Infant's Entertainment Apparatus and Interactive Device

Abstract

An infant entertainment apparatus includes a seat assembly having multiple configurations. The seat is able to be configured in a more reclined configuration for newborns and infants or a more upright configuration for toddlers. The frame of the child's seat structure may be split into a lower and upper frame, with the upper frame rotating about the seat into different configurations. The upper frame may contain a housing for a portable electronic device that can be configured to multiple positions to provide entertainment to an child in the seat structure via the portable electronic device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child seat comprising:
 a base configured to engage a support surface;   a support frame coupled to the base;   a child receiving portion coupled to the support frame, the child receiving portion being repositionable between a substantially reclined configuration and a substantially upright configuration; and   a housing for removably receiving a portable electronic device, the housing being coupled to the child seat whereby the position of the housing may be adjusted with respect to the child receiving portion.   
     
     
         2 . The child seat of  claim 1 , wherein the support frame is rotatably connected to the base and configured to rotate about a vertical axis with respect to the base. 
     
     
         3 . The child seat of  claim 1 , wherein the support frame further comprises:
 a lower support frame with a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the base; and   an upper support frame with a first end and a second end, the first end of the upper support frame being pivotally coupled to the second end of the lower support frame.   
     
     
         4 . The child seat of  claim 3 , wherein the housing is pivotally coupled to the second end of the upper support frame. 
     
     
         5 . The child seat of  claim 1 , wherein the child receiving portion is repositionable in an intermediate configuration, in which the child receiving portion is less upright than the substantially upright configuration, and less reclined than the substantially reclined configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The child seat of  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises:
 a transparent planar portion, wherein when the portable electronic device is disposed within the housing, at least a portion of a display of the portable electronic device is visible through the transparent planar portion.   
     
     
         7 . The child seat structure of  claim 1 , further comprising a plate covering an actuation portion of the portable electronic device. 
     
     
         8 . The child seat structure of  claim 7 , wherein the portable electronic device is disposable in the housing in a first orientation where the actuation portion of the portable electronic device is actuable by a user, and disposable in the housing in a second orientation where the actuation portion of the portable electronic device is blocked by the plate. 
     
     
         9 . A child seat comprising:
 a base configured to engage a support surface;   a support frame rotatably coupled to the base and configured to rotate about a vertical axis;   a child receiving portion rotatably coupled to the support frame, the child receiving portion being configured to rotate about a horizontal axis and being repositionable between at least two configurations; and   a housing for removably receiving a portable electronic device, the housing including an aperture where a display for the portable electronic device is visible when the portable electronic device is disposed within the housing, the housing being coupled to the support frame whereby the position of the housing may be adjusted with respect to the child receiving portion.   
     
     
         10 . The child seat of  claim 9 , wherein the child receiving portion is repositionable between a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration, the first configuration being substantially upright, the third configuration being substantially reclined, and the second configuration being less reclined than the third configuration and less upright than the first configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The child seat of  claim 9 , further comprising a plate covering an actuation portion of the portable electronic device. 
     
     
         12 . The child seat of  claim 11 , wherein the portable electronic device is disposable in the housing in a first orientation where the actuation portion of the portable electronic device is actuable, and disposable in the housing in a second orientation where the actuation portion of the portable electronic device is blocked by the plate. 
     
     
         13 . The child seat of  claim 9 , wherein the support frame further comprises:
 a lower support frame with a first end and a second end, the first end of the lower support frame being rotatably coupled to the base and rotatable about a vertical axis; and   an upper support frame with a first end and a second end, the first end of the upper support frame being pivotally coupled to the second end of the lower support frame.   
     
     
         14 . The child seat of  claim 13 , wherein the housing is pivotally coupled to the second end of the upper support frame and configured to pivot about a horizontal axis and a second axis perpendicular to the horizontal axis. 
     
     
         15 . A child seat comprising:
 a base configured to engage a support surface;   a support frame comprising:
 a lower support frame member with a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the base, and 
 an upper support frame member with a first end and a second end, the first end of the upper support frame member pivotally coupled to the second end of the lower support frame member; 
   a child receiving portion coupled to the second end of the lower support frame member, the child receiving portion being configured to pivot with respect to the second end of the lower support frame member; and   a housing for removably receiving a portable electronic device, the housing being moveably coupled to the second end of the upper support frame member.   
     
     
         16 . The child seat of  claim 15 , wherein the housing further comprises:
 a tray configured to be disposed within the housing, the tray including a first side and a second side, the first side of the tray including a first base and first sidewall defining a first recess configured for receiving a portable electronic device of a first size, the second side of the tray including a second base and a second sidewall defining a second recess configured for receiving a portable electronic device of a second size, the first size being larger than the second size.   
     
     
         17 . The child seat of  claim 16 , wherein the first recess further comprises a reflective surface disposed on the first base that is displayed when an electronic device is not disposed in the first recess. 
     
     
         18 . The child seat of  claim 15 , wherein the child receiving portion is repositionable between a first configuration, a second configuration, and a third configuration, the first configuration being substantially upright, the third configuration being substantially reclined, and the second configuration being less reclined than the third configuration and less upright than the first configuration. 
     
     
         19 . The child seat of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a flexible seat cover coupled to the child receiving portion.   
     
     
         20 . The child seat of  claim 15 , wherein a first end of the support frame is rotatably connected to the base and configured to rotate about a vertical axis with respect to the base.