High chair concepts

Abstract

To provide space-efficient seating for a child and an adult, the present inventor devised a chair structure including an adult seat and a child seat and a mechanism for allowing manual conversion the chair to allowing seating in either the adult seat or the child seat.

1 . A chair comprising a seat support structure having first and second generally horizontal seat members mounted thereto.  
   
   
       2 . The chair of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second seat members project outward in the same direction from the seat support structure.  
   
   
       3 . The chair of  claim 1 , further comprising a lower support structure rotatably mounted to the seat support structure to permit rotation of an upper back portion of the seat support structure to a downward position whereby the upper back portion provides lower support for the chair.  
   
   
       4 . A method comprising providing a chair having a child-seating mode and an adult-seating mode.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising changing the chair from one of the child seating mode and the adult-seating mode to the other of the child seating mode and the adult-seating mode.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising closing a latch to secure the chair in the other mode.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising opening the latch to enable changing the chair back to the one mode.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein providing the chair comprising offering the chair for sale over the internet; receiving an acceptance of the sale offering over the internet; and mailing the chair in as an unassembled kit in response to the acceptance.  
   
   
       9 . A chair comprising an adult seat and a child seat and means for allowing manual orientation of one or more portions of the chair to allowing seating in either the adult seat or the child seat.