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- This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/504,152 filed on Jul. 5, 2019, which claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 62/695,909 filed on Jul. 10, 2018, the disclosures of both of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in their entireties herein.
- The present invention relates to infant highchairs.
- Some infant highchairs currently available on the market may have a seat and a tray that are removable from the highchair frame for use as a standalone infant booster seat. When the booster seat is removed from the highchair frame, there is no longer a usable seating surface on the highchair frame, which becomes useless.
- Therefore, there is a need for an improved highchair for infants that can be more flexible in use and address at least the foregoing issues.
- The present application describes an infant highchair having a seat rotatable to convert the infant highchair to multiple configurations of use. According to one aspect, the infant highchair includes a standing frame including a support platform, a seat pivotally connected with the standing frame and having a seating surface, and a locking mechanism operable to lock the seat in position. The seat is rotatable between a first and a second position, the first position allowing a child to sit in contact with the seating surface, and the second position being suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat over the seat while disabling seating of a child on the seating surface, the seating surface moving around the support platform when the seat rotates relative to the standing frame, the second position of the seat uncovering the support platform so that a removable child seat is installable over the seat at least partially supported in contact with the support platform. The locking mechanism is operable to lock the seat in the first and second position.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of an infant high chair; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the infant highchair ofFIG. 1 in a different configuration; -
FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating exemplary adjustment of the infant highchair between the two configurations shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a side view illustrating the infant highchair ofFIG. 1 with a removable child seat installed over a seat of the infant highchair; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating further construction details of the infant highchair; -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view illustrating a locking mechanism provided in the infant highchair; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a calf support portion provided in the infant highchair; -
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion of a safety mechanism provided in the infant highchair; -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of an infant highchair; and -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the infant highchair ofFIG. 9 in a different configuration. -
FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating an embodiment of aninfant highchair 100A in two different configurations, andFIG. 3 is a side view illustrating exemplary adjustment of theinfant highchair 100A between the two configurations shown inFIGS. 1 and 2 . Referring toFIGS. 1-3 , theinfant highchair 100A can include a standingframe 102 and aseat 104 assembled with each other. - The standing
frame 102 can include afront leg portion 106 and arear leg portion 108. Thefront leg portion 106 can have twoleg segments 106A, and atransversal segment 106B connected between the twoleg segments 106A near the lower ends thereof. Likewise, therear leg portion 108 can have twoleg segments 108A, and atransversal segment 108B connected between the twoleg segments 108A near the lower ends thereof. Moreover, a plurality ofwheels 110 can be respectively provided on at least thefront leg portion 106 to facilitate transport of theinfant highchair 100A. - The
front leg portion 106 can be pivotally connected with therear leg portion 108 about a pivot axis P. For example, twocoupling parts 112 can respectively connect pivotally the twoleg segments 106A of thefront leg portion 106 with the twoleg segments 108A of therear leg portion 108 about the pivot axis P. The twocoupling parts 112 can be similar in construction and can be arranged at a left and right side of the standingframe 102. For example, eachcoupling part 112 can be slidably connected with onecorresponding leg segment 106A of thefront leg portion 106, and pivotally connected with onecorresponding leg segment 108A of therear leg portion 108. Thecoupling parts 112 can respectively slide along theleg segments 106A of thefront leg portion 106 to adjust a height of theinfant highchair 100A. Eachleg segment 106A of thefront leg portion 106 can respectively extend outside thecorresponding coupling part 112 at two opposite sides thereof so that eachleg segment 106A can have anupper portion 114 located above thecoupling part 112 when theinfant highchair 100A stands on a floor surface. - According to an example of construction, each
coupling part 112 can include a latch (not shown) operable to lock the standingframe 102 in an unfolded state for use and unlock the standingframe 102 for folding of theinfant highchair 100A. Arelease actuator 116 exposed outward for operation may be connected with the latch of thecoupling part 112 via a cable (not shown), whereby therelease actuator 116 is operable to cause the latch to unlock for rotation of thefront leg portion 106 relative to therear leg portion 108. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 2 , theseat 104 can have aseating surface 118 and abackrest portion 120, and is suitable to receive a child sitting in contact with theseating surface 118 with the child's back supported by thebackrest portion 120. According to an example of construction, theseat 104 including theseating surface 118 and thebackrest portion 120 may be formed integrally as a unitary part. Theseat 104 is pivotally connected with the standingframe 102 about a pivot axis Y. For example, theupper portions 114 of theleg segments 106A can be respectively connected fixedly with abar segment 122 extending transversally from a left to a right side of the standingframe 102, and theseat 104 can be pivotally connected with thebar segment 122 for rotation about the pivot axis Y. The pivot connection of theseat 104 can exemplarily include assembling thebar segment 122 through twopivot brackets 123 that are fixedly connected with theseat 104. Theseat 104 is thereby rotatable relative to the standingframe 102 between multiple positions corresponding to different configurations of use. For example, theseat 104 may be rotated to a first position where theseating surface 118 faces upward, which allows a child to sit on theseat 104 in contact with theseating surface 118. The first position of theseat 104 is shown inFIG. 1 , and can correspond to a first configuration of use in which a child can directly sit on theseat 104 integrated with theinfant highchair 100A. - Moreover, the
seat 104 may be rotated to a second position where theseating surface 118 faces downward, which is suitable to receive the installation of a removable child seat over theseat 104 while disabling seating of a child on theseating surface 118. The second position of theseat 104 is shown inFIG. 2 , and can correspond to a second configuration of use in which a removable child seat can be installed on theinfant highchair 100A for seating a child thereon.FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating theseat 104 rotated to an intermediate angular position between the first and second position, andFIG. 4 is a side view illustrating aremovable child seat 200 installed over theseat 104 in the second position. Examples of removable child seats installable on theinfant highchair 100A in the second configuration of use can include, without limitation, booster seats. - As better shown in
FIG. 2 , the standingframe 102 may include asupport platform 124 configured to receive the mount of a removable child seat when theseat 104 is in the second position. Thesupport platform 124 may be assembled with theleg segments 106A in a region between theupper portions 114 of theleg segments 106A. For example, thesupport platform 124 may be fixedly attached to thebar segment 122. - The
seating surface 118 of theseat 104 can move around thesupport platform 124 when theseat 104 rotates relative to the standingframe 102. For example, theseating surface 118 can be located above thesupport platform 124 when theseat 104 is in the first position and below thesupport platform 124 when theseat 104 is in the second position. When theseat 104 is in the first position, thesupport platform 124 is upwardly covered by theseat 104, which disables mounting of a removable child seat on thesupport platform 124. When theseat 104 is in the second position, theseat 104 can uncover thesupport platform 124, which allows a removable child seat to be installed over theseat 104 at least partially supported by and in contact with thesupport platform 124. For example, thesupport platform 124 can have anupper surface 124A configured to restrictedly position and support the removable child seat. Structures that may be provided on theupper surface 124A of thesupport platform 124 for engagement of a removable child seat may include, without limitation, recesses, protrusions and the like. - According to an example of construction, the standing
frame 102 can further include acalf support portion 126 fixedly connected with thesupport platform 124. Thecalf support portion 126 may be formed integrally with thesupport platform 124 as a unitary part, or may be fixedly attached to thesupport platform 124 via a fastener. During use, theseat 104 can rotate relative to the standingframe 102 and thecalf support portion 126 between the first and second position, and thecalf support portion 126 is adapted to provide support for the calves of a child in both the first and second configurations of use corresponding to the first and second positions of theseat 104. For example, thecalf support portion 126 can extend downward from a front of theseating surface 118 of theseat 104 when theseat 104 is in the first position (as better shown inFIG. 1 ), and can extend downward from a front of aremovable child seat 200 installed on thesupport platform 124 when theseat 104 is in the second position (as better shown inFIG. 4 ). Thebackrest portion 120 of theseat 104 may be disposed adjacent to thecalf support portion 126 when theseat 104 is in the second position. In addition, thecalf support portion 126 may include afootrest 127 adapted to support the feet of a child. According to an example of construction, the position of thefootrest 127 on thecalf support portion 126 may be adjustable according to the length of the child's legs. - In conjunction with
FIGS. 1-4 ,FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating further construction details of theinfant highchair 100A, andFIG. 6 is an enlarged view illustrating alocking mechanism 130 provided in theinfant highchair 100A. Referring toFIGS. 1-6 , theinfant highchair 100A further includes alocking mechanism 130 operable to lock theseat 104 in the first and second position. Thelocking mechanism 130 can include alatch 132 and a spring 134 (shown with phantom lines inFIG. 6 ). - According to an example of construction, the
latch 132 can be assembled with theseat 104. For example, thelatch 132 can be disposed centrally in acavity 136 of theseat 104, and can be pivotally connected with theseat 104 about a pivot axis Z. The pivot axis Z can extend substantially vertically when theinfant highchair 100A stands on a floor surface and theseat 104 is in any of the first and second positions. Thelatch 132 can engage with the standingframe 102 to lock theseat 104 in the first and second position, and disengage from the standingframe 102 to unlock theseat 104 for rotation of theseat 104 between the first and second position. For example, thelatch 132 can engage with and disengage from thebar segment 122 for locking and unlocking theseat 104. More specifically, thelatch 132 may engage with a first side of thebar segment 122 of the standingframe 102 to lock theseat 104 in the first position, and may engage with a second side of thebar segment 122 opposite to the first side to lock theseat 104 in the second position. According to an example of construction, thebar segment 122 may have a bendingportion 138 at a central location of thebar segment 122 that protrudes away from the pivot axis Y of theseat 104, and thelatch 132 is rotatable relative to theseat 104 generally parallel to thebar segment 122 between a locking state engaged with the bendingportion 138 for locking theseat 104 in the first or second position, and an unlocking state disengaged from the bendingportion 138 for unlocking theseat 104. When thelatch 132 is engaged with thebar segment 122, the bendingportion 138 of thebar segment 122 may be restrictedly held between thelatch 132 at one side and theseat 104 at an opposite side. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , thespring 134 can be respectively connected with thelatch 132 and theseat 104. According to an example of construction, thespring 134 may be a torsion spring disposed around the pivot axis Z of thelatch 132. Thespring 134 can apply a biasing action that urges thelatch 132 toward the locking state for locking engagement with thebar segment 122 of the standingframe 102. - According to an example of construction, the
latch 132 may be exposed so that a caregiver can directly operate thelatch 132 with a hand for unlocking theseat 104. According to another example of construction, thelocking mechanism 130 may further include a release actuator 140 (better shown inFIG. 5 ) that is remotely connected with thelatch 132 and is operable to cause thelatch 132 to unlock theseat 104. For example, therelease actuator 140 may be slidably disposed on thebackrest portion 120 of theseat 104, and may be connected with thelatch 132 via acable 142. Therelease actuator 140 is operable to pull on thecable 142, which in turn urges thelatch 132 to rotate from the locking state to the unlocking state for disengaging from thebar segment 122 of the standingframe 102. - In case a caregiver releases the
release actuator 140 or thelatch 132 during adjustment of theseat 104 between the first and second position, thelatch 132 may recover a position corresponding to the locking state owing to the biasing action of thespring 134. Referring toFIGS. 5-7 , the standingframe 102 may include twocam surfaces latch 132 for facilitating self-locking of theseat 104 in the first and second position. The cam surfaces 144 and 146 can be fixedly connected with the support platform 124 (e.g., adjacent to the calf support portion 126) at two opposite sides of the bendingportion 138, and can respectively face thelatch 132. According to an example of construction, each of the cam surfaces 144 and 146 can respectively be shaped as a portion of a spiral. - The
cam surface 144 may be disposed above the bendingportion 138 of thebar segment 122, and may be able to contact and push thelatch 132 in movement against the biasing action of thespring 134 as theseat 104 approaches the first position for facilitating continued rotation of theseat 104 to the first position. Once theseat 104 reaches the first position, thelatch 132 can disengage from thecam surface 144 and can be urged by thespring 134 to engage with the bendingportion 138 of thebar segment 122 for locking theseat 104 in position. - The
cam surface 146 may be disposed below the bendingportion 138 of thebar segment 122, and may be able to contact and push thelatch 132 in movement against the biasing action of thespring 134 as theseat 104 approaches the second position for facilitating continued rotation of theseat 104 to the second position. Once theseat 104 reaches the second position, thelatch 132 can disengage from thecam surface 146 and can be urged by thespring 134 to engage with the bendingportion 138 of thebar segment 122 for locking theseat 104 in position. - Referring to
FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 6 , theinfant highchair 100A can further include asafety mechanism 148 configured to prevent accidental rotation of theseat 104 from the first position to the second position.FIG. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion of thesafety mechanism 148. Referring toFIGS. 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 , according to an example of construction, thesafety mechanism 148 can include an impedingpart 150, a spring 152 (shown with phantom lines inFIG. 8 ) and arelease actuator 154. The impedingpart 150 may be movably assembled with the standingframe 102. For example, the impedingpart 150 may be pivotally connected with the standingframe 102, e.g., with thesupport platform 124 or thecalf support portion 126 of the standingframe 102. According to an example of construction, the impedingpart 150 can include a rod extending generally transversally along a width direction of theseat 104 that has two opposite ends pivotally connected with thecalf support portion 126 of the standingframe 102. The impedingpart 150 can thereby rotate about a pivot axis R that extends transversally from a left side to a right side of theseat 104 between a hindering position and a release position. According to an example of construction, the impedingpart 150 may be disposed adjacent to thecalf support portion 126. - The impeding
part 150 is configured to engage with theseat 104 for forcing theseat 104 to stop at an intermediate position during a rotation of theseat 104 from the first position toward the second position while allowing continuous rotation of theseat 104 from the second position past the intermediate position to the first position. For example, the impedingpart 150 may have two bendingportions 158 that protrude upward above thebar segment 122 and thesupport platform 124 and are radially offset from the pivot axis R of the impedingpart 150, and theseat 104 can have two hooks 160 (better shown inFIG. 2 ) that are movable along with theseat 104 and can respectively engage with and disengage from the two bendingportions 158. During rotation of theseat 104 from the first position toward the second position, the hindering position of the impedingpart 150 can force theseat 104 to stop at an intermediate position between the first and second position owing to the engagement between thehooks 160 and the bendingportions 158. This intermediate position can be exemplary at an angle of about 15 degrees from the first position. During rotation of theseat 104 from the second position toward the first position, thehooks 160 can respectively contact and push against the bendingportions 158 so that the impedingpart 150 is forced by theseat 104 to rotate from the hindering position to the release position to allow continuous travel of theseat 104 past the intermediate position to the first position. - The
spring 152 is shown with phantom lines in the enlarged view ofFIG. 8 . Referring toFIGS. 2 and 8 , thespring 152 can be configured to bias the impedingpart 150 toward the hindering position. According to an example of construction, thespring 152 may be a compression spring respectively connected with the standing frame 102 (e.g., thesupport platform 124 or thecalf support portion 126 of the standing frame 102) and the impedingpart 150. More specifically, thespring 152 may be exemplarily disposed adjacent to therelease actuator 154. - The
release actuator 154 can be connected with the impedingpart 150. For example, therelease actuator 154 may be fixedly connected with the impedingpart 150 at a middle location between the two bendingportions 158. Therelease actuator 154 is operable to cause the impedingpart 150 to rotate from the hindering position to the release position against the biasing force of thespring 152, which can disengage the bendingportions 158 of the impedingpart 150 from thehooks 160 of theseat 104. - Exemplary operation of the
safety mechanism 148 is described hereinafter with reference toFIGS. 1-8 . When theseat 104 is to be adjusted from the first position to the second position, therelease actuator 140 can be operated so as to cause thelatch 132 to unlock theseat 104. Then theunlocked seat 104 can be rotated from the first position toward the second position. As theseat 104 rotates toward the second position and reaches the intermediate position, thehooks 160 of theseat 104 can come into engagement with the impedingpart 150 that is kept in the hindering position owing to the biasing force of thespring 152. As a result, theseat 104 is forced to stop at the intermediate position. Therelease actuator 154 may be concealed when theseat 104 is in the first position, and become exposed for operation at a front of theseat 104 when theseat 104 is in the intermediate position. For further rotating theseat 104 from the intermediate position to the second position, a caregiver has to operate therelease actuator 154 to cause the impedingpart 150 to rotate from the hindering position to the release position and disengage from theseat 104. Once theseat 104 is released from the hold of the impedingpart 150, theseat 104 can be rotated from the intermediate position to the second position. By requiring a caregiver's manual operation for disengaging the impedingpart 150 from theseat 104, thesafety mechanism 148 can prevent accidental rotation of theseat 104 to the second position. - When the
seat 104 is to be adjusted from the second position to the first position, therelease actuator 140 can be operated to unlock theseat 104 like described previously. Then theunlocked seat 104 can be rotated from the second position toward the first position. As theseat 104 rotates toward the second position and approaches the intermediate position, thehooks 160 of theseat 104 can have respective ramp surfaces 160A that contact and push against the bendingportions 158 of the impedingpart 150 so that the impedingpart 150 is urged to rotate from the hindering position to the release position against the biasing force of thespring 152. Accordingly, thesafety mechanism 148 allows continuous rotation of theseat 104 from the second position past the intermediate position to the first position without the need of operating therelease actuator 154. -
FIGS. 9 and 10 are perspective views illustrating another embodiment of aninfant highchair 100B. Referring toFIGS. 9 and 10 , theinfant highchair 100B may have thesame standing frame 102 like described previously. Compared to theinfant highchair 100A of the previous embodiment, theinfant highchair 100B has a different construction of theseat 104 and does not include thesupport platform 124. More specifically, theseat 104 of theinfant highchair 100B can have theseating surface 118 for receiving direct sitting of a child, and can further include amount surface 170 suitable to receive the installation of a removable child seat. Theseating surface 118 and themount surface 170 can be located at two opposite sides of theseat 104. Moreover, theseat 104 can further include a protruding portion on which abackrest portion 172 and acalf support portion 174 are provided. Thebackrest portion 172 and thecalf support portion 174 can be disposed adjacent to each other and face two opposite directions. Moreover, thecalf support portion 174 may have thefootrest 127. Theseat 104 including theseating surface 118, themount surface 170, thebackrest portion 172 and thecalf support portion 174 may be provided as a unitary part. Accordingly, theseating surface 118, themount surface 170, thebackrest portion 172 and thecalf support portion 174 can move in unison when theseat 104 rotates relative to the standingframe 102. - Like described previously, the
seat 104 can be pivotally connected with the standingframe 102 about thebar segment 122, which can extend between theseating surface 118 and themount surface 170 of theseat 104. Theseat 104 of theinfant highchair 100B is thereby rotatable between multiple positions corresponding to different configurations of use. For example, theseat 104 can be rotated to a first position (shown inFIG. 9 ) corresponding to a first configuration of use where a child can sit on theseat 104 in contact with theseating surface 118, and a second position (shown inFIG. 10 ) corresponding to a second configuration of use where a removable child seat can be installed on theseat 104 in contact with themount surface 170 thereof. - Referring to
FIGS. 9 and 10 , theinfant highchair 100B can further include alocking mechanism 178 operable to lock theseat 104 in the first and second position. Thelocking mechanism 178 can include thesame latch 132 and spring 134 (shown with phantom lines inFIG. 10 ) provided in theinfant highchair 100A. Like previously described, thelatch 132 may be pivotally connected with theseat 104 about the pivot axis Z, and can rotate to engage and disengage two opposite sides of thebar segment 122 for locking or unlocking theseat 104 in the first and second positions. Thespring 134 can be exemplary a torsion spring disposed around the pivot axis Z of thelatch 132, and can be respectively connected with thelatch 132 and theseat 104. Thespring 134 can apply a biasing action that urges thelatch 132 toward a locking state for locking engagement with thebar segment 122 of the standingframe 102. - According to an example of construction, the
latch 132 may be exposed so that a caregiver can directly operate thelatch 132 with a hand for unlocking theseat 104. According to another example of construction, thelatch 132 may be connected with a release actuator (not shown) that is operable to cause thelatch 132 to unlock theseat 104. - Exemplary operation of the
infant highchair 100B will be described hereinafter with reference toFIGS. 9 and 10 . When theseat 104 is in the first position shown inFIG. 9 , theseating surface 118 can face upward and thebackrest portion 172 can face forward and extend above theseating surface 118, which allows a child to sit on theseat 104 in contact with theseating surface 118 with the child's back resting against thebackrest portion 172. Theseat 104 can be locked in the first position by the engagement of thelatch 132 with a first side of thebar segment 122 like described previously. The first position of theseat 104 can correspond to a first configuration of use in which a child can directly sit on theseat 104 integrated with theinfant highchair 100B. In the first position, themount surface 170 can face downward, which disables the use of themount surface 170 for installing a removable child seat. Moreover, thecalf support portion 174 can be positioned at a rear when theseat 104 is in the first position, which disables the use of thecalf support portion 174 for supporting the calves of a child sitting on theseating surface 118. - For installing a removable child seat on the
infant highchair 100B, thelatch 132 can be operated to disengage from thebar segment 122 and thereby unlock theseat 104, and theseat 104 then can be rotated about the pivot axis Y to the second position shown inFIG. 10 . When theseat 104 is in the second position, theseating surface 118 can face downward and themount surface 170 can face upward, which is suitable to receive installation of a removable child seat on theseat 104 in contact with themount surface 170 while disabling seating of a child on theseating surface 118. Theseat 104 can be locked in the second position by the engagement of thelatch 132 with a second side of thebar segment 122 opposite to the first side. The second position of theseat 104 can correspond to a second configuration of use in which a removable child seat can be installed on theinfant highchair 100B for seating a child, the removable child seat being engaged with and supported by theseat 104. In the second position, thecalf support portion 174 can extend downward from a front of themount surface 170, which can provide support for the calves of a child who sits on the removable child seat installed on themount surface 170. - Advantages of the structures described herein include the ability to provide an infant highchair that has a seat rotatable between multiple positions corresponding to different configurations of use. The seat may be adjusted to a first position corresponding to a configuration of use where a child can directly sit on the seat, and a second position corresponding to another configuration of use where a removable child seat can be installed over the seat for seating a child on the removable child seat. Accordingly, the infant highchair described herein can provide a more flexible use and may be adapted to receive children of different ages.
- Realizations of the infant highchair have been described in the context of particular embodiments. These embodiments are meant to be illustrative and not limiting. Many variations, modifications, additions, and improvements are possible. These and other variations, modifications, additions, and improvements may fall within the scope of the inventions as defined in the claims that follow.
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