Claims
- 1. A tray assembly for use with a seat having a seat back, a seat bottom, and arms, the tray assembly comprising
- a tray being adapted to extend across the arms of the seat and including an upper surface, a lower surface, first and second opposite edges, walls coupled to the opposite edges and lower surface to define a cavity therebetween, and a rib extending from at least one of the walls,
- a first latch coupled to the tray, formed to include a slot for receiving the rib therein, and configured to move between a latched position in which the first latch is adapted to engage the arms of the seat and a release position in which the first latch is adapted to disengage the arms of the seat, and
- a second latch coupled to the tray, formed to include a slot for receiving another rib therein, and configured to move between a latched position in which the second latch is adapted to engage the arms of the seat and a release position in which the second latch is adapted to disengage the arms of the seat.
- 2. The tray assembly of claim 1, wherein each latch includes a mounting portion and a release handle coupled to the mounting portion, each wall of the tray is formed to include an aperture, and the mounting portion includes a pin coupled to the tray to mount the latch for pivoting movement relative to the tray.
- 3. The tray assembly of claim 2, wherein each latch also includes teeth extending from the mounting portion and the teeth are adapted to engage the respective arms of the seat.
- 4. The tray assembly of claim 1, further comprising springs, each latch being formed to include opposite side walls and a floor portion extending therebetween, and wherein each spring is formed to extend between the floor portion of each latch and the lower surface of the tray.
- 5. The tray assembly of claim 4, wherein the slot of each latch is formed by one of the side walls and the rib of the tray extends into the slot and engages the side wall when each latch is in the latched and release positions.
- 6. The tray assembly of claim 1, wherein each latch is formed to include a first inner wall portion and a second inner wall portion that define the slot therebetween and the rib of the tray engages the first inner wall portion when the latch is in the latched position and engages the second inner wall portion when the latch is in the release position.
- 7. The tray assembly of claim 6, wherein the tray includes a lip that defines a cavity and each latch includes a mounting portion and a release handle coupled to the mounting portion and movable within the cavity during movement of the latch between a fully-extended and a fully-compressed position.
- 8. The tray assembly of claim 7, wherein the mounting portion of the latch further includes a post received within apertures of the walls of the tray for pivoting movement therewith.
- 9. The tray assembly of claim 7, wherein the release handle includes a floor portion and further comprising springs and each spring extends between the lower surface of the tray and the floor portion and normally biases the latch toward the fully-extended position.
- 10. A seat and tray assembly comprising
- a seat having a seat bottom, a seat back, and arms,
- a tray including an upper surface, a lower surface, first and second side edges, and a rib extending from the lower surface of the tray, the tray being formed to extend across the arms of the seat,
- a first latch being coupled to the first side edge of the tray, the first latch being formed to include a slot for receiving the rib and the first latch being movable relative to the tray between a latched position in which the first latch is engaged with a respective arm of the seat and a release position in which the first latch is disengaged from the arm of the seat, and
- a second latch coupled to the second side edge of the tray and movable between latched and release positions so that the tray is releasable from the arms through movement of the second latch from the latched position to the release position while the first latch remains in the latched position.
- 11. The seat and tray assembly of claim 10, wherein each arm includes a plurality of slots therein sized to receive the respective latches.
- 12. The seat and tray assembly of claim 10, wherein the slot is formed to include opposite surfaces and the rib engages one surface when the assembly is in the latched position and alternately engages the opposite surface when the assembly is in the release position.
- 13. The seat and tray assembly of claim 10, wherein the tray includes spaced-apart walls to form a cavity therebetween and each latch is formed to be received within the respective cavity.
- 14. The seat and tray assembly of claim 13, wherein each latch includes a mounting portion that has a pin and the walls of the tray each include an aperture such that each pin is received within the apertures in order to pivotally couple each latch to the first and second side edges of the tray.
- 15. The seat and tray assembly of claim 10, wherein the tray includes walls extending from the lower surface, the walls forming cavities defined by the lower surface and the walls, and each latch is positioned to lie within one of the cavities.
- 16. The seat and tray assembly of claim 15, wherein each latch includes a tooth with a top portion facing the tray and an opposite bottom portion, and the bottom portion is tapered and guides the latch toward the release position when the tooth engages the arm.
- 17. A seat and tray assembly comprising
- a seat including a seat bottom, a seat back, and spaced apart arms extending from the seat bottom, the arms including tray-position slots therein,
- a tray including an upper surface, an opposite lower surface configured to selectively engage the arms of the seat, opposite side edges, at least one air of parallel walls coupled to the lower surface and one of the side edges to form a cavity therein, and a rib extending from one wall of each pair of parallel walls,
- a latch received within the cavity of the parallel walls of the tray and being formed to receive one of the ribs, the latch also being formed for movement between a latched position and a release position, the latch including a mounting portion, a release handle, and a mounting tooth being positioned to lie within at least one of the tray-position slots when the latch is in the latched position.
- 18. The seat and tray assembly of claim 17, wherein the assembly further comprises a spring, the latch comprises a floor portion so that the spring is formed to extend between the floor portion of the latch and the lower surface of the tray and the spring biases the latch to the latched position.
- 19. The seat and tray assembly of claim 17, wherein the latch is formed to include a first inner wall portion and a second inner wall portion that define a slot therebetween and the rib of the tray engages the first inner wall portion when the latch is in the latched position and engages the second inner wall portion when the latch is in the release position.
- 20. The seat and tray assembly of claim 17, wherein the tray and latch are cooperatively formed to include limit means for restricting pivoting movement of the latch relative to the tray between the latched position and the release position.
- 21. A tray assembly for use with a seat having a seat back, a seat bottom, and arms, the tray assembly comprising
- a tray including an upper surface adapted to extend across the arms of the seat, walls positioned to lie under the upper surface, and a rib extending from at least one of the walls, and
- a latch coupled to the walls, the latch formed to include a slot sized to receive the rib therein and configured to move between a latched position in which the latch is adapted to engage the arm of the seat and a release position in which the latch is adapted to disengage the arm of the seat.
- 22. The tray assembly of claim 21, wherein the latch is formed to include a first inner wall portion and a second inner wall portion that define the slot and the rib of the tray engages the first inner wall portion when the latch is in the latched position and engages the second inner wall portion when the latch is in the release position.
- 23. The tray assembly of claim 21, wherein the latch includes a mounting portion coupled to the walls and formed for pivoting movement relative to the surface of the tray and a release handle coupled to the mounting portion.
- 24. The tray assembly of claim 23, wherein the mounting portion includes teeth adapted to engage the arm of the seat.
- 25. A seat and tray assembly comprising
- a seat including a seat bottom, a seat back, and arms extending from the seat bottom,
- a tray including a surface configured to selectively engage the arms of the seat, at least one pair of walls positioned to lie under the surface to form a cavity therebetween, and a rib extending from at least one wall of each pair of walls, and
- a latch received within the cavity and formed to receive the rib, the latch being positioned to move in the cavity between a latched position and a release position, the latch including a mounting portion, a release handle, and at least one tooth being positioned to engage one of the arms when the latch is in the latched position.
- 26. The seat and tray assembly of claim 25, wherein a slot is formed to include opposite surfaces and the rib engages one surface when the assembly is in the latched position and engages the opposite surface when the assembly is in the release position.
- 27. The seat and tray assembly of claim 25, wherein the at least one tooth includes a top portion facing the tray and a tapered bottom portion formed to guide the latch toward the release position when the at least one tooth engages the arm.
Parent Case Info
This claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119(e) of Ser. No. 60/048,832, filed Jun. 6, 1997.
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Instructions for Contemporary Flair Chair#, 4358-1959, Cosco, Inc., undated. |
Fisher Price Model No. 9261/9372/9373 photographs A-D, purchased 1997. |
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