Patents by Inventor Christine R. Shimer

Christine R. Shimer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5564778
    Abstract: A highchair for infants has a support structure having four legs, an infant seat disposed on the support structure adapted to cradle an infant's body so as to provide support for the infant's back from below and to conform to the contour of the back of an infant who is to young to sit up without support with the infant's back in an erect position, the support structure having a height which enables the infant to be supported in the infant seat at a height substantially above floor level, and further including a latch detachably coupling the infant seat to the support structure. When the infant seat is detached a convenient infant carrier is thus provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine R. Shimer, Robert N. Shelton
  • Patent number: 5527096
    Abstract: An infant highchair including a support structure having four legs, respective pairs of the legs each forming an inverted generally U-shaped member, the U-shaped members having an apex region, a molded plastic infant seat, a pair of hubs, each coupled to a side of the infant seat, the hubs each enclosing a mechanism for pivotally attaching the infant seat to the apex region of respective ones of the U-shaped members, the pivoting mechanism defining at least two positions of the infant seat, the positions including an upright position and a reclined position and a locking device being provided for locking the infant seat in each of the positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Safe Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Christine R. Shimer
  • Patent number: 5364137
    Abstract: An infant highchair including a support structure having four legs, respective pairs of the legs each forming an inverted generally U-shaped member, the U-shaped members having an apex region, a molded plastic infant seat, a pair of hubs, each coupled to a side of the infant seat, the hubs each enclosing a mechanism for pivotally attaching the infant seat to the apex region of respective ones of the U-shaped members, the pivoting mechanism defining at least two positions of the infant seat, the positions including an upright position and a reclined position and a locking device being provided for locking the infant seat in each of the positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Christine R. Shimer
  • Patent number: D365050
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company Inc.
    Inventors: Christine R. Shimer, Robert N. Shelton
  • Patent number: D408189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: Safe-Strap Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Christine R. Shimer, Gregory S. Cook