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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1995
Jose Longoria, Miami, FL (US);
Stephen P Chininis, Norcross, GA (US);
Kids II, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A collapsible booster seat has a seat member, a back member connected to the seat member, two side members connected to the seat member, and a tray. A backrest portion of the back member is movable from a normal use position which is perpendicular to the seat member to a collapsed position which is parallel to the seat member. The seat member has two rear extensions which are laterally spaced from each other, and the back member has an auxiliary panel which provides a seating area between the rear extensions when the booster seat is in its normal use configuration. The back is supported on the seat for pivotal movement about a transverse pivot axis which extends through the rear extensions and through a forward portion of the auxiliary panel of the back member. Each of the side members is connected to the seat member for pivotal movement about a longitudinal pivot axis so that the side members can move between a normal use position which is perpendicular to the seat member and a collapsed position which is parallel to the seat member. To retain the side members in their normal use positions, the booster seat has locking mechanisms which releasably connect the side members to the back member. Links connect the back member to the side members in order to move leg portions of the side members inwardly in response to movement of the backrest to its collapsed position.