Chairs and seats – Body or occupant restraint or confinement – Safety belt or harness; e.g. – lap belt or shoulder harness
Patent
1998-06-09
1999-10-12
Nelson, Jr., Milton
Chairs and seats
Body or occupant restraint or confinement
Safety belt or harness; e.g., lap belt or shoulder harness
297467, 2971837, 29722813, 5655, 128869, A47C 3100
Patent
active
059645067
ABSTRACT:
A device and method contemplated for vertically positioning infants who do not have the muscular control necessary to sit upright unassisted for extended periods of time. The device supports such infants in an essentially upright position so that they can more easily interact with people and objects adjacent to them without an adult or older child having to hold them and support them about the waist. The device comprises a rigid bottomless U-shaped support having a slightly rearwardly inclined inside back surface, a wide chest strap, flexible padding attached against the U-shaped support, and sides which are approximately half the height of its back. The bottom edges of the U-shaped support are outwardly flared and wedge shaped to prevent the device from unpredictably moving backward and laterally as a result of abrupt infant movement. Applications may include, but are not limited to, use with infants between the ages of three and eight months by workers in child care centers and nurseries so that the infants can be positioned to view the activities of older children; by parents who have the responsibility of raising twins, triplets, or even more infants at one time; by parents of a single infant when the parents need to accomplish tasks which would be impossible while holding the infant; and by those caring for children older than eight months who have medical conditions causing weakened muscular control that would not otherwise allow them to sit upright on their own for extended periods of time.
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Coates Donna F.
Coates Michael R.
Jr. Milton Nelson
Morse Dorothy S.
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