Patent Application
20050269849
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to baby seats that can be placed on an adult couch, other adult seat or a generally horizontal surface and hold a baby securely and comfortably in a sitting position.
2. Relation to Prior Art
There are numerous known baby seats which include baby highchairs, car seats, baby back packs, back-strap seats, strollers, swings and carriages.
None are known, however, to provide a baby with soft, cushiony, secure, entertaining and sanitary seating on an adult couch or other adult seat or suitable horizontal surface in a manner taught by this invention.
Objects of patentable novelty and utility taught by this invention are to provide a baby couch seat which:
This invention accomplishes these and other objectives with a baby couch seat articulated for being positioned on a seat of an adult couch and buttressed against a back of the adult seat. A seat base, a seat back and optionally raised border walls of the baby couch seat are made of softly and thickly cushioned sponge material. The seat base seats a baby high enough to prevent its feet from reaching the seat of the adult couch while resting the baby's legs on a slightly slanted front of the soft, thickly cushioned sponge material. A soft security strap is attachable adjustably to the seat back above the baby's shoulders and extended to the seat base in front of the baby to prevent the baby from sliding or falling. A cushioned activity bar that is adjustable across the front of the baby couch seat positions desired toys for ease of the baby's access. Liner padding with selectively aesthetic fabric covering over pliable plastic is attachable and detachable to baby-use surfaces and to ornamental portions for easy and convenient sanitation and aesthetics. The baby couch seat is preferably wide enough to prevent it from tipping due to baby movement.
This invention is described by appended claims in relation to description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the following drawings which are explained briefly as follows:
A description of the preferred embodiment of this invention follows a list of numbered terms which designate its features with the same numbers on the drawings and in parentheses throughout the description and throughout the patent claims.
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The seat base (2) can include a predetermined width intermediate a first side (7) and a second side (8) in relationship to the thickness height of the baby couch seat (1) for providing non-tipping rigidity against foreseeable movement of a baby (49) on the baby couch seat (1).
The border (4), if used, is positioned proximate outside edges of the seat base (2) and the seat back (3). It can be raised outwardly a predetermined distance from the seat base (2) and the seat back (3) for restricting travel of the baby without unduly obstructing side view of the baby (49) by a caretaker or by the baby (49).
A security strap (12) is attached detachably intermediate an upper-back portion of the seat back (3) and a front portion of the seat base (2). The security strap (12) is articulated for holding the baby (49) securely and gently on the baby couch seat (1). A wide selection of security straps (12) are foreseeable. Most are adjustable. They can be articulated to obviate need for a raised border (4).
An activity bar (13) can be positioned across a front of the baby couch seat (1) intermediate proximate the first side (7) and the second side (8). The activity bar (13) is positioned selectively proximate a height vertically above the seat base (2) and selectively proximate a distance horizontally in front of the seat back (3) for positioning selected baby toys (14) thereon a desired baby-access distance from a front of a baby (49) sitting on the baby couch seat (1). Preferably, the activity bar (13) is rounded and non-invasive.
A baby-couch dihedral (9) articulated for matching a seating dihedral of an adult couch (10) of a predetermined class of adult couches is formed on a bottom of the seat base (2) and on a back surface of the seat back (3). The baby-couch dihedral (9) can include a non-slip dihedral surface (15) which is articulated to resist sliding on surfaces of the adult couch (10). For non-slipping, the dihedral surface (15) can include a predetermined foam rubber (16). Optionally, the cushioned material (11) can include the foam rubber (16).
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The select baby-couch accessories (27) are selected from a class of baby-couch accessories (27) that include the security strap (12), a couch pocket (37), seat covers (28), decorative items (29) liner padding (30) and baby bedding (31).
The baby-couch dihedral (9) can be articulated for matching a seating dihedral of an adult seat (32) of a class of adult seats which includes predetermined chairs (33), vehicle seats (34), benches (35) and swing seats (36).
Surfacing of the cushioned material (11) of the baby couch seat (1) can include covering with a predetermined covering material (38) which can be removable or affixed unremovably. The covering material (38) can include a plasticized material that is surface-cleanable or a washable material.
The cushioned material (11) can be washable with the washable material affixed thereon.
The covering material (38) can include handles (39) for carrying the baby couch seat (1) from-place-to-place.
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A prop latch (45) can be extended intermediate the prop base (42) and a bottom portion of the seat back (3) for maintaining a predetermined distance intermediate the seat back (3) and the prop base (42) with the back prop (40) being predeterminedly slanted for optionally baby-sitting and baby-sleeping orientational modes selectively.
A selection of back props (40) and prop latches (45) are foreseeable. Included can be rectangular back props (40) that obviate need for the top straightener (41) and rod back props (40) that can be rectangular, V-shaped or T-shaped and may or may not need the top straightener (41).
The back props (40) and their parts can be built into or attachable to the baby couch seat (1). Built-in embodiments can be particularly desirable for use of the baby couch seat (1) on horizontal surfaces wherever a caretaker might want to be and, therefore, to place the baby couch seat (1). On a table (52) shown in
The prop latch (45) can be length-adjustable for predetermined adjustment of slant of the baby couch seat (1) between sitting and partially lying modes as desired for needs and interests of a baby (49) for activity and for resting or sleeping.
A dihedral angle of the baby-couch dihedral (9) can be made predeterminedly adjustable for embodiments with the adjustable prop latch (45).
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A baby can have its own baby couch seat (1) almost wherever a caretaker might like to be while caring for the baby.
A new and useful baby couch seat having been described, all such foreseeable modifications, adaptations, substitutions of equivalents, mathematical possibilities of combinations of parts, pluralities of parts, applications and forms thereof as described by the following claims and not precluded by prior art are included in this invention.
