ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,052, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Regalo International LLC (Burnsville, Minn.).
"High chair apparatus with one way engagement" was invented by Shannon R. Bickel (Lakeville, Minn.), Timothy C. Daggy (Shakopee, Minn.) and William D. Butterfield (River Falls, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high chair having right and left side mechanisms for engaging a tray to a receptacle, where each of the right and left side mechanisms have an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a slide and the outer portion includes a ramp and a slotted tab that generate a snap when engagement with the ramp is complete. The hi...