Catching device for objects or food, for detachable attachment to a child's chair

Abstract

A collection device (7) for objects or foodstuffs for detachable attachment to a child's chair (1) comprises an outer part (8) having a recess (9) and an inner part (11) to be detachably attached in the recess (9), wherein at least two openings (10) for chair legs (2) of the child's chair (1) are provided between the outer part (8) and the inner part (11).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a collecting device for objects or food for detachable attachment to a child's chair.

[0002] Children's chairs, also known as high chairs, are known in practice. They usually have two or four legs, with a seat between them and a footrest below the seat. The seat often has a backrest, and for use with a relatively small child, a front safety rest is also installed. There are also children's chairs where the seat is completely enclosed to stabilize the child's upper body. Children sit in such a high chair to eat or play. The high chair is often placed near a dining table.

[0003] It is problematic when food and / or cutlery fall onto the floor on which the child's chair is standing while eating or playing, as this poses the risk of soiling or possibly damaging the floor.

[0004] The invention is based on the object of creating a collecting device of the type mentioned above which avoids the risk of soiling or damaging the floor on which the child's chair is placed and which is easy to remove and clean and can be retrofitted to an existing child's chair.

[0005] According to the invention, the object is achieved by the features of the independent claim.

[0006] The subclaims represent advantageous embodiments of the invention.

[0007] A collecting device for objects or foodstuffs for detachable attachment to a child's chair comprises an outer part having a recess and an inner part to be detachably attached in the recess, wherein at least two openings for chair legs of the child's chair are provided between the outer part and the inner part.

[0008] The outer part has a larger inside diameter than at least the seat of the child's chair or the diameter spanned by the chair legs, so that at least those objects, food items, or the like dropped by a child sitting in the child's chair do not fall to the floor but are caught by the collecting device, thus preventing the risk of soiling and / or damage to the floor. The outer part of the collecting device can be guided over the chair legs until it rests on the conical or pyramid-shaped chair legs with the corresponding openings. By attaching the inner part to the outer part, the collecting device is initially held to the chair legs. For example, clamping elements or friction-increasing elements, in particular lip- or lamellar structures, can be incorporated into the openings.The outer part can, for example, be a type of plastic shell or comprise an inner frame and an outer frame, particularly for the interchangeable mounting of a catchment film or a catchment net. The inner part can completely or partially close the recess of the outer part. Naturally, the catchment device must be arranged below a footrest of the high chair.

[0009] Preferably, the outer part and the inner part have a rectangular base, with the inner part overlapping the recess of the outer part at the edges, leaving the openings free. Naturally, the corners and edges of the outer part, in particular, are generously rounded to reduce the risk of injury. To prevent spilled liquids such as drinks from reaching the floor, the inner part covers the recess at the edges. A circumferential seal can also be assigned to the inner part or the outer part.

[0010] To ensure that the objects, foodstuffs and liquids collected by the collecting device are reliably collected in the area of ​​the collecting device, the outer part has a peripheral bead and / or a collecting groove and / or a recess.

[0011] To further secure the safety catch device to the child's chair, the outer part and / or the inner part preferably carry at least one support strut on the side opposite the bulge or the collecting channel or the recess. To increase the tipping stability of the safety catch device, two, three, or four support struts are expediently provided, each of which is arranged on the outer part or the inner part and on a chair leg strut.

[0012] The support strut is expediently provided at its free end with a bracket for support on a chair leg strut or a chair leg. The bracket can be U-shaped, angled, clamp-shaped, or similar, for example, to rest on a horizontal chair leg strut or to support or enclose a chair leg. Of course, two support struts can be provided, for example, for resting on opposite chair leg struts, or two or four support struts with corresponding brackets for arrangement on two or four chair legs.

[0013] For attachment to a children's chair with a square base, the recess in the outer part is square and there is an opening for a chair leg in each corner.

[0014] To allow adaptation to children's chairs with legs of different sizes or shapes, the outer part is designed with predetermined breaking points that allow the size and / or position of several openings to be created as needed by removing material.

[0015] According to a further development, clamping projections and corresponding clamping openings and / or clip lugs and corresponding clip openings and / or corresponding through-holes for screws for mutual detachable fastening are provided in the overlapping area of ​​the outer part and the inner part.

[0016] In a further embodiment that simplifies assembly on a child's chair, the outer part is made in two pieces and each of the outer parts can be releasably attached to the inner part.

[0017] It is understood that the features mentioned above and those to be explained below can be used not only in the respective combinations specified, but also in other combinations. The scope of the invention is defined solely by the claims.

[0018] The invention is explained in more detail below using exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] It shows: Fig. 1 a perspective view of a first children's chair with a catching device according to the invention, Fig. 2 a partial representation according to detail II according to Fig. 1, Fig. 3 an enlarged partial view of detail III according to Fig. 2, Fig. 4 a perspective view of a second children’s chair with an alternative safety device, Fig. 5 another illustration of the children’s chair according to Fig. 4, Fig. 6 a partial representation according to detail VI according to Fig. 5, Fig. 7 an enlarged partial view of detail VII according to Fig. 6 and Fig. 8 a partial representation according to detail II according to Fig. 1 in an alternative design.

[0020] According to the Fig. 1 to 3 and 8, the children's chair 1 comprises four chair legs 2 that are inclined and extend over the entire height of the children's chair 1. Horizontal chair leg struts 3 are arranged between the chair legs 2, with a backrest 4 and an upper body restraint 5 arranged between the upper chair leg struts 3, which allow a child to sit safely on a seat plate 6 arranged between two further chair leg struts 3. Furthermore, foot-side chair leg struts 3 are provided.

[0021] To catch objects, food, liquids such as drinks or the like, and to reduce the risk of soiling or damaging the floor in the immediate vicinity of the children's chair 1, the chair legs 2 are assigned a collecting device 7, which essentially comprises an outer part 8 with a square base. The outer part 8 has a square-shaped recess 9, with which it is guided over the chair legs 2 until the chair legs 2 rest in corner openings 10. An inner part 11 is then inserted, closing the recess 9 and having extensions 12 projecting between the chair legs 2 and partially covering the outer part 8.In these overlapping areas, clamping projections 13, in the present case in the form of conical cylindrical projections, and corresponding clamping openings 14 are provided, which are brought into mutual engagement in order to releasably secure the inner part 11 relative to the outer part 8 and to fix the catch device 7 in position on the chair legs 2. For further fastening of the catch device 7 and to increase its tipping stability, support struts 15 are arranged on the outer part 8. These support struts extend in the direction of the foot-side chair leg struts 3 and here have a substantially U-shaped holder 16 that is placed on the associated chair leg strut 3. Of course, an additional fixation of the holder 16 to the associated chair leg strut 3 by means of a screw is also possible. Alternatively, each chair leg 2 can be assigned a support strut 15 that is fastened with a holder 16.For this purpose, the holder can be attached to the chair leg, for example, with a screw, or the holder 15 can grip the chair leg 2 in a clamp-like manner. In order to keep the objects, foodstuffs, liquids, or the like caught or retained by the collecting device 7 in the area of ​​the collecting device 7, the outer part 7 has, for example, a peripheral bead 17 and / or a collecting channel and / or the like.

[0022] After the Fig. 4 to 7, the children's chair 1 comprises two chair legs 2 with a substantially rectangular cross-section, which are inclined toward the foot-end leg braces 3, which in this embodiment rest on the floor, so that an acute angle exists between the two chair legs 2 and the leg braces 3. A backrest 4 is arranged on the top between the chair legs 2, and the seat plate 6 and a footrest plate 18 are arranged in the direction of the foot-end leg braces 3.

[0023] The catch device 7 is attached below the footrest plate 18. The outer part 8 of the catch device 7 has two opposite openings 10 for the two chair legs 2. In this exemplary embodiment, the inner part 11 has four extensions 12 that partially cover the outer part 8 while leaving the openings 10 free. The conical clamping projections 13 and the corresponding clamping openings 14 are provided in the overlapping areas and are brought into mutual engagement. The support struts 15 are attached to the outer part 8 and extend in the direction of the foot-side chair leg struts 3 and are placed on the associated chair leg strut 3 with the U-shaped holder 16. The bead 17 is formed on the edge 19 surrounding the outer part 7. Reference symbol 1 high chair 2 chair legs 3 chair leg braces 4 backrest 5 Upper body protection 6 Seat plate 7 Catch device 8 Outdoor part 9 Recess 10 Opening 11 Inside part 12 extension 13 Clamping projection 14 clamp opening 15 support strut 16 Bracket 17 bulge 18 Footrest plate 19 Edge

Claims

[1] Collecting device (7) for objects or foodstuffs for detachable fastening to a child's chair (1) with an outer part (8) having a recess (9) and an inner part (11) to be detachably fastened in the recess (9), wherein at least two openings (10) for chair legs (2) of the child's chair (1) are provided between the outer part (8) and the inner part (11). [2] Collecting device (7) according to claim 1, characterized by that the outer part (8) and the inner part (11) have a quadrangular base area, wherein the inner part (11) overlaps the recess of the outer part (8) at the edges, leaving the openings (10) free. [3] Collecting device (7) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by that the outer part (8) has a peripheral bead (17) and / or a collecting groove and / or a recess. [4] Collecting device (7) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized bythat the outer part (8) and / or the inner part (11) carries at least one support strut (15) on the side opposite the bead (17) or the collecting channel or the recess. [5] Collecting device (7) according to claim 4, characterized by that the support strut (15) is provided at its free end with a holder (16) for support on a chair leg strut (3) or a chair leg (2). [6] Collecting device (7) according to claim 1, characterized by that the recess (9) of the outer part (8) is square and an opening (10) for a chair leg (2) is provided in each corner. [7] Collecting device (7) according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by that the outer part (8) has predetermined breaking points which allow the size and / or position of several openings (10) to be produced as required by removing material. [8] Collecting device (7) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized bythat in the overlapping area of ​​the outer part (8) and the inner part (11) clamping projections (13) and corresponding clamping openings (14) and / or clip lugs and corresponding clip openings and / or corresponding through-holes for screws are provided for mutual detachable fastening. [9] Collecting device (7) according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized by that the outer part (8) is formed in two pieces and each of the outer parts can be releasably fixed to the inner part (11). [10] Children's high chair (1) with two or four chair legs (2) and a collecting device (7) according to claim 1.

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