Raising chairs for children at table

A new product which raises chairs for children when sitted at dining tables is apparently becoming very popular in the United States.

It is called Kaboost® and is by Amir Levin, who runs a company called Kabo Inc., based in Atlanta. It came about when he realised that his young cousins refused to sit in normal "booster chairs" meant for children. They wanted to be like the others at the table in normal chairs. A simple method of lifting a normal chair so that they were at the same height as others was, he thought, needed.

His Portable Device and Method for Raising the Height of Furniture explains the idea. Spring-loaded arms in the shape of an X are fitted to the chair's legs. They also make the chair more stable if knocked.

There is a website for the company, which I notice uses a mixture of the ™ symbol (which means that it's not a registered trade mark) and nothing at all for the brand name. As the mark is in fact registered they should always use the ® symbol at the end of the word on the site and in their advertising, packaging and so on to avoid possible legal problems.

Comments

[Social Network Web Design]

Is the picture on this post the exact replica of Kaboost®? Are there no side handles? Is it safe for toddlers?

[Boring Aunty Jane]

Don't think it would get a kitemark - no centre pole, no harness or other restraints, raised centre of gravity makes it very topple-able.....I notice it's supposed to hold up to 300lb - that's a big child even by American standards....

See:

http://www.standardsdirect.org/standards/standards4/StandardsCatalogue24_view_4344.html .
and http://www.standardsdirect.org/standards/standards4/StandardsCatalogue24_view_25097.html.