Foldable infant positioner with a softgoods seat
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47C-007/00
A47D-013/08
출원번호
US-0203703
(2014-03-11)
등록번호
US-9370257
(2016-06-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Roberts, Devin J.
Huntsberger, Kurt J.
Murty, Brian F.
출원인 / 주소
Mattel, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC
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초록▼
A foldable infant positioner with a softgoods seat is a seating apparatus that includes a softgoods seat and a hardgoods foldable support structure. The support structure includes a seat support that is movably coupled to a ground engaging section so that the support structure can move between a dep
A foldable infant positioner with a softgoods seat is a seating apparatus that includes a softgoods seat and a hardgoods foldable support structure. The support structure includes a seat support that is movably coupled to a ground engaging section so that the support structure can move between a deployed configuration and a stored configuration. The seat may be removably secured to the seat support by folding a top portion of the seat over and around the seat support and then coupling the seat thereto. The seat may also have a front flap which extends beneath the seat and prevents an infant's feet from directly contacting the support surface when an infant is disposed in the seat, in an upright seated position, thus preventing the infant from pushing down on the front flap and tipping the infant positioner over.
대표청구항▼
1. An infant positioner comprising: a softgoods seat including: a child receiving portion with leg openings to allow legs of a child to extend at least forwardly of or beneath the child receiving portion; anda flap; anda support structure comprising: a seat support, the softgoods seat being coupled
1. An infant positioner comprising: a softgoods seat including: a child receiving portion with leg openings to allow legs of a child to extend at least forwardly of or beneath the child receiving portion; anda flap; anda support structure comprising: a seat support, the softgoods seat being coupled to the seat support to support a child therein in an upright seated position; anda ground engaging portion configured to engage a support surface, the ground engaging portion extending beyond the periphery of the seat support and being pivotally coupled to the seat support such that the support structure is reconfigurable between a deployed configuration and a storage configuration, wherein the flap is directly coupleable to the ground engaging portion and an edge of the leg openings included in the child receiving portion in order to extend between the child receiving portion and the ground engaging portion and prevent the child's legs from directly engaging the support surface such that the infant positioner resists movement. 2. The infant positioner of claim 1, wherein the seat support is proximate to the ground engaging portion in the storage configuration and the seat support is disposed a distance above the ground engaging portion in the deployed configuration, such that the infant positioner may support a child above the support surface in the deployed configuration. 3. The infant positioner of claim 1, wherein the softgoods seat further comprises: a top portion that is foldable with respect to the remainder of the softgoods seat, and the top portion of the softgoods seat is configured to fold around the seat support while the remainder of the seat remains disposed within and hanging below the seat support. 4. The infant positioner of claim 1, wherein the support structure includes: at least one support arm movably coupling the seat support to the ground engaging portion. 5. The infant positioner of claim 4, wherein the at least one support arm further comprises: a rotatable joint coupled to the ground engaging portion and allowing the at least one support arm to be rotatable with respect to the ground engaging portion. 6. The infant positioner of claim 1, wherein the flap extends outwardly from the child receiving portion. 7. The infant positioner of claim 1, wherein the ground engaging portion includes a front portion and a rear portion and the flap is removably coupleable to the front portion. 8. The infant positioner of claim 7, wherein the flap further comprises: a hardgoods portion configured to align with and removably couple the flap to the front portion. 9. The infant positioner of claim 1, wherein the flap is substantially T-shaped. 10. An infant positioner comprising: a softgoods seat including: a child receiving portion including leg openings to allow legs of a child to extend below the child receiving portion and supporting a child in an upright seated position; anda flap directly coupled to an edge of the leg openings and extending between the leg openings and a support surface such that the flap prevents the infant from contacting the support surface; anda support structure configured to support the softgoods seat at a distance above the support surface, wherein a space exists between the support surface and the child receiving portion and the flap extends through the space. 11. The infant positioner of claim 10, wherein the support structure further comprises: a seat support configured to receive the softgoods seat therein;a ground engaging portion extending beyond the periphery of the seat support; andat least one support arm movably coupling the seat support to the ground engaging portion. 12. The infant positioner of claim 11, wherein the seat support is rotatably coupled to the at least one support arm and the at least one support arm is pivotally mounted to the ground engaging portion. 13. The infant positioner of claim 11, wherein the support structure is movable between a deployed configuration and a storage configuration, the seat support being adjacent to the ground engaging portion in the storage configuration and being disposed a distance away from the ground engaging portion in the deployed configuration. 14. The infant positioner of claim 13, wherein the infant positioner is configured to statically position an infant disposed within the child receiving portion when the support structure is in the deployed configuration. 15. The infant positioner of claim 10, wherein the support structure includes a front portion and a rear portion, the flap includes a first end and a second end, the second end being opposite the first end, and the flap is coupled to the child receiving portion at the first end and adjacent to the front portion of the support structure at the second end. 16. The infant positioner of claim 15, wherein the flap is removably coupleable to the front portion. 17. The infant positioner of claim 10, wherein the softgoods seat is removably coupled to the support structure. 18. A foldable infant positioner: a support structure configured to engage a support surface;a softgoods seat including leg openings configured to allow legs of a child to extend below a child receiving portion and support a child in an upright seated position, the softgoods seat being mountable on the support structure; anda flap directly coupled to an edge of the leg openings, wherein when the support structure statically supports the softgoods seat in a position above the support surface, a space exists between the support surface and the child receiving portion, and the flap extends through the space to prevent a child seated therein from directly contacting the support surface, while allowing the child seated therein to indirectly contact the support surface. 19. The foldable infant support structure of claim 18, wherein the flap extends between the child receiving portion and a portion of the support structure in direct contact with the support surface. 20. The foldable infant positioner of claim 18, wherein the support structure further comprises: a seat support configured to removably receive the softgoods seat therein;a ground engaging portion extending beyond the periphery of the seat support; andat least one support arm movably coupling the seat support to the ground engaging portion, so that the support structure is reconfigurable between a deployed configuration and a storage configuration.
Trapp, Timothy J.; DeRubes, John; Gubitosi, Domenic T.; Kelly, Brian S.; Maul, John Martin; Pyrce, Philip R.; Salmon, Robert W., Reconfigurable infant support structure.
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