US2457294A - High chair construction - Google Patents

Description

Dec. 28, 1948. H. M. woon HIGH CHAIR CONSTRUCTION.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Alig. 12, 1946 Patented Dec. 28,y 1948 minestra whoa, Maanen; wis. Application August 1'2, 194'6, s'ei'aliiib. ttji's'e This invention relates to chaiconstrufctior, and more particularly to the `construction of high chairs.

The `primary object of the invention istoiovide a "high`A chair embodying separable sect1 A each s'ct-i'oii embodying alength f metalf'tubi-n'g beiit t'o provide aback r'estsiibllort, tray sul# port, seat support and footrestsupport.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means whereby the chair sections will' be secured together by means of the backrest, tray, seat and footrest, which are tted thereover and secured to the chair sections.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a high chair which may be shipped knocked down and readily and easily assembled to provide a high chair, by persons unfamiliar with mechanics.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and'pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a high chair constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the tray, illustrating the tray as mounted on the arms of the high chair.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 1.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 'I--1 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the high chair comprises a pair of identical sections which form the frame of the high chair, and since these frame sections are of like construction, only one section will be described in detail.

These sections are indicated generally by the reference character 5, and each section comprises a length of tubular metal bent to provide a horizontal supporting section 6 and a forwardly extended arm 'I which is disposed at an oblique angle with respect tothe supporting section 6, the forward end of the arm 1 being extended latfons.'

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supportingjsecticn t, is a rearvvaruiy' erzgten edfrrwaruiy in ori'zcritai' paralisi an upwardly as at I3.

The reference character I4 indicates the back of the high chair, and comprises a base I4 which is padded as shown by Fig. 5 of the drawings. A curved tubular member I5 is secured to the rear surface of the back rest, the ends of the tubular member facing downwardly so that they will receive the upwardly extended ends I3 of the sections. Set screws I6 are now provided to secure the back in position.

The tray is indicated by the reference character I'I and may be constructed of any desired material, the tray being preferably formed with compartments I8 for the reception of food. The tray is supplied with clips I9 that are constructed to fit over the arms II of the chair, the clips and tray being formed with pins 20 that extend through openings in the arm sections II of the chair, to'hold the tray against movement longitudinally of the arm sections II.

The seat section is indicated by the reference character2l and comprises a base 22 to which the clips 23 are secured, the clips 23 and base 22 being formed with aligning openings, to accommodate the pins 24 that extend from the horizontal sections I 0 of the frame sections, as clearly shown bythe drawings. It will of course be understood that the base 22 of the seat may be upholstered in any desired way, for the comfort of the user.

When the seat section is positioned, it will be obvious that the pins 24, engaging within the openings of the clip and base 22, will prevent movement longitudinally of the sections I0.

The footrest is indicated by the reference character `25 and `comprises a base plate 26 formed with an upstanding flange 21 within which the block of rubber 2B is held.

A transversely disposed tube 29 is -welded to the base plate 26, as shown by Fig. 7 of the drawings, and this tube 29 is designed to accommodate the laterally extended ends 8 of the frame sections. Screws 3U are provided, the screws 30 being exam s whit n s a pernos th-reef csr- 6T ppt-rung s, as "at blt.;

tended through registering openings in the tube 29 and ends 8 of the frame sections. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the back rest, tray, seat and footrest sections, are not only secured to the sections of the frame of the high chain?, but these elements provide means for securinfg the sections of the frame together.

While these members secure the sections of the frame together, it is obvious that the frame sectio J .may bereadily-andeasily disconnected from theglliackrest, trayi seatfand footrest sections to thelend that the chair may be readily knocked down for shipment.

What is claimed is:

l. In a high chair construction, `lern; bodying sections constructed of lengths ofctbir-I lar lmaterial formed to provide verticalaends, a. back, a tube secured to the back,'the ends of the' tube being vertically disposed and in which the s vertical ends of the frame sections are secured, the opposite ends of theframe sections beingex-4 tended inwardly, a footrest, a tube secured to the.

footrest and adapted to receive the Ainwardly-exe( bodyingspaced sections, each section comprising abaseandupper and lower arms `extending from thel ends" of the base, the lower arms beingv crossed, 3 the` free ends of the upper arms. being extended upwardly, a back section, a tube secured to the 0, Number 4 rear surface of the back section in which the ends of the upper arms are disposed, a, foot rest, an open ended tube on the foot rest vin which the ends of the lower arms are secured, securing the sections of the frame together.

3. A high chair construction comprising a frame embodying spaced identical sections, each section embodying a length of tubular material formed to provide a base and crossed arms, Vcertain" of thel arms extending upwardly, and certain of the ends of the arms extending inwardly, a footrest removably held on inwardly extended -'portions of the lattenarms, and a back rest se- Y* cured .to Athe upper ends of the first mentioned arms, whereby said sections are removably held together.

, .y HALBERT M. WOOD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record iile of this patent:`

' UNI'IED'STATES PAI'ENTS Name Date .,Duer Oct. 22, 1946 Witz May 5, 1942 Thompson Aug. l1, 1942 FOREIGN PAIENTs Country Date France Jan. 27, 1937 in 'the Number

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