Patent ID: 7708342

Claim:
A booster seat to support a user in an adult-sized chair, the chair having a generally horizontal seat and a generally vertical back, the booster seat comprising: a cushion comprising a flexible enclosure and a filler material contained in the enclosure so that the cushion is malleable, wherein the cushion has a height and comprises a top, a bottom, and a side wall extending therebetween, the cushion also having a front and a rear, wherein the top of the cushion is characterized by a malleable, depressed central section having a depth and being sized to receive the buttocks of the user, and wherein the cushion is sized and shaped to be received in the seat of the chair, the overall size of the cushion being such that it does not substantially overhang the seat of the chair; a strap extending from the side wall of the cushion and sized and positioned to adjustably secure the cushion to the back of the chair, wherein the strap is extendable a distance beyond the side wall of the cushion, the strap being configured so that the cushion can be secured to the chair without changing the height of the cushion and so that adjusting the tension on the strap changes the height of the cushion by changing the depth of the depressed central section.