Booster seat for a barber chair

Abstract

A booster seat apparatus mounted to a chair is provided. The booster seat apparatus may include a lift assembly with a seat pad. The chair may be a salon or barber chair and may include a chair base frame, a chair back substantially perpendicular to the chair base frame, and a foot rest extending downward from the chair base frame. The lift assembly includes an expanded position and a retracted position. The expanded position includes an increased distance between the seat pad and the chair base frame, and the retracted position includes a decreased distance between the seat pad and the chair base frame. Therefore, a child may be boosted upward on the chair without the need of an extra booster seat.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A booster salon chair comprising:
 a chair base frame;   a chair back substantially perpendicular to the chair base frame;   a lift assembly attached to the chair base frame;   a seat pad comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is attached to the lift assembly; and   a first arm rest secured to a first side of the seat pad and a second arm rest secured to a second side of the seat pad, wherein   the lift assembly comprises an expanded position and a retracted position, wherein the expanded position comprises an increased distance between the seat pad and the chair base frame, and the retracted position comprises a decreased distance between the seat pad and the chair base frame, and   the first arm rest and the second arm rest comprise an expanded position and a retracted position, wherein the expanded position comprises the first arm rest and the second arm disposed above the upper surface of the seat pad, and the retracted position comprises the first arm rest and the second arm rest disposed substantially in between the upper surface and the lower surface of the seat pad.   
     
     
         2 . The booster salon chair of  claim 1 , wherein the lift assembly further comprises a lower frame, an upper frame, and a lift frame connecting the lower frame and the upper frame, wherein the lower frame and the upper frame are substantially parallel with one another, and wherein the lower frame is mounted to the chair base frame, and the seat pad is mounted to the upper frame. 
     
     
         3 . The booster salon chair of  claim 2 , wherein the lift frame comprises at least a first cross bar and a second cross bar each comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first cross bar is pivotally attached to the lower frame and the first end of the second cross bar is pivotally attached to the upper frame, wherein the first and second cross bars are pivotally attached to one another at a crossing point. 
     
     
         4 . The booster salon chair of  claim 3 , wherein the second end of the first cross bar is slidably engaged with the upper frame, and the second end of the second cross bar is slidably engaged with the lower frame. 
     
     
         5 . The booster salon chair of  claim 4 , further comprising a handle mounted to the first cross bar near the second end. 
     
     
         6 . The booster salon chair of  claim 4 , wherein the second end of the first cross bar comprises a first roller, and the second end of the second cross bar comprises a second roller. 
     
     
         7 . The booster salon chair of  claim 6 , wherein the lower frame comprises a plurality of notches formed to receive and secure the second roller within. 
     
     
         8 . The booster salon chair of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one first cross bar is a pair of first cross bars, and the at least one second cross bar is a pair of second cross bars. 
     
     
         9 . The booster salon chair of  claim 8 , wherein the pair of first cross bars is connected by at least a first connector bar near the second ends of the pair of first cross bars, and wherein the pair of second cross bars are connected to one another by at least a second connector bar near the second ends of the pair of second cross bars. 
     
     
         10 . The booster salon chair of  claim 9 , further comprising a handle assembly comprising a lower release bar attached to the second connector bar and an upper release bar attached to the first connector bar, wherein the lower and upper release bars are pivotally attached to one another, and a handle is attached to the upper release bar. 
     
     
         11 . A booster seat apparatus comprising:
 a lower frame;   an upper frame;   a seat pad comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is attached to the upper frame;   a first arm rest secured to a first side of the seat pad and a second arm rest secured to a second side of the seat pad; and   a lift frame attaching the lower frame and the upper frame together, and operable to alter a distance between the lower frame and the upper frame, wherein   the first arm rest and the second arm rest comprise an expanded position and a retracted position, wherein the expanded position comprises the first arm rest and the second arm disposed above the upper surface of the seat pad, and the retracted position comprises the first arm rest and the second arm rest disposed substantially in between the upper surface and the lower surface of the seat pad.   
     
     
         12 . The booster seat of  claim 11 , wherein the lift frame comprises at least a first cross bar and a second cross bar each comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first cross bar is pivotally attached to the lower frame and the first end of the second cross bar is pivotally attached to the upper frame, wherein the first and second cross bars are pivotally attached to one another at a crossing point. 
     
     
         13 . The booster salon chair of  claim 12 , wherein the second end of the first cross bar is slidably engaged with the upper frame, and the second end of the second cross bar is slidably engaged with the lower frame. 
     
     
         14 . The booster salon chair of  claim 13 , further comprising a handle mounted to the first cross bar near the second end. 
     
     
         15 . The booster salon chair of  claim 13 , wherein the second end of the first cross bar comprises a first roller, and the second end of the second cross bar comprises a second roller. 
     
     
         16 . The booster salon chair of  claim 15 , wherein the lower frame comprises a plurality of notches formed to receive and secure the second roller within. 
     
     
         17 . The booster salon chair of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one first cross bar is a pair of first cross bars, and the at least one second cross bar is a pair of second cross bars. 
     
     
         18 . The booster salon chair of  claim 17 , wherein the pair of first cross bars is connected by at least a first connector bar near the second ends of the pair of first cross bars, and wherein the pair of second cross bars are connected to one another by at least a second connector bar near the second ends of the pair of second cross bars. 
     
     
         19 . The booster salon chair of  claim 18 , further comprising a handle assembly comprising a lower release bar attached to the second connector bar and an upper release bar attached to the first connector bar, wherein the lower and upper release bars are pivotally attached to one another, and a handle is attached to the upper release bar.