Patent ID: 6089654
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
Orthopedically correct modular furniture for a child with a growing and pliable bone structure comprising a pair of laterally spaced arm rests having a first plurality of tray adjustment holes formed therein and having a second plurality of tilt control holes formed therein, a first pair of chair legs each coupled to a respective one of said arm rests and spaced from said tray adjustment holes, a second pair of chair legs, each coupled to a respective one of said arm rests on a side of said armrests that is generally opposite to the places of coupling for said first pair of chair legs, said second pair of chair legs joining said arm rests in the vicinity of said tilt control holes, a chair interposed between said laterally spaced arm rests, said chair being pivotally jointed to said arm rests near the places of coupling for said front chair legs, said chair having at least one pair of holes formed in opposite lateral sides thereof for selection alignment with said tilt control holes, a backrest for said chair between the lateral sides thereof, a seat for said chair between said lateral sides thereof, and a lumbar support on said backrest having an outer convex surface spaced pependicularly from said seat by a distance that is predetermined by the average size of the child for which the modular furniture is intended to produce an orthopedically correct and physiologically healthy support for the growing and pliable bone structure of the child, said furniture further comprising a tray having a bottom surface with a ""T"" shaped recess formed therein, a hand grip mounted at the shank of said ""T"" shaped recess for movement parallel to said shank, at least one spring biased bell crank having two lever arms, said bell crank being mounted in the cross of said ""T"" shaped recess for rotation in a plane parallel to said bottom surface, a stop formed on one of said bell crank levers for selective engagement with at least one of said tray adjustment holes, and means for connecting said hand grip with the other of said bell crank lever arms in order to rotate said bell crank against said spring bias.