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Bench for children

a child seat and child seat technology, applied in the field of children's seats, can solve the problems of difficult to set up and use a large number of individual child seats, significant storage problems, and the cost of purchasing several conventional child seats can be high

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-27
CARRIER CHERYL A +1
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"The present invention is a bench with a shelf and seating stations. Each seating station has an opening in the shelf and a seat assembly that can be easily removed and replaced. The seat assembly is supported by brackets and has a seat back that goes through the opening. This design allows for easy customization and flexibility in the arrangement of the seating stations."

Problems solved by technology

However, settings where relatively large numbers of young children are present, such as nurseries, preschools and day care centers, require an large number of such child seats to accommodate all of the children.
Trying to set up and use a large number of individual child seats can be difficult, particularly when there are many more children than caregivers.
A large collection of individual child seats also presents a significant storage problem when not in use.
Furthermore, purchasing several conventional child seats can be very expensive.

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[0014]Referring to the drawings wherein identical reference numerals denote the same elements throughout the various views, FIGS. 1 and 2 show a bench 10 for seating a number of young children, such as babies or toddlers. The bench 10 includes a plurality of seating stations 12, wherein each seating station 12 functions like an individual child seat or high chair. While the bench 10 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as having five seating stations 12, so as to be able to seat five children at a time, it will be appreciated that the bench 10 can be constructed with any desired number of seating stations.

[0015]The bench 10 comprises a shelf 14 having a plurality of openings 16 formed therein and a seat assembly 18 associated with each one of the openings 16. Accordingly, each seating station 12 includes one of the openings 16 and a corresponding seat assembly 18 that is partially disposed in or in engagement with the opening 16. The shelf 14 is a generally elongated board or panel having a to...

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Abstract

A bench for seating a number of children includes a shelf and a number of seating stations. Each seating station has an opening formed in the shelf and a seat assembly removably mounted to the shelf in engagement with its opening. In one possible arrangement, each seat assembly is slidingly supported by a pair of brackets located adjacent to the opening and includes a seat back that extends through the opening.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates generally to seating and more particularly to seating for groups of children.[0002]Individual child seats such as high chairs have long been used as a convenient and safe means for seating of young children such as babies and toddlers. A typical high chair comprises a raised chair in which a child can safely sit and be relatively confined to alleviate concerns that the child could climb out or fall out. A tray is usually provided in front of the child for supporting food, toys, or other items that the child may use.[0003]However, settings where relatively large numbers of young children are present, such as nurseries, preschools and day care centers, require an large number of such child seats to accommodate all of the children. Trying to set up and use a large number of individual child seats can be difficult, particularly when there are many more children than caregivers. A large collection of individual child seats also pres...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47C15/00
CPCA47B39/00A47D3/005A47D1/106
Inventor CARRIER, CHERYL A.CARRIER, DANIEL R.
Owner CARRIER CHERYL A