Patent ID: 8540312
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
1. A booster seat for supporting an infant on a support surface, the booster seat comprising: a base member including a seat portion configured to support the infant in a seated position, the seat portion comprising a seating surface and a support-facing surface opposite the seating surface; a first arm support portion, a second arm support portion, a backrest portion pivotally coupled to the seat portion such that it pivots from a deployed position, in which the backrest is upright, to a stowed position, in which the backrest is folded onto and disposed parallel to the seating surface, wherein the backrest, in its deployed position, cooperates with first and second arm portions to define the seating surface; a first telescoping leg operable to telescope into and out of the base member; a second telescoping leg operable to telescope into and out of the base member, wherein the first and second telescoping legs cooperate to raise and lower the seat portion with respect to the support surface, and wherein the first telescoping leg telescopes into and out of the base member independently of the second telescoping leg; and a coupling mechanism operable to couple the booster seat to a support structure, the coupling mechanism comprising: wherein, in a storage configuration of the booster seat, the backrest is disposed in its stowed position, and the first and second attachment straps are wrapped around the base member and coupled to each other via the first and second coupling devices, and wherein the booster seat further comprises a tray member coupled to the first and second arm support portions and, in the storage configuration of the booster seat, the tray member is positioned over the stowed backrest portion such that the backrest portion is oriented between the tray member and seat portion, and the first and second attachment straps are wrapped around the base member such that the coupling devices are secured proximate the tray member.