CN101557735A

CN101557735A - A multifunctional high chair

Info

Publication number: CN101557735A
Application number: CNA2007800378437A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 尼克·帕克斯顿; 菲利普·泰勒
Original assignee: Silver Cross Holdings Ltd
Current assignee: Silver Cross Holdings Ltd
Priority date: 2006-10-10
Filing date: 2007-10-10
Publication date: 2009-10-14
Also published as: GB0620020D0; EP2073670A1; WO2008044009A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a high chair and in particular to a multifunctional high chair adapted to be converted into a separate table and chair. The multifunctional high chair has a chair section (1) with a seat body (5) and a plurality of chair legs (6) extending downwardly from the seat body and a table section (2) with a table top (7) and a plurality of table legs (8) extending downwardly from the table top. The end of the seat legs and the table section are adapted to be releasably engaged with each other.

Description

Multifunctional high chair

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of high chair, relate in particular to a kind of independently multifunctional high chair of desk and chair that is suitable for being converted to.

Background technology

For the infant provides the furniture of particular design is well-known.Especially knownly provide a kind of high chair, its seat body is reduced in size satisfying infant's needs, and have lengthening shank in case with children be raised up to be sitting in conventional chair on the adult compare identical height.Although it is easily for the situation that needs children to be sitting in and to be sitting on adult's equal height on the conventional chair, known high chair has can only be as the shortcoming of the furniture of the height special use that is of little use, and can only in children's limited time durations in one's early years, use, thereby represented the head of a family's a big expenditure, had limited purposes.

There are many different trials to improve the setting of traditional high chair in the prior art to provide adaptability stronger, more flexible and more practical furniture.These various examples of improving configuration are in U.S. Pat 2,529,687, US2,968,338, US3,078,101, US5,806,922 and GB1039857, GB1077198 and ES2024289 in description is all arranged.In these prior art files, describe every kind be configured in easy to use, use and all have limitation the aspects such as flexible, safe in utilization and reliability.

Therefore still need the configuration of handling safety and convenient and service-strong multifunctional high chair.

Summary of the invention

According to the invention provides a kind of multifunctional high chair, comprising: the chair part, it comprises seat body and a plurality of chair legs of extending from seat body downwards; And the desk part, it comprises table top and a plurality of table legs that extend from table top downwards, wherein the end away from seat body of at least one seat leg engages releasedly with the desk part.

Multifunctional high chair means the high chair with at least two kinds of configurations; In first kind of configuration, the chair part is connected to the end face of desk part releasedly, forms high chair; In second kind of configuration, the chair part is partly removed so that the Cain and Abel part can independently be used from desk.

In a preferred embodiment, the end of each seat leg partly engages with desk releasedly.

Preferably, at least one chair legs of seat body comprises the engagement device contiguous with the stayed surface of chair legs, and it is engaged in the receiving system that is close to desk end face partly releasedly.

In a preferred embodiment, arbitrary receiving system all is positioned at the leg place of contiguous desk part.In a preferred embodiment, the leg of arbitrary receiving system and desk part forms one.In another embodiment, this receiving system and desk partly form one and are suitable for firmly receiving desk leg partly.In a preferred embodiment, each table leg all is connected with receiving system.

Preferably, chair partly comprises four chair legs, and each chair legs comprises engagement device, and desk partly comprises four table legs and four receiving systems, and each receiving system is used for a leg of desk part.In a preferred embodiment, the leg of the leg of chair part and desk part is set in each part when the seat part partly engages with desk, and the leg of the correspondence of seat and desk part is aligned with each other, and forms the high chair leg that extends with cooperation.

Table top can be the shape of any appropriate, for example circle, triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon.When the table top shape was limited with the corner at angle, receiving system typically was positioned at the place, every nook and cranny of desk.When table top is circular or does not have angular shape, the preferably equidistant each other location of receiving system.

Preferably, engagement device comprises the groove away from the end of seat body towards each chair legs.Preferably, receiving system comprise be set to when high chair be first kind of when configuration, the Lock Part that engages with corresponding groove releasedly.Receiving system can also comprise the recess that is set to receive the chair legs end, and Lock Part is set to slide so that engage corresponding groove in recess.Lock Part can be biased to its position that engages with corresponding groove in recess.

In one embodiment, chair leg slot can be the continuous groove around the chair legs circumference.In another embodiment, for example, when the chair legs cross section is a non-circular for example cross section when being square, described groove can only be arranged on the surface on chair legs surface.In another embodiment, when the chair legs cross section was circle, described groove can not be around leg continuous groove on every side, and is the groove that is interrupted.In a preferred embodiment, the Lock Part of the groove of chair legs and table top is bonded with each other along the surface that is roughly parallel to table top and from the axis of receiving system towards the central point extension of table top.In one embodiment, chair leg slot is towards locating away from the Cain and Abel central point and back to the chair legs surface of Cain and Abel central point.In this embodiment, Lock Part moves away from table centre along the axis of mark during operation, so that chair legs can be received in the receiving system.In another did not more preferably dispose, chair leg slot was a locating slot, and chair leg slot is located towards vicinity and towards the chair legs surface of Cain and Abel central point in the preferred embodiment.In this embodiment, Lock Part moves to table centre along the axis of indication during operation, so that chair legs can be received in the receiving system.Chair leg slot and desk Lock Part are set to suitable bias voltage and are applied in movable Lock Part, and with in the terminal receiving system that advances desk of chair legs the time, the leg end automatically locks and is positioned in the desk receiving system with box lunch.This is very useful feature concerning the user, because it makes the chair part can fast and engage securely with the desk part, to form the high chair configuration.

Locking mechanism described herein is releasable.The Lock Part that each is movable when being in latched position and engaging with groove, can overcome bias voltage and move, so that Lock Part breaks away from from chair leg slot, therefore makes the chair legs end to remove from receiving system and the chair part is partly separated with desk.

In a preferred embodiment, desk partly comprises: table top part, table leg and receiving system assembly.Described assembly comprises: receiving system, Lock Part, the device that table leg and described assembly firmly are connected and the device that described assembly and table top part firmly are connected.

Seat body also can comprise the safety belt that the people that is set to be sitting in the seat body fixes.High chair also can comprise bracket portion, and described bracket portion is suitable for being connected to releasedly seat body when high chair is first kind of configuration.Bracket portion can comprise the leg pin that extends towards seat body downwards, so that fixedly be sitting in the people in the seat body.Desk partly also can comprise the embedded storage basket that is set to the sealing of available basket lid.

Description of drawings

Only embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to accompanying drawings by the mode of example, wherein:

Fig. 1 is according to an embodiment of the invention when the schematic diagram for the high chair in first when configuration;

Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of the high chair of Fig. 1 when for second configuration;

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of cross section part of the high chair of Fig. 1, shows engagement device and receiving system during engagement device inserts receiving system in greater detail;

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of cross section part of the high chair of Fig. 1, shows engagement device and receiving system when engagement device inserts receiving system fully in greater detail;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of cross section part of the high chair of Fig. 1, shows in greater detail when receiving system to be released and engagement device and the receiving system of engagement device when regaining from receiving system; With

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the high chair of Fig. 1, includes additional bracket portion.

The specific embodiment

Referring to Fig. 1, show when by the first configuration assembling with as high chair the time according to high chair of the present invention.Described high chair comprises chair part 1 and desk part 2.Can see that chair partly is positioned to be connected with desk part 2, so that chair part 1 is lifted built on stilts.It is similar to conventional high chair that chair part 1 and desk part 2 combine function.As following with reference to Fig. 3,4 and 5 describe in detail, chair part 1 and desk part 2 comprise each engagement device 3 and the receiving system 4 that 1,2 parts is joined together to form high chair.Engagement device 3 and receiving system 4 are releasable, thereby can independently use so that chair part 1 can be removed them from desk part 2.

Chair part 1 comprises seat body 5 and four chair legs 6.Similarly, desk partly comprises table top 7 and four table legs 8.When being first kind of configuration, chair legs 6 and table leg 8 are arranged so that paired chair legs and table leg cooperation to form the high chair leg 9 that extends, extend to ground from seat body 5.

According to some embodiment of the present invention, table top 7 also comprises embedded storage basket 10, be placed in table top in intracardiac, can be used for storing the thing such as toy for children.This embedded storage basket can be covered 11 with basket and cover, for example shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to Fig. 2,, it shows the high chair of Fig. 1, and wherein chair part 1 removes from desk part 2 by manoeuvre engagement means 3 and receiving system 4 (will describe in detail referring to Fig. 3,4,5).

Can easily understand, second configuration of the present invention shown in Figure 2 is provided for making chair part 1 and desk part 2 to use separately as conventional desk and chair, and chair part 1 and desk part 2 are suitably set size to be used by the child.Can imagine according to typical high chair of the present invention, can be used with as shown in Figure 1 first kind of configuration in early days that grow up as children subsequently, chair part 1 and desk part 2 can be separated so that they can independently use in child development.

Fig. 2 shows embedded storage basket 10 and basket lid 11 in greater detail.Basket lid 11 can be simply close embedded storage basket 10 opening be pressed into adapting device, or replaceable for other known jockey, for example screwed unions are provided.

Referring now to Fig. 3,, the cross section amplifier section that it has shown desk part 2 illustrates in greater detail the receiving system 4 during engagement device 3 inserts.As shown in FIG. 3, receiving system 4 is positioned at the top of table leg 8 of the junction of table leg 8 and table top 7.Receiving system 4 comprises the recess 12 that is set to receive in the bottom of chair legs 6 engagement device 3.In recess 12, provide Lock Part 13.When Lock Part 13 being set all injecting recess 12 with box lunch, this Lock Part engaging groove 15, groove 15 forms engagement device 3 in the lower end of chair legs 6.Groove 15 contiguous supporting surfaces 28.

According to embodiments of the invention, Lock Part 13 is all injected the position bias voltage of recess 12 towards Lock Part 13 by spring 20.Spring 20 is positioned at the inside of Lock Part 13 and acts on the main body of receiving system 4.Fig. 3 has described the intermediateness during the engagement device 3 insertion receiving systems 4, and lower end edge arrow 23 directions of chair legs 6 inject recess 12 in this state.The inclined rear face 14 of Lock Part 13 is engaged base 21 displacement of device 3, breaks away from recess 12 so that the effect that Lock Part 13 overcomes spring 20 is moved along the direction of arrow 22.

Referring now to Fig. 4,, the sectional view of engagement device 3 and receiving system 4 among the Fig. 3 when it shows engagement device 3 and inserts receiving system 4 fully.Because the engagement position device 3 that surpasses shown in 3 inserts in the receiving system 4 fully, the inclined rear face 14 of Lock Part 13 is crossed on the base 21 of engagement device 3.Groove 15 subsequently with the aliging of Lock Part 13 to rearward projection 24.Spring 20 bias voltage Lock Parts 13 are so that in its whole indentation recesses 12, because the indentation of Lock Part 13 no longer is subjected to the obstruction on the base 21 of engagement device 3.Therefore, engage and lock engagement device 3 to receiving system 4, thereby in first configuration of high chair, releasedly chair part 1 is connected on the desk part 2 to rearward projection 24 and groove 15.

Referring now to Fig. 5,, it shows the sectional view of the engagement device 3 when receiving system 4 removes.In order to discharge projection 24 from groove 15, thereby make chair legs 6 extract out from recess 12 along the direction of arrow 25, the effect that Lock Part 13 overcomes spring 20 by the user along the direction of arrow 27 is pushed rear surface 26 and is operated.Therefore, Lock Part 13 shifts out recess 12, thereby chair legs 6 is extracted in release groove 15 and permission out.

Referring now to Fig. 6,, it shows high chair according to an embodiment of the invention.High chair comprises the carriage 16 of the arm 17 that is connected to seat body 5 as shown in Figure 1 in addition.Carriage 16 be configured in when high chair be in first configuration shown in Figure 1.Carriage 16 is connected to arm 17 releasedly so that carriage to be provided, thereon for example, and for the children that are sitting in the seat body 5 place food for using.

Fig. 6 further shows the leg pin 18 that is suspended on carriage 16 times and extends towards seat body 5 downwards.The purpose of leg pin 18 is to prevent that the children in the seat body 5 from skidding off below carriage 16, thereby prevents that children from throwing from high chair.

According to embodiments of the invention, in order fixedly to be sitting in the children in the seat body 5, can in seat body 5, provide the safety belt (not shown), thereby prevent that children from throwing from seat body 5.Safety belt can be conventional fully, therefore no longer describes in further detail at this.

According to embodiments of the invention, seat body 5, table top 7, engagement device 3 and receiving system 4 can be made of plastic material, the material that for example known conventional high chair structure and other furniture that designs for the child use.Go out as shown in drawings, seat body 5 can comprise the lining 19 that forms by for the material that improves children's riding comfort design in seat body 5.The lining of the seat of seat body and backrest is made by flexible EVA material in certain embodiments.Lining is set in certain embodiments for having the clean Surface of wiping.In certain embodiments, clean for convenient, lining is dismountable.Chair legs 6 and table leg 8 can by metal for example aluminium make, perhaps also can make by plastic material.

Chair legs 6, table top 7 and table leg 8 are selected suitable dimensions for predetermined user (infant).Shown in clear among Fig. 1 and Fig. 6, when in first configuration, chair legs 6 makes receiving system 4 receive engagement device 3 with table leg 8 relative aligning couplings thereby Cain and Abel

part

1,2 is arranged to interact.

Under instruction of the present invention, do not break away from the claims scope of the present invention other advantage and use and will it will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. multifunctional high chair comprises: chair part and desk part, described chair partly comprise seat body and from described seat body a plurality of chair legs of extension downwards; Described desk partly comprises table top and a plurality of table legs that extend from described table top downwards, and wherein, the end away from seat body of at least one seat leg partly engages with described desk releasedly.

2. high chair according to claim 1, wherein, the end away from seat body of each chair legs partly engages with described desk releasedly.

3. according to claim 1 or the described high chair of claim 2, wherein, the end away from seat body of each chair legs comprises engagement device.

4. according to claim 1 or the described high chair of claim 2, wherein, described desk comprises that partly at least one is set to receive the receiving system of the described engagement device of chair legs.

5. high chair according to claim 4, wherein, the end face of described receiving system and described desk part is contiguous.

6. high chair according to claim 4, wherein, the leg of each receiving system and described desk part is contiguous.

7. high chair according to claim 4, wherein, the leg of each receiving system and described desk part constitutes one.

8. according to the high chair of claim 4, wherein, described receiving system and described desk partly constitute one and are suitable for firmly receiving the leg of described desk part.

9. according to claim 1 or the described high chair of claim 2, also comprise the receiving system assembly, described assembly comprises: receiving system, Lock Part, be used for firmly connecting table leg to the device of described assembly be used for firmly being connected the device of described assembly to described table top part.

10. each described high chair in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein, described chair partly comprises four chair legs, and described desk partly comprises four table legs, be set to when being in first kind of configuration, paired table leg and chair legs cooperation are to form the high chair leg that extends.

11. high chair according to claim 3, wherein, described engagement device comprises the groove away from the end of described seat body towards every chair legs.

12. high chair according to claim 4, wherein, described receiving system comprises and is set to be in the Lock Part that described first kind of configuration the time engages corresponding groove releasedly when high chair.

13. high chair according to claim 12, wherein, described receiving system also comprises the recess that is set to receive the chair legs end, and described lock part is set to slide so that engage corresponding groove in recess.

14. according to claim 12 or 13 described high chairs, wherein, described Lock Part is biased to the position that engages corresponding groove.

15. each described high chair in requiring according to aforesaid right also comprises the bracket portion that is suitable for being connected to releasedly described seat body when high chair is in described first kind of configuration.

16. high chair according to claim 15, wherein, described bracket portion comprises towards the extension downwards of described seat body so that fixedly be sitting in the leg pin of the people in the described seat body.

17. each described high chair in requiring according to aforesaid right, wherein, described desk part comprises that also be set to can be by the embedded storage basket of basket lid sealing.

18. a high chair is described with reference to the accompanying drawings the same with the front basically.