US2278078A - Chair - Google Patents

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H. M. KAHN CHAIRv March 3l, 1942.

Filed July 22, 1940 Patented Mar. 31, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

The invention relates to chairs, and particularly to high chairs for children.

It is an object of the invention to provide a foot rest which may be conveniently adjusted, both as an angularity of position, and to provide more leg room to meet the requirements of growing children.

Another object aims to provide a foot rest composed of two parts which are overlapping and may be adjusted to vary the degree of overlap.

A still further object constitutes the provision of a high chair wherein a foot rest is pivotally secured to a rung underneath the seat, there being means for varying the degree of tilt and provision for extending the foot rest in upward or downward direction to suit specific requirements.

With these and other objects in view, which will become more apparent from a persual of the invention, the latter comprises the means described in the specification, particularly pointed out in the claims forming a part thereof, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig, 1 is a perspective view of a high chair constructed in accordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3' is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the several views of the drawing, ID generally designates a high chair which comprises a seat supported on front legs I2 and rear legs I3, and is provided with a back I4.

A tray or shelf I5 is provided with rigid side arms l hingedly secured to the side edges of the back.

A strap Il is fastened to the lower side of the tray and is detachably secured to the underside of the seat to hold the tray down. The front legs are connected, by rungs I8 and |9.

To the rung I8 which is journaled in the front legs is secured, by screws 20, a plate or board 2| provided with a pair of slots 22. A board 23 overlies the board 2| and is held in clamping engagement with the board 2| by screws 24 which pass through the slots 22 and are provided with a wing nut 25 bearing against a washer 26 engaging the board 2|.

It is evident that the board 23, upon loosening the nuts 25, may be adjusted to obtain a varying degree of overlap on the board 2|. A foot rest 2'| is secured to the lower end of the board 23 by any appropriate means, such as screws 28. A guide pin 29 extends from the board 23 into each of the slots 22.

To the board is secured a plate 30 to which is hingedly connected a bar 3| having a plurality of holes 32 in which may be selectively received a pin 33 upstanding from the rung.

It is evident that the foot rest may be adjusted radially about the rung I8 as an axis, and upwardly and downwardly by varying the degree of overlap between the boards 2| and 23.

The embodiment is shown in the drawing merely by Way of example. Numerous changes may be made within the scope of the invention, as dened in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a chair having a seat supported on front and rear legs, and a rotatable rung connecting said front legs, a board mounted on said rung and provided with a pair of vertical slots, a second board having a foot rest overlying said first board, guide pins on said second board extending into the slots of said rst board, and screws in said second board having countersunk heads and extending through said board slots to receive nuts to be adjustably secured to said first mentioned board.

2. In a chair having a seat supported on front and rear legs, and a rotatable rung connecting said front legs, a board mounted on said rung and provided with a pair of vertical slots, a second board having a foot rest overlying said rst board, guide pins on said second board extending into the slots of said rst board, screws in said second board having countersunk heads and extending through said board slots to receive nuts to be adjustably secured to said first mentioned boards, and means for securing said foot rest in selected angular position.

HERBERT M. KAHN.

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