Convertible child chair

Abstract

A convertible child chair converts between multiple heights, including a high chair, a child seat, and a booster seat, through simple reconfiguration of a leg assembly of the chair. A belly band may be removably coupled to a seat of the child chair. A tray may be removably coupled to the child seat and may have an adjustable depth while remaining coupled to the chair. A footrest may be removably coupled to the chair and may have a adjustable height by removing the footrest and flipping the footrest.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child chair comprising:
 a seat body;   a generally T-shaped retainer band removably coupled with the seat body, the retainer band configured to retain a child in the seat body when the retainer band is coupled with the seat body, the retainer band comprising:
 a central portion configured to be removably coupled with the seat body; 
 a first lateral portion configured to be removably coupled with the seat body, wherein the first lateral portion, the central portion, and the seat body collectively define a first opening; and 
 a second lateral portion configured to be removably coupled with the seat body, wherein the second lateral portion, the central portion, and the seat body collectively define a second opening; 
   a runner removably coupled with the retainer band; and   a tray, coupled to the runner and configured to slide along the runner to adjust a depth of the tray from the seat body.   
     
     
         2 . The child chair of  claim 1 , wherein the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion extend in opposite parallel directions from the central portion. 
     
     
         3 . The child chair of  claim 1 , wherein the runner is a first runner removably coupled to a first lateral side of the retainer band, the child chair further comprising:
 a second runner removably coupled with a second lateral side of the retainer band, the tray coupled to the first and second runners and configured to slide along the runners to adjust the depth of the tray from the seat body.   
     
     
         4 . The child chair of  claim 1 , further comprising a tray assembly, the tray assembly comprising:
 the tray;   the runner;   a latch configured to secure the tray assembly to the retainer band; and   a release button coupled to the latch and configured to release the latch responsive to user actuation of the button.   
     
     
         5 . The child chair of  claim 4 , wherein the tray assembly further comprises a base portion comprising the runner and the latch, the base portion configured to be coupled to the retainer band in a fixed position. 
     
     
         6 . The child chair of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second lateral portions are configured to be removably coupled with first and second lateral portions of the seat body. 
     
     
         7 . The child chair of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a leg assembly comprising a plurality of legs, each leg comprising:
 a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the upper portion is removably coupled with the seat body, wherein the lower portion is selectively removably coupled with the upper leg portion and with the seat body. 
   
     
     
         8 . The child chair of  claim 7 , wherein the leg assembly further comprises a cross-member assembly, the cross-member assembly configured to be coupled between the upper portion and the lower portion of each of the plurality of legs, the cross-member assembly comprising a plurality of cross-members, each extending between two respective legs when the cross-member assembly is coupled with the legs. 
     
     
         9 . The child chair of  claim 8 , wherein each leg further comprises a foot, wherein the foot is selectively removably coupled with the upper leg portion and with the lower leg portion. 
     
     
         10 . The child chair of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a first leg defining a first slot and a second leg defining a second slot;   a footrest configured to be removably coupled to the first and second legs, the footrest comprising:
 a first projection configured to removably mate with the slot of the first leg; and 
 a second projection configured to removably mate with the slot of the second leg. 
   
     
     
         11 . The child chair of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first leg defining a first slot and a second leg defining a second slot;   a footrest configured to be removably coupled to the first and second legs, the footrest comprising:
 a first projection configured to removably mate with the slot of the first leg; and 
 a second projection configured to removably mate with the slot of the second leg. 
   
     
     
         12 . The child chair of  claim 11 , wherein the first projection and the second projection are configured to mate with the first and second slots in a first orientation in which the footrest is a first height and a second orientation in which the footrest is a second height. 
     
     
         13 . A child chair comprising:
 a seat body comprising:
 a seat portion; 
 a first lateral side extending in a first, non-parallel direction from the seat portion; and 
 a second lateral side extending in the first direction from the seat portion; and 
   a retainer band removably coupled with the seat body, the retainer band configured to retain a child in the seat body when the retainer band is coupled with the seat body, the retainer band comprising:
 a central portion configured to be removably coupled with the seat portion; 
 a first lateral portion configured to be removably coupled with the first lateral side; and 
 a second lateral portion configured to be removably coupled with the second lateral side. 
   
     
     
         14 . The child chair of  claim 13 , further comprising a leg assembly coupled to the seat body, the leg assembly comprising:
 a plurality of legs, each leg comprising:
 a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the upper portion is removably coupled with the seat body, wherein the lower portion is selectively removably coupled with the upper leg portion and with the seat body; and 
 a foot, wherein the foot is selectively removably coupled with the upper leg portion and with the lower leg portion. 
   
     
     
         15 . The child chair of  claim 14 , wherein each foot is further selectively removable coupled with the seat body. 
     
     
         16 . The child chair of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a footrest configured to be removably coupled to first and second legs of the plurality of legs, the footrest comprising:   a first projection configured to removably mate with a slot of the first leg; and   a second projection configured to removably mate with a slot of the second leg.   
     
     
         17 . A child chair comprising:
 a seat body;   a first leg, coupled to the seat body, defining a first slot;   a second leg, coupled to the seat body, defining a second slot; and   a footrest configured to be removably coupled to the first and second legs, the footrest comprising:
 a first projection configured to removably mate with the slot of the first leg; and 
 a second projection configured to removably mate with the slot of the second leg. 
   
     
     
         18 . The child chair of  claim 17 , wherein the first projection and the second projection are configured to mate with the first and second slots in a first orientation in which the footrest is a first height and a second orientation in which the footrest is a second height. 
     
     
         19 . The child chair of  claim 18 , wherein the footrest further comprises a base portion on which a user of the chair may rest the user's feet, the base portion vertically offset with respect to the first and second projections, whereby the base portion has the first height in the first orientation and the second height in the second orientation. 
     
     
         20 . The child chair of  claim 17 , wherein the first and second slots are vertical slots with an open upper portion to permit the projections to be removed and inserted and a closed lower portion to retain the inserted projections.