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Article useful as booster chair and as step stool

US4968091A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1989
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 2, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47D1/103
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An article useful alternatively as a booster chair with a high back for a small child, in a first orientation, or as a step stool, in a second orientation. The article has a seat portion, a back portion, and two side portions. The seat, back, and side portions are molded from a polymeric material, as a single part, defining a seating cavity with a high back. The seating cavity is adapted to seat a small child in the first orientation. The single part also defines a step. The article is adapted to support a person on the step in the second orientation. The article is provided with two sets of skid-resistant feet, one set for each such orientation of the article.

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