US2386721A - Combined baby's seat, table, and play yard - Google Patents

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COMBINED BABYS SEAT, TABLE, AND' PLAY YARD Filed Jan. 16, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. M/C/MEL 5210/ TA xa iQr SW A T TU/P/VEY Oct. 9, 1945. M. SEDITA 2,386,721

COMBINED BABY'S SEAT, TABLE, AND PLAY YARD Filed Jan. 16, 1945 2 She ets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Mas 4a 550/ T4 BY V. d lemma at;

A TTORNEY Patented Oct. 9, 1945 COMBINED BABY'S SEAT, TABLE; AND

PLAY YARD Michael Sedita, Newark, N. J.

Application January 16, 1943, Serial No. 472,562

1 Claim.

This invention refers to an article of fumiture.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a table having the appearance of an ordinary foldable bridge table, which may be quickly and conveniently set to constitute a baby's play yard and which may be further changed into a base for a babys seat surrounded by a table surface upon'which the infants play- ,things and dishes may be conveniently located.

Other objects of the present invention will appear in the course of the following specification.

In accomplishing the objects of the present invention, it was found desirable to provide an article of furniture having a table top enclosing a board which is pivoted'to the table top so that it may be conveniently opened to provide a support for a detachable baby's seat. In the closed position, the board is flush with the rest of the table surface so that then the article of furniture may be conveniently used as an ordinary foldable bridge table. The legs of the table are so constructed that they constitute columns or supports for bars which may be attached to the table, thereby transforming it into a play yard for an infant.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with accompanying drawings showing, by way of example, a preferred embodimerit of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating an article of furniture constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention, with the board in its closed position in which it is flush with the table top.

Figure 2 is similar to Figure 1 and shows the board in its open position.

Figure 3, is a perspective view illustrating the use of the same article of furniture as an infants play yard.

Figure e is a section along the line -t of Figure 3 on an enlarged scale. v

Figure 5 is a detailed View, illustrating the connection between a yard rail and a. table leg.

Figure 6 illustrates an end of the Yard rail shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a section through a, part of the article of furniture with the board open and the seat attached thereto.

Figure 8 is a section along the line 8-8 of Figure "l.

Figure 9 is a section along the line 9-9 of Figure 7 and illustrates the board in its closed position.

The article of furniture illustrated in the drawings has the form of a table provided with atable top l5 which includes an edge frame l6 and which is carried upon four foldable legs I! (Figs. 1 and 2). Each of the legs is pivoted in the usual manner (not shown) and is held in its open position by the usual pair of links 2| and 22, the link 2! being pivoted to a table leg while thelink 22 is pivotally connected to the frame It and the link 2!. The legs ll may be provided with spikes, so that the table can be used outdoors.

The table top l5 encloses on three sides aboard 23 which may serve as a support or carrier for an infants seat. A canopy may be attached to the table top, if necessary.

As shown in Figure 8, theboard 23 carries ears 2% and 25 which are situated on opposite sides of the board and which are adapted to receive projecting ends ofpins 26 and ZLrespectively. Thepins 26 and 21 are carried insupports 28 and 29 which are firmly attached to the lower surface of the table to 15.

Thus theboard 23 is mounted uponpivots 26 and 21 and is swingable in relation to the table top l5. In the position shown in Figures 1 and 10, theboard 23 is flush with the table top i5.

Theboard 23 is held in this closed position by twolocks 30 and 33.

The lock so is situated close to an edge of the table and consists of a small plate which is swingably mounted upon a pivot 3! carried by themember 23. As shown in Figure 10, thebolt 30 fits into arecess 32 which is provided in the frame E6 of the table.

Theother lock 33 is situated close to the outer or upper edge of theboard 23 and is constituted by a bolt which is swingably mounted upon apivot 33 carried by theboard 23. Thebolt 33 may be swung to engage the underlying surface of the table top l5.

It is apparent that the user may conveniently reach with his hand under theboard 23 and will easily find the two locks to and 33. By turning the two bolts into the locking positions shown in Figure 10, theboard 23 will be locked firmly in its horizontal or closed position in which it is flush with the table top it. Then the table may be conveniently used by grown-ups as a bridge table or the like, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings.

In order to use the same article of furniture as a combined chair and table for infants, the user moves thelocks 38 and 83 into their inoperative positions and then swings theboard 23 upon itspivots 28 and 21 from its closed horizontal position to its open vertical position which is shown in Figures 2 and 7. Y

Then an infant's chair, shown in Figure 7, may be conveniently attached to theboard 23. This infant's chair is, preferably, separate from the table and it includes aback 38 which is connected by ahinge 38 and two pairs oflinks 31 with aseat 38. The seat 88 is connected by ahinge 39 with asupport 48 which is connected by a hinge 4| with afoot rest 42.Links 43 connect thefoot rest 42 with theseat 38.

Theseat 38 may be conveniently converted into a baby's toilet seat through th provision ofchannels 44 carried by the underlying surface of theseat 38 and adapted to carry apot 48.

Theback 35 may be provided with a cushion orcover 46 which may be conveniently attached to the upper edge of theboard 23. Theseat 38 may be covered with a cushion 41.

The manner in which this baby's chair is attached to theboard 23 is illustrated in detail in Figures 8 and 9.

Theback 38 carries upon its inner surface twohooks 48 which are firmly connected to the back. Theboard 23 carries upon itsinner surface lugs 49 which are adapted to receive thehooks 48.

Thus the illustrated baby's chair may be conveniently hooked onto the supporting board' 23 as soon as the latter is swung into its raised position.

The baby's chair is maintained in its set up position and the baby is prevented from crawling out of the chair by means of a strap 80, the inner end of which is sewn or otherwise firmly attached to the middle of the front edge of theseat 38. The outer end of thestrap 50 is extended over the edge of the table top I8 and is attached to abutton 8|.

The described article of furniture may be conveniently used as a baby's play yard in its upside down position shown in Figure 3. For this purpose, the edge frame I 8 and the outer edges 01' the table top l8 are firmly connected with elongated inserts or supports 82 (Fig. 4). The supports 82 are provided with openings 83 which are spaced to receive the ends of rods 84.

The rods 84 are held in place by upper transverse bars or rails 88 and lower bars 88. The bars 88 and 88 are provided with openings through which the rods 84 extend.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, each of the bars 88 carries a hook 81 which is pivotally mounted at 88 upon the outer end of the bar. The hook 81 is adapted to engage a pin 88 carried by a leg I! of the table.

Due to this arrangement, the rods 84 and the bars 88 and 88 constitute an efiective barrier which is firmly connected with the legs I! of the table and which prevents a baby from crawling out of the play yard.

It is apparent that the specific illustrations shown above have been given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, and that the articles shown above are subject to wide variation and modification without departing from the scope or intent of the present invention. All of such variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

An article of furniture. comprising in combination a table top, inserts carried by said table top parallel to the edges thereof and having uniformly spaced openings formed therein, vertical rods fitting into said openings, legs carrying said table top and adapted to extend parallel to said rods, pins carried by said legs, horizontal bars having recesses formed therein for receiv- 40 ing said vertical rods, and hooks carried upon the ends of said horizontal bars and adapted to engage said pins, said vertical rods and horizontal bars converting said article of furniture to F an infants play yard when said table top is placed upon the ground.

MICHAEL SEDITA.

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