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`CHILD'S CONVERTIBLE CHAIR TABLE
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`Filed June 2, 1947
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`Patented Feb. 3, 1948
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`UNITED STATES ' PATENT OFFICE
`2,435,290
`CHILD'S CONVERTIBLE CHAIR TABLE
`David I. Scharaga, Mount Vernon, N. Y.
`Application June 2, 1947, Serial No. 751,685
`(Cl. 155—39)
`3 Claims.
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`ing drawings, the high chair of the present in
`vention comprises a table member, generally des
`ignated as II, and a chair member, generally des
`ignated as H, resting upon and removably inter
`engaged with the table member.
`While the table, l0, may be of any conven
`tional type, except for the presence of horizontal
`bars or rails or other type of projections on two
`opposed sides of the table board, for purposes
`hereinafter to be set forth, I prefer to have the
`same formed of two inverted, U-shaped, tubular
`steel members i2, each having the leg portions
`l3 and‘the connecting portion I4. A table board
`I! is supported between the members I2 at a
`level below the connecting portions 14, so that
`said connecting portions l4 form horizontally dis
`posed railings on two opposed edges of the table
`board l5. This may be accomplished, prefer
`ably, by- means of transverse tubular rods 16 con
`necting the members l2 by being secured to the
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`, leg portions [3 at an appropriate distance below
`the connecting portions or railings 1'4; such rods
`l8, serving as braces and connecting and spac
`ing means for the members l2, as well as support
`ing means for the table board I5. The upper
`surface of the table board l5 will be substan
`tially ?ush with the underside of the horizon
`tal rails I 4, as‘clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of
`the drawing.
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`The members I: and the rods l6 may be se
`cured to one another in any suitable manners,
`as by welding, ‘or the like. The table board l5
`may also be supported on the rods l6 and may
`be secured thereto, in any desirable and. suitable
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`The present invention relates to an article of
`juvenile furniture, and more particularly, to a
`baby's highchair.
`It is an object of the present invention to pro
`vide a baby’s highchair which combines, in its
`construction, a table and chair into which it may
`be easily and readily separated at will and which
`may just as easily and readily be reassembled
`into a highchair.
`It is also an object of the present invention
`to provide an article of furniture of the chan
`acter described having means for interengaging
`the chair and table on one another in safe and
`secure assembly which will not come apart in
`advertently.
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`It is another object of the present invention
`to provide an article of furniture of the charac
`ter described having means for interengaging the
`chair and table which are of simple construction,
`easy and convenient to operate for interengage
`mantras well as_ for disengagement and which are
`otherwise highly-e?icient for their purpose.
`It is still anotherpbject of the present inven
`tion to provide an article of furniture of the
`character described which-is of strong, sturdy
`and durable construction and which remains
`sturdy and rigid both in separated and assembled
`state.
`It is a further object of the present invention
`to provide an article of furniture of the char
`acter described which is of neat and attractive
`appearance, which is safe for infants’ use by rea
`son of its having a minimum of sharp corners and
`edges, and which it is easy and convenient to keep
`in clean and sanitary condition.
`The chair member il may comprise the seat
`It is a still further object of the present inven
`ll, back and side rests l8 and I9, respectively,
`tion to provide an article of furniture of the char
`tray 20, and foot rest 2!. all of .which may be
`acter described which is of simple construction,
`of conventional design and construction.
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`easy to assemble and economical to produce and
`The chair I‘! is provided with supporting means
`which possesses many other advantages and supe
`by which it may be supported and rested on the
`riorities over similar articles at present in use,
`?oor or supported and spaced from the table i0.
`some of which will hereinafter be more fully set
`Such supporting means may be of conventional
`forth and others of which will become readily
`type, except that it may incude horizontal run
`apparent to those skilled in the art from the em
`ners adapted to rest on the table top H‘: and to ?t
`bodiment thereof shown in the accompanying
`between the rails ll thereof, and which incor
`drawing and from the description following. It
`porate cooperating interengaging means for in
`is to be understood, however that such embodi
`terengagement with the rails It or the like.
`ment is shown by way of illustration, to make the
`Preferably the supporting means may comprise
`principles and practice of the invention more
`a tubular, U-shaped rod, having the connecting
`readily comprehensible, and without any intent
`part 23 and the sides 2‘, which form the hori
`of limiting the invention to the speci?c details
`zontal runners, which, together with the connect
`therein shown.
`ing part 23 rest upon the table top i5. The ends
`In the drawings:
`of the rod sides 24 are, preferably, slightly diag
`Fig. 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away,
`onally and curvedly upwardly bent, to provide rel
`of the article of furniture of the present inven
`atively resilient spacing portions 25 and then
`tion, shown as assembled into a- highchair;
`rearwardly bent, to provide seat supporting por
`Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2—2 of Fig. l;
`tions 26.
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`One of the rails H' is provided on its inner '
`Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-4 of Fig. 1.
`Referring more speci?cally to the accompan'y- so face with a pair of spaced apertures 2'! and the '
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`opposed rail I4 is provided with preferably one
`aperture 28. One of the runners 24 is provided on
`its outer face with a pair of outwardly projecting
`pins 29 arranged and spaced to fit and be en
`gaged within the openings 21 and the other run-'
`ner 24 is provided with an inwardly retractable
`lock pin 30 in‘register with and adapted to be
`engaged within the opening 28. The lock pin 30
`may be provided, on its inwardly projecting end,
`with a knob 3| for manual engagement for with
`drawing the lock pin from the opening 28. Pref
`erably, spring means may be provided for keeping
`the lock pin normally in locking position, such
`as the coil spring 32, which may be ?tted about
`the portion of the lock pin 30 within the runner
`24.
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`This completes the description of one embodi
`ment of the article of furniture of the present
`invention. It will be readily apparent that such
`article of furniture provides a high chair which
`may be simply and easily separated into conven~
`iently usable chair and table, by relatively simple
`and easily performed operations, such as the re
`traction of the lock pin 30 and the simultaneous
`tilting and sideways movement of the chair por
`tion II and which may just as easily and con
`veniently be reassembled into a high chair.
`It will also be apparent that the operations of
`disassembly and assembly may be performed by
`one person, without requiring any assistance
`from others.
`It will likewise be apparent that the article
`of furniture of the present invention is sturdy
`and durable, and that it provides a maximum of
`safety to the infant using it by reason of the
`maximum elimination of sharp corners ‘and
`edges, and maximum of safety for dishes and
`food, by reason of the presence of the rails on
`at least two sides of the table top.
`It will likewise be apparent that, while the
`foregoing is descriptive of a preferred embodi
`ment of the article of furniture of the present
`invention,’ many modi?cations and variations
`therefor may be made by any one skilled in the
`art, in accordance with the principles herein
`above set forth and without the use of any in
`ventive ingenuity. I therefor desire to be pro
`tected for all such modi?cations and variations
`that may be made within the spirit of the pres
`ent invention and the scope of the claims hereto
`appended.
`What I claim is:
`1. An article of furniture of the character de
`scribed comprising a table member consisting of
`a pair of substantially U-shaped supporting ele
`ments each having a pair of legs and a connect
`ing horizontally disposed rail, a pair of connect
`ing elements secured to the leg portions of said
`supporting elements, a table board supported on
`said connecting elements, said connecting ele
`ments secured to the leg portions at a sufficient
`distance below their connecting rails to bring
`the top surface of the table board substantially
`flush with the underside of said connecting rails,
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`2. An article of furniture of the character de
`scribed comprising a table member consisting of
`a pair of substantially U-shaped supporting ele
`ments each having a pair of legs and it connect-
`ing, horizontally disposed rail, a pair of connect
`ing elements secured to the leg portions of said
`supporting elements, a table board supported on
`said connecting elements, said connecting ele
`ments secured to the leg portions at a su?lcient
`distance below their connecting rails to bring the
`top surface of the table board substantially ?ush
`with the underside of said connecting rails, and
`a chair member having a seat portion and a sup
`porting portion including horizontally disposed
`runners adapted to rest on the said table board
`and to ?t snugly between said connecting rails
`each adjacent the inner face of one of said rails,
`and releasable interengaging means on said run
`ners and said rails.
`3. An article of furniture comprising a table
`member consisting of a pair of spaced side sup
`porting elements, a pair of connecting elements ~
`therebetween, said side supporting elements in
`cluding horizontal rails spaced above said con
`necting elements, a table board supported on
`said connecting elements, the top surface of the
`table board ‘lying substantially flush with the
`underside of said horizontal rails, and a chair
`member having a seat portion and a seat sup
`porting portion including horizontally disposed
`runners adapted to rest on the said table board
`and to ?t snugly between said rails, each adja
`cent the inner face of the respective rail, and
`releasable interengaging means on said runners
`and said rails for securing the chair member on
`the said table member.
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`and a chair having a seat portion and a sup‘
`porting portion including horizontally disposed
`vrunners adapted to rest on the said table board
`and to ?t snugly between said connecting rails
`each adjacent the inner face of one of said rails,
`and releasable interengaging meanson said run
`ners and said rails, including an aperture on one
`of said rails and a retractable lock pin on the
`associated runner adapted to fit within said
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`aperture.
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`DAVID I. SCI-IARAGA.
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`REFERENCES CITED
`The following references are of record ‘in the
`file of this patent:
`UNITED STATES PATENTS
`Name
`Date
`Mitchell _________ __ Aug. 10, 1897
`Curtis __________ __ Sept. 1'7, 1901
`Mackey' ________ ____.. July 11, 1905
`Sayen __________ __ Jan. 11, 1916
`Peterman ________ __ May 28, 1918
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`Number
`587,845
`682,916
`‘794,461
`1,167,846
`1,267,800
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`Number
`26.971
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`FOREIGN PATENTS
`Date
`Country
`Great Britain ____ __ Nov. 23, 1912
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