Chairs and seats – With holder or receptacle for disparate article – Directly under occupant seating portion
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-07
2001-09-04
Brown, Peter R. (Department: 3636)
Chairs and seats
With holder or receptacle for disparate article
Directly under occupant seating portion
C297S188030, C297S232000, C211S090010, C312S235400, C312S235500
Reexamination Certificate
active
06283544
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention generally relates to children's furniture. More particularly, the present invention relates to coat racks for school and like use.
BACKGROUND
Children generally are not very organized or concerned with their clothing and footwear. They leave clothes and shoes wherever they remove them and generally do not hang up clothes, often leaving a mess for parents, if they are at home, or teachers, if they are at school to pick up after them. Parents and teachers, however, often have a difficult time teaching children to properly put away and/or hang up their clothes, because they either do not have a designated space for children to place their clothing and shoes or, even, when there is a designated place, it is usually designed for adult use and is hard for children to reach and not always safe for children's use.
Another common problem for children in a household setting, school or daycare center, is the fact that there often is no proper seating places for them to put on their shoes. Instead children usually sit on the floor with their belongings scattered all around them while they are putting on their shoes, thus making an even greater mess in their surroundings. These problems are accentuated in situations where there are many children gathered, such as schools or daycare centers, or even in a household setting when there are many children gathered for a party.
Therefore, it can be seen that there is a need for furniture designed specifically for children, where they can hang their clothes, store their gloves and put their shoes and other belongings, that solves these and other related and unrelated problems in the art.
SUMMARY
Briefly described, the present invention generally comprises a coat rack with seat assembly designed and built to be used by children, wherein the seat assembly includes a movable seat and an enclosed and selectively accessible storage chamber under the seat The seat performs the dual function of a sitting platform and a movable lid for access to the otherwise enclosed storage chamber. The seat assembly is designed and constructed to minimize the risk of injuring a child's finger when the child stores his/her gloves and other items in the storage chamber under the seat. This coat rack with seat assembly defines a plurality of storage zones and areas which can be used by children to store their shoes, boots, gloves, books, and coats so they can learn how to keep their surroundings organized, keep track of their belongings and keep their belongings clean, for example, by not mixing wet boots with gloves or coats. Using this coat rack with seat assembly, parents and teachers can teach children how to be organized and to take care of possessions such as clothing by hanging coats or the like on the racks and storing their gloves and other belongings in the storage area after they have been removed. This furniture also helps to keep schools and daycare centers organized by having children store their belongings out of sight and out of the way.
In a preferred embodiment, the coat rack with seat assembly generally includes a plurality of stalls mounted adjacent each other, and each stall has a seat assembly including a seat and storage chamber. In a preferred embodiment, each stall typically has three walls defining a vertically elongated cavity, an upper shelf, and a seat assembly with a storage chamber. The coat rack with seat assembly is acceptably made from wood, metal, plastic or similar durable, sturdy material. In a preferred embodiment, the seat assembly comprises a seat that is pivotally attached to the rack frame, a seat support and a storage chamber. The seat has a handle that extends away from the seat support a sufficient distance so that a child's hand on the handle is not likely to be impacted or be caught between the seat and the seat support. The support further has rubber stoppers to support the seat and a recess in its center position, such that the area that poses any danger for catching children's finger between the seat and the seat support is minimized. The seat further projects over the storage chamber under the seat to a position in the front of the seat such that, when the seat is swung down to close the storage chamber, the risk of a child's finger becoming caught and/or stuck between the seat and the seat support is minimized The coat rack further has a plurality of hooks mounted onto the walls for hanging clothing and upper items.
Various objects, features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following figures, description and appended claims.
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“angeles Baseline Furniture” 055-6 (18) 61—p. 21 of ABC School Supply General Catalog—1996.
“Korners For Kids Bench Coat Locker”—p. 19 of ABC School Supply General Catalog—1996.
“Korners For Kids Toddler Bench Coat Locker” 008-50561—p. 19 of ABC School Supply General Catalog—1996.
“Combination Locker” 806-6 () 61—p. 16 of ABC School Supply General Catalog—1996.
“Maple Korners For Kids Bench Coat Locker” 260-16561—p. 5 of ABC School Supply General Catalog—1996.
“Korners For Kids Wall Mounted Coat Locker” 067-45766/167-70366—p. 4 of ABC School Supply Cool Summer Savings Catalog—1996.
“Korners For Kids Toddler Bench Coat Locker”—008-50566/008-30366—p. 4 of ABC School Supply Cool Summer Savings Catalog—1996.
“Korners For Kids Bench Coat Locker” 108-14562/108-80362—p. 11 of ABC School Supply Catalog—1996.
“Korners For Kids Toddler Bench Coat Locker” 008-50562/008-30362—p. 11 of ABC School Supply Catalog—1996.
“Maple Korners For Kids Bench Coat Locker” 260-16562—p. 3 of ABC School Supply Catalog—1996.
Alcala Jose
Dumery Sofia
Kim Sun Chul
Leonard Kimberly
Schloss Andrew
ABC school Supply, Inc.
Brown Peter R.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
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