David J Dombrowski

US Patent:

57945403, Aug 18, 1998

Filed:

Aug 16, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/698996

Inventors:

David Dombrowski - East Aurora NY
Kenneth Von Felten - East Aurora NY

Assignee:

Fisher-Price Inc. - Aurora NY

International Classification:

A47F 512

US Classification:

108 3

Abstract:

An article of children's furniture is convertible between a table configuration and an easel configuration. The article of furniture comprises a support member, a work surface, and a handle coupled to the work surface for changing the configuration of the article. The work surface includes a pair of panels that are attached to each other by a hinge, the handle being attached to the panels at the hinge. The handle includes a locking portion for engaging the support member to lock the work surface to the support member in the table configuration. The article is convertible to the easel configuration by rotating the handle to unlock the work surface from the support member and lifting both panels to the easel configuration. A lever lock is coupled to the support member for locking the panels in the easel configuration. The article is convertible to the easel configuration by depressing the lever lock to release the panels, which are then spread apart and lowered onto the support member.

US Patent:

59374616, Aug 17, 1999

Filed:

Aug 15, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/912165

Inventors:

David Dombrowski - East Aurora NY
Brian L. Aiken - East Aurora NY
Kenneth Von Felten - East Aurora NY

Assignee:

Fisher-Price, Inc. - East Aurora NY

International Classification:

A47C 2002

US Classification:

5655

Abstract:

A reconfigurable support for an infant includes a main body and two reconfigurable restraints or support members mounted to opposite ends of the main body. The infant support can be used to securely position an infant that is either lying prone on a flat surface or that is seated in a child's seat, such as a car seat. The first configurable support member is formed as a cylindrical cushion and contains a bendable element that can be configured into a variety of shapes. The first support member retains the shape into which it is configured and thus can be configured and positioned to securely position an infant. A second reconfigurable support member is provided at the opposite end of the main body. The second member is integrally formed with the main body and includes two or three planar members. The planar members are reconfigurable such that they can either be configured to form a wedge shape projecting above the upper surface of the main body to support a lying infant or to lie coplanar within the main body so that the main body may be used as a seat lining.