US 11,986,105 B2
Infant positioner with repositionable entertainment component
Ross Rumfola, III, Akron, NY (US); Nicholas Joseph Stachowski, Orchard Park, NY (US); and Jairo Andres Hurtado, Buffalo, NY (US)
Assigned to Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed by Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/955,222.
Prior Publication US 2024/0099481 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A47D 13/04 (2006.01); A47D 1/00 (2006.01); A47D 13/08 (2006.01); A47D 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 13/08 (2013.01) [A47D 1/008 (2013.01); A47D 15/00 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An infant positioner, comprising:
a support structure comprising:
a seat support having a first periphery;
at least one support arm;
a tray removably coupleable to the at least one support arm, the tray including a housing with a cavity formed therein, and the tray having a tab that extends into the cavity; and
a ground engaging portion engageable with a support surface, the ground engaging portion extending beyond the first periphery of the seat support, the seat support being coupled to the at least one support arm such that the support structure has a deployed configuration, the ground engaging portion has a second periphery, the ground engaging portion includes a base with at least one coupler coupled thereto, the at least one coupler is a flexible strap with at least one tab;
a seat coupled to the seat support, the seat configured to support a child; and
an entertainment component removably coupleable to the support structure, the entertainment component being disposable in a first position in which the entertainment component is mounted on the support structure, and in a second position in which the entertainment component is spaced apart from and coupled to the support structure, the entertainment component being proximate to the seat in the first position and proximate to the ground engaging portion in the second position, wherein when the entertainment component is in the second position, at least a portion of the entertainment component is located beyond the second periphery of the ground engaging portion, and wherein the tab engages a slot formed in the entertainment component when the entertainment component is mounted on the tray, and the at least one coupler is engageable with the entertainment component when the entertainment component is in its second position.