Tuck-Under Child Booster Seat With Slide-Pivot Table Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child booster seats attached to tables are difficult to fix and remove, requiring caregivers to bend and twist, and their frequent use reduces mobility in kitchens and dining rooms.
Innovation Solution
A child booster seat with a base frame and seat support frame that includes a slide and pivot mechanism, allowing the seat to be swung from an upright operating position to an out-of-the-way position underneath the table, with the base frame fixed securely once to the table.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the child booster seat is engaged to the edge portion of the table, then the seat is secure for use, but it is difficult to fix and remove requiring caregivers to bend and twist
Solution Approach 1:
The seat support frame portion is made dynamically movable relative to the base frame portion through a slide and pivot mechanism. This allows the seat to be easily moved between an upright operating position and a tucked storage position without requiring complex fixing or removing operations, resolving the contradiction between security and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is divided into two main segments: a base frame portion that remains fixed to the table, and a seat support frame portion that can move independently. This segmentation allows the base to stay securely fixed while the seat portion moves easily for storage and retrieval.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the child booster seat is kept engaged to the table throughout the day, then the seat is always available for use, but mobility about the table is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic slide and pivot mechanism enables the seat to transition between an upright operating position for meals and snacks, and a tucked storage position that clears the pathway. This dynamic capability allows the seat to be available when needed while maintaining mobility in the kitchen and dining room.
Solution Approach 2:
The seat moves from a two-dimensional plane at the table edge to a third-dimensional position underneath the table. This dimensional change allows the seat to be stored out of the way without interfering with mobility about the table, while remaining easily accessible when needed.
3Ease of operation
If the child booster seat is removed from the table frequently for meals, then mobility is maintained, but the fixing and removing tasks are repeated multiple times a day
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic mechanism allows the seat to be quickly moved between upright and tucked positions without requiring complete removal and reattachment. This reduces the time spent on the task from multiple times a day to simple position changes, eliminating the repetitive fixing and removing operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The base frame portion is preliminarily fixed to the table once, establishing a permanent mounting point. This preliminary action eliminates the need for repeated fixing operations, as subsequent movements only require sliding and pivoting the seat support frame portion rather than complete reattachment.
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AI summary
A seat for a child that is engageable to an edge portion of a table and that is tuckable to an out-of-the-way position under the edge of the table. The seat includes jaws for engaging a base of the seat to the table. The seat includes a child seat frame on which the fabric of a child seat is engaged. Between the base and the child seat frame is provided a slide and a pivot. The slide permits the child seat frame to be drawn to and away from the table. The pivot permits the child seat frame to drop down in a swinging fashion and then, beyond the ninety degree bottommost point of the swing, continue its swinging so as to swing upwardly to a position underneath the table where the child seat frame is engaged in an out-of-the-way position underneath the table.