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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
May. 10, 2001
Elizabeth Nelson, Walpole, MA (US);
Gerry J. Kaeblein, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Vincent J. DeSanto, Lincoln, RI (US);
John P. Kearney, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Dana L. Padula, Cumberland, RI (US);
Kyle A. Nanna, Westwood, MA (US);
Susan M. Grassel, Lincoln, RI (US);
James J. Britto, Westport, MA (US);
The First Years Inc., Avon, MA (US);
Abstract
A booster seat comprises a base having a lower surface sized to rest upon a chair seat and an upper surface generally parallel to the lower surface, a seat back hinged connected to the base at a rearward portion of the booster seat and constructed to be folded toward and secured against the base for storage, an adjustable strap extending from the booster seat a length sufficient to secure the booster seat upon a chair, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface are spaced apart by at least about 1 inch when supporting a child weighing about 20 pounds thereupon to provide an elevated seating position, and wherein, with the seat back folded against the upper surface of the base for storage, the booster seat has an overall thickness, measured perpendicularly to the lower surface of the base, of less than about 3 inches.