the nature of branches stemming from a tree and support themselves solely through the connection to the medial inclined section 64 .
- upper and lower shoes 72 and 82 directly oppose each other. That is, from a side perspective, front and rear edges of lower shoe 82 are contained wholly within vertical planes intersecting the front and rear edges of upper shoe 72 .
- Member 42 extends rearwardly from inclined medial section 64 supporting the storage compartment 44 .
- a section 84 of member 44 is integral and one-piece with medial section 64 , upper arm 38 and lower arm 40 .
- a left side section 86 of member 42 supports storage compartment 44 along with a right side section 86 .
- Sections 84 , 86 are engaged via a male-female connection and the connection may be locked and unlocked with a spring biased button 88 of section 86 that engages an opening 89 in section 84 .
- Member 42 as a whole, including sections 84 and 86 run aesthetically parallel to first and second longitudinal members 24 and 26 , including portions of front sections 54 , 56 and back sections 58 , 60 .
- Compartment 44 includes features that run from front to back and that are slightly curved and that run parallel to portions of sections 54 , 56 , 58 and 60 . These features include one or more of an upper surface 90 of a lid 92 , a lower surface 94 of the lid 92 , an upper surface 96 of a receptacle 98 , and a lower surface of a lip 100 of the receptacle 98 .
- the lid 92 is hinged to the receptacle 98 .
- the width of the receptacle 98 can be less than the distance between inner edges of the longitudinal members 24 and 26 such that the depth of the receptacle 98 can be increased so as to increase the storage area of the storage compartment 44 .
- Seat 12 includes a seat bottom 102 , a seat back 104 , and a pair of seat sides 106 .
- Seat back 104 includes a back sleeve 108 for engaging the fifth integral piece E.
- back sleeve 108 engages upper lateral member 36 and at least a portion of each of the upper inclined sections 66 .
- Seat side 106 is doubled back so as to form a side sleeve 110 for engagement of upper arm 38 .
- buttons 70 are operated to remove the fifth integral piece E from the third and fourth integral pieces C and D.
- Fifth integral piece E is then slid out of the sleeve 108 . Then the seat 12 is slid forwardly such that sleeves 110 slide over and off the upper arms 38 and upper shoes 72 .
- Seat 12 includes a back pocket 112 running generally the width of the seat 12 .
- Back pocket 112 includes an upper open end.
- Seat 12 may, if desired as shown in FIG. 5 , further include a pair of side mesh pockets 114 engaged to respective side sleeves 110 .
- Mesh pocket 114 includes an upper open end.
- Seat 12 can further include a harness system 116 having one or more shoulder straps 118 , one or more lap straps 120 , an in-between-the-legs strap 122 , and one or more buckles 124 interconnecting the various straps.
- a harness system 116 having one or more shoulder straps 118 , one or more lap straps 120 , an in-between-the-legs strap 122 , and one or more buckles 124 interconnecting the various straps.
- Seat 12 can further include a liner 126 having a seat bottom portion, a seat back portion, and seat side portions.
- Liner 126 lies on top of the seat bottom 102 , on the inner front side of the seat back 104 , and on the inner sides of the seat sides 106 .
- Liner 126 is attached to an upper portion of the seat back 104 and an upper portion of the seat sides 166 with strips of hook and loop material such as VELCRO®.
- Seat 12 preferably includes a rigid or semi-rigid sheet 128 enclosed in a double layered seat bottom 102 to lend rigidity to the seat bottom.
- the rigid or semi-rigid sheet 128 runs generally from front to back of the seat bottom 102 and from side to side of the seat bottom 102 .
- the first and second integral pieces A and B are connected by pushing in buttons 52 and by sliding the tube ends of the male-female connection 50 together.
- the third and fourth integral pieces C and D are connected via buttons 68 and a male-female connection to the first integral piece A.
- the side sleeves 110 of the seat 12 are slid over the upper shoes 72 and onto the upper arms 38 .
- the fifth integral piece E is slid into the back sleeve 108 .
- the fifth integral piece E is connected to the third and fourth integral pieces C and D by pushing in buttons 70 and sliding the respective tube ends together of the respective male-female connection.
- a child may be set into the seat 12 and secured therein with the harness system 116 . Then the child and apparatus 10 may be rocked back and forth via the curved longitudinal members 24 , 26 .
- first and second integral pieces A and B are rigidly engaged to each other with the male-female connection 50 .
- the apparatus 10 To operate the apparatus 10 as a hook on high chair, a child, if present in seat 12 , is removed. Then lower shoes 82 may be turned or rotated down so as to increase a distance between lower shoes 82 and upper shoes 72 . Then the apparatus 10 may be lifted and slid onto the table top 18 such that the upper shoes 72 confront the upper surface of the table top 18 and such that the lower shoes 82 confront the lower surface of the table top 18 . Then the lower shoes 82 are turned so as to decrease the distance between lower shoes 82 and upper shoes 72 and clamp the shoes 72 , 82 to the table top 82 .
- the weight of the apparatus 10 also serves to increase the tightness of the connection to the table top 18 because, as a rear part of the apparatus 10 is drawn down by gravity, whether or not a child is present in the seat 12 , the lower arms 40 dig ever more securely into the under surface of the table top 18 .
- resilient shoes 72 are squeezed, thereby applying a greater clamping power to the table top 18 .
- second integral piece B may be disconnected from first integral piece A by pressing buttons 52 .
- second integral piece B is swung to the out-of-the-way position shown in FIG. 4 where the back lateral member 30 is adjacent to the front lateral member 28 .
- strap 67 permanently fixed to back lateral member 30 , is wrapped or looped about front lateral member 28 and then fixed back to itself to keep the second integral piece B in the out-of-the-way position. Then, with the apparatus 10 secured to the table top 18 and the second integral piece B tucked away, a caretaker may stand safely close to the apparatus 10 and thereby safely lift the child up and into the seat 12 where the harness apparatus 116 can be buckled about the child. After dinner, the child is taken out of the apparatus 10 . Then the apparatus 10 may stay engaged to the table top 18 , since the second integral piece B is not protruding into kitchen space. Or the apparatus 10 may be removed from the table top by loosening the lower shoes 82 and sliding the apparatus 10 off the table top, with or without the second integral piece B back in a rocking position rigidly fixed to first integral piece A.
- upper and lower shoes 72 ′ and 82 ′ oppose each other. However, only a portion of the upper shoe 72 ′ directly opposes a portion of the lower shoe 82 ′. A central region of lower shoe 82 ′ is disposed slightly forwardly of a central region of upper shoe 82 ′.
- the body 22 is set relatively low or relatively close to the base 20 , utilizing an engagement between button 68 and upper opening 69 .
- body 22 is set relatively high or at a greater distance from base 20 , utilizing an engagement between button 68 and lower opening 71 .
- proximal end portion 78 ′ runs parallel to upper arm 38 and that proximal end portion 78 ′ and distal end portion 80 ′ are set at generally a right angle to each other.
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- The present invention generally relates to child seats, particularly to rockers and hook on high chairs, and specifically to a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus.
- A conventional high chair is a chair that includes relatively long legs and an elevated seat. The child sits on the elevated seat. Sometimes the conventional high chair includes a tray. Sometimes, with no tray or with the tray detached, the conventional high chair is slid close to the table top.
- A hook on high chair engages the table top of a table. The hook on high chair includes no legs that reach to the floor. The hook on high chair may have a system of clamps or other apparatus for engaging the table top of a table.
- A rocker may be a crib or bed like apparatus having curved feet such that the bed like rocker may be hand rocked back and forth in a soothing fashion when the child is lying down. A rocker can also be a seat like apparatus in which the child sits or is reclined back instead of fully lying down as in a crib. The seat like rocker also includes curved feet, or curved legs, such that the seat like rocker may be hand rocked back and forth in a soothing fashion.
- A feature of the present invention is the provision in a child seat apparatus, of structure that permits the apparatus to operate as a rocker.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a child seat apparatus, of structure that permits the apparatus to operate as a hook on high chair.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a frame having a base, first and second inclined members extending upwardly and obliquely of the base, and upper and lower arms extending forwardly and obliquely of the inclined members to work in concert to engage a table top.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of five integral pieces that make up the entire frame of the apparatus and that snap together and apart such that the apparatus may be broken down to take up a minimum of shelf space or storage space.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a first integral piece that provides at least a portion of the base of the apparatus, and of integral inclined extensions protruding from the first integral piece that serve as points of connection for a body of the apparatus such that strength and stability is maximized.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of an integral front base portion that has a right side integral inclined extension and a left side integral inclined extension, and of the inclined extensions providing strong and stable connections for pieces that contain the arms that hook on to a table.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of an integral back base portion that is removably swingable with an integral front base portion and that, when removed and swingable, can be swung down and up to a position adjacent to the integral front base portion.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a closed rocking base where the base includes a left side rocking member, a right side rocking member, a front stop or front lateral member that ties together the front of the rocking members, and a back stop or back lateral member that ties together the back of the rocking members.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of arms that reach out to engage a table top where each of the arms is supported at only a proximal end and have a free distal end that engages the table such that each of the distal ends is free from each of the other distal ends.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of a front lower lateral member lying in a front vertical plane, of a back lower lateral member lying in a back vertical plane, and of a remaining portion of said frame lying between said front and back vertical planes to minimize overrocking of said apparatus.
- Another feature of the present invention is the provision in a rocker and hook on high chair apparatus, of the rocking longitudinal members having a generally central location, of the inclined members engaging the rocking longitudinal members forwardly of the generally central location, and of the seat engaging the inclined members at a position over the central location.
- An advantage of the present invention is the two-in-one arrangement provided by the apparatus. The apparatus may be utilized as a hook on high chair. The apparatus may also be utilized as a rocker.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is safe, stable and strong. One feature contributing to this advantage is that the base is relatively wide from front to rear such that the frame is positioned between front and rear lateral members of the base. Another feature contributing to this advantage is that the inclined members begin as welded or integral portions of the base such that there is no pin connection or articulation at the intersection of the base and the inclined members. Another feature contributing to this advantage is the seat being engaged to the inclined members at a position generally over a central location of the rocking longitudinal members.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it takes up a minimum of shelf space or storage space when broken down. The rocker and hook on high chair apparatus is assembled from five separate pieces and may be readily disassembled back into the five separate pieces.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is unobtrusive when used as a hook on high chair. The relatively long rocking base can be broken down into front and back portions and the back portion is swingable down and then up again to be fixed adjacent to and underneath of the front portion such that the relatively long back portion of the base does not protrude out into kitchen or dining room space.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is adjustable in height. The inclined members, or body carrying the seat and having the arms that hook on to a table top, may be adjusted up and down to set the seat at varying heights relative to the base.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is simple to assemble and simple to disassemble. Spring biased pins pop into and out frame connections.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is inexpensive to manufacture and therefore inexpensive to the consumer. Minimal frame parts are included. Excessive frame parts are excluded.
- Another advantage of the present invention is that it is aesthetically pleasing. For instance, the upper arm that reaches out to the table top includes a slight curve that leads into a slight curve of the shoe that grips the upper surface of the table top, and the lower arms run parallel to sections of the longitudinal members of the front base portion.
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FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the present rocker and hook on high chair apparatus showing the apparatus in use as a rocker on a surface. -
FIG. 2 is a rear perspective partially phantom view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus ofFIG. 1 , showing the arms of the apparatus engaging a table top and showing a back portion of the base swinging from a protruding position into an out-of-the-way position under the table top and adjacent to and underneath of a front portion of the base. -
FIG. 3 is a side view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus ofFIG. 1 where the apparatus is in use as a rocker. -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus ofFIG. 2 where the apparatus is in use as a hook on high chair, and shows a removable storage compartment in a detached position. -
FIG. 5 is a side perspective partially phantom view of an alternate embodiment of the present rocker and hook on high chair apparatus. -
FIG. 6 is a side view of the rocker and hook on high chair apparatus ofFIG. 5 and shows the seat of the apparatus in phantom. - The present rocker and hook on high chair apparatus is indicated in
FIG. 1 byreference numeral 10. Theapparatus 10 includes aseat 12 and aframe 14 to which theseat 12 is engaged. Theapparatus 10 may be used as a rocker for rocking on asurface 16, as shown inFIG. 1 . Theapparatus 10 may be used as a hook on high chair and engaged to atable top 18, as shown inFIG. 2 . -
Frame 14, preferably tubular, includes abase 20 and a body. 22 engaged to thebase 20 and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom.Base 20 includes a firstlongitudinal member 24, a secondlongitudinal member 26, a frontlateral member 28 interconnecting the first and secondlongitudinal members members lateral member 30 interconnecting the first and secondlongitudinal members members Body 22 includes a left side firstinclined member 32, a right side secondinclined member 34 opposite ofmember 32, an upperlateral member 36 interconnecting the first and secondinclined members upper arms 38, and a pair oflower arms 40.Body 22 further includes a pair ofmembers 42 extending rearwardly frommembers storage compartment 44.Members longitudinal members Upper arms 38 extends forwardly and obliquely of their respective first and secondinclined members Lower arms 40 extend forwardly and obliquely of their respective first and secondinclined members - With more specificity,
base 20 includes afront base portion 46 and aback base portion 48.Portions female connection 50. A spring biased button 52 ofback base portion 48 locks theportions opening 53 formed in thefront base portion 46. Spring biased button 52 andopening 53 provide for ready engagement and disengagement of thebase portions Front base portion 46 includes frontlateral member 28, afront section 54 of firstlongitudinal member 24, and afront section 56 of secondlongitudinal member 26.Front lateral member 28,front section 54, andfront section 56 are integral and one-piece with each other. This piece is referred to as the first integral piece A, which first integral piece A further includes a pair of lower inclined sections 57, each of which serves as a base for mounting one of theinclined members base portion 48 includes backlateral member 30, aback section 58 of firstlongitudinal member 24, and aback section 60 of secondlongitudinal member 26. Backlateral member 30, backsection 58 and backsection 60 are integral and one-piece with each other. This piece is referred to as the second integral piece B. -
Longitudinal members FIG. 3 , acentral region 62 of each of themembers apparatus 10 rests. Forwardly of thecentral region 62, thelongitudinal members central region 62, thelongitudinal members lateral members apparatus 10.Seat 12 is engaged inframe 14 at a location on thebody 22 that is disposed over thecentral region 62 so as to maximize stability. In other words, the front lowerlateral member 28 lies in a front vertical plane, the backlower lateral member 30 lies in a back vertical plane, and the entire remainder of theframe 14 lies between such front and back vertical planes to minimize overrocking of theapparatus 10. In still other words, first and secondinclined members 32 are engaged to the first and secondlongitudinal members location 62 such that theseat 12 is located generally over thecentral location 62. - It should be noted that first
longitudinal member 24, first inclinedmember 32, one of theupper arms 38, and one of thelower arms 40 are disposed in a first common plane. Likewise, secondlongitudinal member 26, secondinclined member 34, the other of theupper arms 38, and the other of thelower arms 40 are disposed in a second common plane. First and second longitudinal rockingmembers inclined members Upper arms 34 run parallel to each other.Lower arms 40 run parallel to each other.Front lateral member 28, backlateral member 30, and upperlateral member 36 run parallel to each other. - A first flexible member or
tether 65 such as a cord extends between paired front andback sections tether 65 such as a cord extends between the other paired front andback sections flexible member 65 is secured in one of the front sections and the other end is secured in the other of the back sections. Backsections lateral member 30, or the second integral piece B, or theback base portion 48, may thus be swung to an out-of-the-way position under thetable top 18 where backlateral member 30 is adjacent to frontlateral member 28. In such an out-of-the-way position, as shown inFIGS. 2 and 4 , a third flexible member orstrap 67 can be used to fix theback base portion 48, or the second integral piece B, under thefront base portion 46, by securing thestrap 67 to each of the front and backlateral members Strap 67 can be permanently engaged to one of the front and backlateral members 28 and can have opposing strap portions that engaged each other such as where one strap portion includes loops and the other of the strap portion includes hooks such as in VELCRO® material. The purpose of theflexible member 65 andstrap 67 is at least twofold: 1) to keep theback base portion 48 handy and in a convenient location when theapparatus 10 is being used as a hook on high chair; and 2) to keep theback base portion 48 handy but in an out-of-the-way position when theapparatus 10 is being used as a hook on high chair. - Each of first and second
inclined members inclined section 64, and an upperinclined section 66. Base section 57 and medialinclined section 64 are engaged with a male-female connection. Base section 57 includes a spring biasedbutton 68 for locking and releasing the male-female connection by engaging one of anupper opening 69 andlower opening 71 formed in medialinclined section 64 such that thebody 22 may be disposed at lesser and greater heights relative to thebase 20. Medialinclined section 64 and upperinclined section 66 are engaged with a male-female connection. Upperinclined section 66 includes a spring biased button 70 for locking and releasing the male-female connection by engaging anopening 73 formed in the medialinclined section 64. - One of the medial
inclined sections 64 is integral and one-piece with one of theupper arms 38 and one of thelower arms 40 and such integral piece is referred to as the third integral piece C. The other of the medialinclined sections 64 is integral and one-piece with the other of theupper arms 38 and the other of thelower arms 40 and such integral piece is referred to as the fourth integral piece D. - The upper
inclined sections 66 are integral and one-piece with each other and theupper lateral member 36 which ties the upperinclined sections 66 together. Such, the integral and one-piece arrangement of one upperinclined section 66 extending integrally into theupper lateral member 36 which in turn extends integrally into the other of the upperinclined section 66, is referred to as the fifth integral piece E. -
Upper arm 38 extends forwardly from an upper end portion of medialinclined section 64.Upper arm 38 includes a slight radius such thatupper arm 38 is curved from a proximal end to a distal end.Upper arm 38 includes a central region along its length and, at such central region, a horizontal axis tangentially intersects a point in this central region.Upper arm 38 extends slightly upwardly from the proximal end, where it is engaged to the medialinclined section 64, to the central region.Upper arm 38 extends slightly downwardly from the central region to the distal end of theupper arm 38. - An
upper shoe 72 is engaged to the distal end of theupper arm 38. At least alower portion 74 ofupper shoe 72 is formed of a resilient material so as not to mar a table top and so as to provide a give to theshoe 72. Preferablyentire shoe 72 is formed of a resilient material. Anupper surface 76 ofshoe 72 runs parallel to an upper edge ofupper arm 38 so as to provide an aesthetic appearance to the combination of the curvedupper arm 38 and the curvedupper shoe 72. -
Lower arm 40 includes a proximalend tubular portion 78 and a distal endtubular portion 80.Proximal end portion 78 includes a proximal end that is engaged to medialinclined section 64.Distal end portion 80 includes a distal end that confronts alower shoe 82.Proximal end portion 78 extends upwardly and forwardly from a lower end portion of medialinclined section 64 and, in such an upwardly and forwardly manner,proximal end portion 78 runs parallel in an aesthetic manner tofront sections 54 of the first and secondlongitudinal members Distal end portion 80 extends at an angle toproximal end portion 78 and runs generally vertically.Distal end portion 80 threadingly engages a shaft that in turn mounts thelower shoe 82. Turning or rotating thelower shoe 82 moves thelower shoe 82 up and down relative to thedistal end portion 80 so as to engage and disengage the lower shoe relative to the lower surface oftable top 18 and so as to oppose theupper shoe 72 that may be resiliently squeezed against the upper surface of thetable top 18. - It should be noted that each of the
upper arms 38 and each of thelower arms 40 includes a proximal end and that each of thearms inclined section 64. It should further be noted that each of theupper arms 38 and each of thelower arms 40 includes a distal end and that each of such distal ends is free from each of the other distal ends. In other words, the distal ends of thearms arms Arms inclined section 64. - In the embodiment of
FIGS. 1-4 , upper andlower shoes lower shoe 82 are contained wholly within vertical planes intersecting the front and rear edges ofupper shoe 72. -
Member 42 extends rearwardly from inclinedmedial section 64 supporting thestorage compartment 44. Asection 84 ofmember 44 is integral and one-piece withmedial section 64,upper arm 38 andlower arm 40. Aleft side section 86 ofmember 42 supportsstorage compartment 44 along with aright side section 86.Sections button 88 ofsection 86 that engages anopening 89 insection 84.Member 42 as a whole, includingsections longitudinal members front sections sections Compartment 44 includes features that run from front to back and that are slightly curved and that run parallel to portions ofsections upper surface 90 of alid 92, a lower surface 94 of thelid 92, anupper surface 96 of areceptacle 98, and a lower surface of a lip 100 of thereceptacle 98. Thelid 92 is hinged to thereceptacle 98. The width of thereceptacle 98 can be less than the distance between inner edges of thelongitudinal members receptacle 98 can be increased so as to increase the storage area of thestorage compartment 44. -
Seat 12 includes aseat bottom 102, a seat back 104, and a pair of seat sides 106. Seat back 104 includes aback sleeve 108 for engaging the fifth integral piece E. In other words, backsleeve 108 engages upperlateral member 36 and at least a portion of each of the upperinclined sections 66.Seat side 106 is doubled back so as to form aside sleeve 110 for engagement ofupper arm 38. To remove theseat 12 such as for washing, buttons 70 are operated to remove the fifth integral piece E from the third and fourth integral pieces C and D. Fifth integral piece E is then slid out of thesleeve 108. Then theseat 12 is slid forwardly such thatsleeves 110 slide over and off theupper arms 38 andupper shoes 72. -
Seat 12 includes aback pocket 112 running generally the width of theseat 12.Back pocket 112 includes an upper open end.Seat 12 may, if desired as shown inFIG. 5 , further include a pair of side mesh pockets 114 engaged torespective side sleeves 110.Mesh pocket 114 includes an upper open end. -
Seat 12 can further include aharness system 116 having one ormore shoulder straps 118, one or more lap straps 120, an in-between-the-legs strap 122, and one ormore buckles 124 interconnecting the various straps. -
Seat 12 can further include aliner 126 having a seat bottom portion, a seat back portion, and seat side portions.Liner 126 lies on top of theseat bottom 102, on the inner front side of the seat back 104, and on the inner sides of the seat sides 106.Liner 126 is attached to an upper portion of the seat back 104 and an upper portion of the seat sides 166 with strips of hook and loop material such as VELCRO®. -
Seat 12 preferably includes a rigid orsemi-rigid sheet 128 enclosed in a doublelayered seat bottom 102 to lend rigidity to the seat bottom. The rigid orsemi-rigid sheet 128 runs generally from front to back of theseat bottom 102 and from side to side of theseat bottom 102. - In operation, to assemble the
apparatus 10, where the first and second integral pieces A and B have been pre-assembled in that theflexible member 65 has already been secured in the tube open ends, the first and second integral pieces A and B are connected by pushing in buttons 52 and by sliding the tube ends of the male-female connection 50 together. Then the third and fourth integral pieces C and D are connected viabuttons 68 and a male-female connection to the first integral piece A. Then theside sleeves 110 of theseat 12 are slid over theupper shoes 72 and onto theupper arms 38. Then the fifth integral piece E is slid into theback sleeve 108. Then the fifth integral piece E is connected to the third and fourth integral pieces C and D by pushing in buttons 70 and sliding the respective tube ends together of the respective male-female connection. - To operate the
apparatus 10 as a rocker, a child may be set into theseat 12 and secured therein with theharness system 116. Then the child andapparatus 10 may be rocked back and forth via the curvedlongitudinal members female connection 50. - To operate the
apparatus 10 as a hook on high chair, a child, if present inseat 12, is removed. Thenlower shoes 82 may be turned or rotated down so as to increase a distance betweenlower shoes 82 andupper shoes 72. Then theapparatus 10 may be lifted and slid onto thetable top 18 such that theupper shoes 72 confront the upper surface of thetable top 18 and such that thelower shoes 82 confront the lower surface of thetable top 18. Then thelower shoes 82 are turned so as to decrease the distance betweenlower shoes 82 andupper shoes 72 and clamp theshoes table top 82. The weight of theapparatus 10 also serves to increase the tightness of the connection to thetable top 18 because, as a rear part of theapparatus 10 is drawn down by gravity, whether or not a child is present in theseat 12, thelower arms 40 dig ever more securely into the under surface of thetable top 18. Aslower shoes 82 are turned and tightened,resilient shoes 72 are squeezed, thereby applying a greater clamping power to thetable top 18. Then second integral piece B may be disconnected from first integral piece A by pressing buttons 52. Then second integral piece B is swung to the out-of-the-way position shown inFIG. 4 where the backlateral member 30 is adjacent to the frontlateral member 28. Thenstrap 67, permanently fixed to backlateral member 30, is wrapped or looped about frontlateral member 28 and then fixed back to itself to keep the second integral piece B in the out-of-the-way position. Then, with theapparatus 10 secured to thetable top 18 and the second integral piece B tucked away, a caretaker may stand safely close to theapparatus 10 and thereby safely lift the child up and into theseat 12 where theharness apparatus 116 can be buckled about the child. After dinner, the child is taken out of theapparatus 10. Then theapparatus 10 may stay engaged to thetable top 18, since the second integral piece B is not protruding into kitchen space. Or theapparatus 10 may be removed from the table top by loosening thelower shoes 82 and sliding theapparatus 10 off the table top, with or without the second integral piece B back in a rocking position rigidly fixed to first integral piece A. - In the alternate embodiment of
FIGS. 5-6 , upper andlower shoes 72′ and 82′ oppose each other. However, only a portion of theupper shoe 72′ directly opposes a portion of thelower shoe 82′. A central region oflower shoe 82′ is disposed slightly forwardly of a central region ofupper shoe 82′. - In the preferred embodiment of
FIGS. 1-4 , it should be noted that thebody 22 is set relatively low or relatively close to thebase 20, utilizing an engagement betweenbutton 68 andupper opening 69. In the alternate embodiment ofFIGS. 5-6 , it should be noted thatbody 22 is set relatively high or at a greater distance frombase 20, utilizing an engagement betweenbutton 68 andlower opening 71. - In the alternate embodiment of
FIGS. 5-6 , it should be noted thatproximal end portion 78′ runs parallel toupper arm 38 and thatproximal end portion 78′ anddistal end portion 80′ are set at generally a right angle to each other. - Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or general characteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated, the embodiments described herein are to be considered in all respects illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is to be indicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.
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