Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297256160 | Detachably mounted to a support base | 61 |
20080203793 | VEHICLE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The mounting assembly may wrap around at least a portion of the vehicle seat to mount the booster seat to the vehicle. The restraint assembly may comprise a five-point or a four-point restraint and may include a lateral support assembly. The restraint assembly may further include a torso support assembly. A method of mounting a portable base to a vehicle seat is provided. | 08-28-2008 |
20080217974 | Child Motion Device - A child motion device includes a frame that provides a structural support relative to a reference surface and that includes an arm pivotably coupled to the structural support. A child supporting device is coupled to the arm and spaced from the reference surface by the frame. A drive system is configured to move the arm such that the child supporting device reciprocates along a motion path at a frequency within a range from about 0.37 Hz to about 0.62 Hz. In some cases, a further drive system is configured to oscillate the child supporting device generally along the axis of rotation at a frequency in a range from about 2.85 Hz to about 3.15 Hz. | 09-11-2008 |
20080224516 | Device for Mounting a Child Seat in a Car and a Child Seat - The invention concerns a device for mounting a child seat in a car comprising a frame with two frame tubes having at their ends attachment devices for connecting the frame to car mounted brackets and a slide movable along the frame tubes. The slide has a support surface for supporting the child seat and two or more hooks of which at least one is movable for coupling the child seat on the slide. According to the invention the support surface can support a first circular flange of the child seat and the hooks have a circular shape and/or are placed in a circle for gripping the first circular flange. | 09-18-2008 |
20080290709 | Rigid Mounting Device for a Child Safety Seat - The present invention is a mounting device for a child safety seat. The child seat attaches to a motor vehicle seat through the use of mounting spikes that go through a set of receiver holes in the automobile seat. The mounting spikes connect the safety seat frame to the motor vehicle seat. The mounting spikes have spring-loaded securing latches that secure the child seat to the motor vehicle seat. The child seat will have a release mechanism that will quickly and easily release the mounting spikes from the seat to allow the child safety seat to be removed from the vehicle. | 11-27-2008 |
20090026819 | Automotive Vehicle Safety Seat - Embodiments of the invention relate to child and infant safety seats for automotive vehicles. In one embodiment, a safety seat apparatus includes a base unit that may be secured to a vehicle seat, a coupling unit extendably and retractably coupled to the base unit, and a safety seat pivotally and removably coupled to the coupling unit. | 01-29-2009 |
20090066130 | LATCH BELT STORAGE SYSTEM FOR JUVENILE VEHICLE SEAT - A child restraint including a juvenile seat configured to be mounted on a seat base. The seat base includes a seat support and a LATCH system including first and second anchor belts for anchoring the seat support to the seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a storage compartment for storing free ends of the anchor belts when the anchor belts are detached from the vehicle. | 03-12-2009 |
20090066131 | BELT-ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR JUVENILE VEHICLE SEAT - A seat base for a child restraint adapted to receive a juvenile seat. The seat base includes a first anchor belt and a second anchor belt for anchoring the seat base to a vehicle seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a belt anchor system for anchoring the first and second anchor belts to the seat base when the first and second anchor belts are in a use position and for anchoring a vehicle belt of the vehicle to the seat base when the first and second anchor belts are in a stored position. | 03-12-2009 |
20090102257 | Child Safety Seat Support Apparatus - A support apparatus for a child's safety seat allows the user to adjust the tilt of the safety seat while maintaining a child in a safe position. The support apparatus comprises a base portion, an upper portion connected to one end of the base portion, and a bottom portion connected to an opposite end of the base portion. The upper and bottom portions may be attached to the base by adjustable hinges, or they may be attached in a fixed position. A foot support is attached to the bottom portion. The bottom portion engages the floor of a vehicle for added support. The bottom portion further includes protective braces extending from the bottom portion and running vertically along its length. Multiple protective braces create channels in which children place their legs on foot supports within each channel. A child safety seat adapted to receive the invention is also disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090127903 | SAFETY SEAT - A chair includes a chair base and seat frame extending upwardly from the chair base. The chair includes an interlock assembly, and an infant chair repeatably moveable between stowed and deployed positions with the chair base. The interlock assembly restricts and allows the ability of the infant chair to move between the stowed and deployed positions. The interlock assembly restricts the ability of the chair base to rotate in response to the infant chair being in the deployed position. | 05-21-2009 |
20090256406 | Assembly Comprising a Chassis and a Child Seat Being Detachably Connectable to the Chassis, As Well As Such a Child Seat and Such a Chassis - An assembly comprises a chassis and a child seat that is detachably connectable to the chassis. The child seat is provided with at least one first connecting element, which is detachably connectable to a second connecting element provided in the chassis. The child seat comprises at least one tilting arm which is tiltable about a tilt axis, which tilting arm is provided with at least two first connecting elements. The chassis is provided with at least one pair of second connecting elements, each comprising a recess on a side facing the tilt axis. Cams can be positioned in the recesses for interconnecting the first and the second connecting elements. | 10-15-2009 |
20090273216 | Recline mechanism for a child restraint seat - A mechanism for securing a seat carriage at a plurality of recline angles relative to a seat base. Embodiments of the mechanism are attached to a seat carriage and include a coupling device, which has a plurality of recesses which may be selectively engaged with or disengaged from one or more rods attached to the seat base. A handle operates the coupling device. | 11-05-2009 |
20090315374 | CHILD CHAIR HAVING ENGAGING ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT - A child chair includes a seat and a frame. The seat is detachably mounted on the frame by using an engaging assembly. The engaging assembly includes an engaging device and a coupling device. The engaging device is movably mounted on the seat. The coupling device is mounted on the frame and coupled with the engaging device on the seat. The engaging device is cooperated with the coupling device between a locking position and a release position relative to the seat. | 12-24-2009 |
20090315375 | SAFETY BELT STORAGE ASSEMBLY AND CHILD SEAT HAVING THE SAME - When a safety belt storage assembly's storage is mounted to a main body of a child seat, the storage of the safety belt storage assembly may be selectively configured between an opened state and a closed state. When the storage of the safety belt storage assembly is configured at the opened state, a safety belt set stored within the housing can be taken out and further used to fasten the child seat to an adult chair. The opened state storage further prevents the child seat from mounting on a frame body. When the safety belt set is stored in the housing, the storage of the safety belt storage assembly can be configured to the closed state and the child seat is allowed to be mounted to the frame body. | 12-24-2009 |
20100066141 | Method For Implementing A Supporting Base Of A Car Seat For Children, Base And Car Seat Thus Obtained - A method for implementing a supporting base ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100117417 | STOWABLE CHILD SEAT FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES - A child seat mount assembly, a seat for mounting a child seat, and a passenger vehicle having a stowable child seat are provided. A seat back is connected to the body for closing an access opening to a storage compartment and seating an occupant in an upright position, and for opening the access opening in a collapsed position. A child seat mounting plate is connected to the seat back such that the mounting plate and child seat extend into the storage compartment in the upright position of the seat back, and such that the child seat is in a seating position in the collapsed position of the seat back. A method is provided for converting a vehicle seat for receiving and storing a child seat in the storage compartment, and for deploying a child seat in the collapsed position of the seat back. | 05-13-2010 |
20100187880 | JUVENILE VEHICLE SEAT WITH LAP BELT LOCK-OFF MECHANISM - A seat support for a juvenile restraint adapted to receive a juvenile seat. The seat support includes an anchor belt retainer for anchoring a seat-base anchor belt to the seat support and for anchoring a vehicle anchor belt to the seat support. | 07-29-2010 |
20100207435 | INFANT SEAT ADAPTER - A seat adapter for facilitating the use of playground equipment by infants. The seat adapter comprises: a back member; an infant holding portion attached to the back member at a lower location, a left side location and a right side location thereby defining openings for the infant's legs and torso; and upper fasteners and at least one of lower fasteners and mid-way fasteners for attaching the seat adapter to, and over, the piece of playground equipment. The seat adapter is particularly useful for use by young infants. | 08-19-2010 |
20100207436 | CHILD VEHICLE SEAT - A child restraint comprises a base and a seat which can be detachably connected to the base. | 08-19-2010 |
20100244519 | Infant Car Seat Base - An infant car seat base assembly has a base section with a top side, a bottom side, an upright base panel on a first end, and first and second openings vertically spaced apart on the upright base panel. A foot is attached to the first end and is slidable along the upright base panel in a direction generally normal to a plane of the bottom side between a first position and a second position. The foot has a foot body and a resilient, flexible leg extending up from the foot body. The flexible leg is exposed on an exterior of the base section and has a back side facing the upright base panel. The foot has a guide leg extending up from the foot body adjacent the flexible leg and positioned behind the upright base panel. A tab protrudes from the back side of the flexible leg and is sized to selectively seat in each of the first and second openings. The flexible leg biases the tab toward the upright base panel to seat in a selected one of the first and second openings when aligned therewith. The flexible leg can be bent outward away from the upright base panel to permit sliding the foot to one of the first or second positions. | 09-30-2010 |
20110025110 | Adjustable Child Safety Seat Assembly - An adjustable child safety seat assembly comprises a base, a seat adjustable between a plurality of angular positions relative to the base, and a latch mechanism provided between the base and the seat and operable to detachably lock the seat on the base at any one of the angular positions. The latch mechanism comprises a sliding element movable relative to the base and the seat, and at least one resilient arm joined with the sliding element, wherein the resilient arm has a distal end provided with a latching portion. The sliding element is movable in a first direction to drive the resilient arm in movement and displace the latching portion in a second direction for locking the seat with the base. | 02-03-2011 |
20110049952 | Child Safety Seat and Its Installation Method - A child safety seat comprises a seat portion including a seat bottom and a backrest, and a first and second rail section disposed parallel on a rear of the seat portion at left and right sides, respectively, each of the first and second rail sections including a first rail portion located on a rear of the backrest and a second rail portion located below the seat bottom. The first rail portion includes a first anchoring slot, and the second rail portion includes a second anchoring slot, the first and second anchoring slots adapted to hold spaced-apart portions of a seat belt. In addition, a method for installing the child safety seat is also described. | 03-03-2011 |
20110074195 | ACTIVELY SECURABLE BASE FOR A MODULAR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a seat portion and a base. The base secures the child restraint system to a vehicle seat with a vehicle restraint such as a seat belt or a LATCH system. The base both engages the vehicle restraint and includes a force-multiplying mechanism for tensioning the vehicle restraint. Tensioning the vehicle restraint secures the base by forcing the base against the vehicle seat. An embodiment of the base includes a platform configured to rest on the vehicle seat, an upright member joined to the platform, and a tensioning device, including a force-multiplying mechanism, for tensioning the vehicle restraint. | 03-31-2011 |
20110089732 | CHILD SAFETY SEAT WITH A TRANSVERSE ENGAGING BASE - A child safety seat with a transverse engaging base is provided. The child safety seat has an engagement portion for engaging with the base in transverse direction. The base is formed with at least a transverse engaging space which includes a first upper abutting face, a second abutting face and a support face so as to receive and retain the child safety seat therebetween. A positioning element is operatively mounted between the child safety seat and the base, so as to releasably lock the child safety seat within the transverse engaging space. | 04-21-2011 |
20110140491 | BASE RETAINING SYSTEM WITH A BELT TENSION INDICATOR - An infant safety seat with an adjustable accommodating space includes a multi-layer cushioning insert which is detachably insertable into an infant safety seat for accommodating an infant in different stages of growth with different sizes. The multi-layer cushioning insert comprises a first cushioning part and a second cushioning part both may detachably to overlap each other and connect into the accommodating space to provide the necessary support for keeping an infant in proper postural position. The first cushioning part includes a U-shaped head cushion part, U-shaped body cushion part and U-shaped leg cushion part for restricting the side moving of the infant. Further, for accommodating a smaller infant, the second cushioning part can be detachably overlapped onto the first cushioning part for further reducing the side moving space and upright moving space of the baby in the infant safety seat. | 06-16-2011 |
20110169310 | INFANT CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A novel infant child restraint system that includes a base having a height adjustment to allow the base to assume one of a plurality of positions and inclinations when mounted to the vehicle seat. Additionally, in certain embodiments the base is formed to have a recessed knee-receiving area, into which the user can place their knee when tightening the vehicle's restraint system around the base. The base and car seat are removably attached in interlocking relation using a novel connection mechanism that is not susceptible to premature or improper release due to forces, regardless of the direction of such forces. This mechanism is independent of the car seat handle. Furthermore, this connection mechanism includes a simple manual disconnect or release system, to allow quick removal of the seat from the base. | 07-14-2011 |
20110181084 | CHILD SEAT WITH ADJUSTABLE BACK - A child seat has a seat base with a seating surface, a front edge, and a back end. A back support surface of the child seat is generally inclined relative to the seating surface. A seat bight is formed at the juncture between the seating surface and the back support surface. The seat bight is adjustable between a first bight position spaced a first distance from the front edge of the seat base and a second bight position spaced a second distance from the front edge of the seat base. The second distance is less than the first distance. A seat back insert can be provided that is attachable to the seat base in one or more insert positions defining one or more of the bight positions. The insert can create the back support surface at one or more position relative to the front edge. The seat base can also have a back wall creating the back support surface further from the front edge when the insert is removed. | 07-28-2011 |
20110298258 | INFANT VEHICLE SEAT CARRIAGE - An infant vehicle seat carriage is disclosed. The carriage comprises a base for supporting an infant vehicle seat, a frame which extends from the base and a handle disposed upon the frame. The carriage further comprises coupling means which is arranged to couple the seat to the carriage. The frame is reconfigurable between an operative configuration in which the carriage permits the infant vehicle seat to be manoeuvred and a storage configuration in which the infant vehicle seat is securable within a vehicle while the carriage is coupled to the infant vehicle seat. | 12-08-2011 |
20110298259 | CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mold. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell. | 12-08-2011 |
20120013159 | Child Safety Seat - A child seat can comprise a seat shell having two protruding rails extending at an underside of the seat shell, at least four latches disposed in two symmetric pairs adjacent to the two rails, wherein the latches are operable to lock the child seat with a base, and a release mechanism operable to drive the latches to unlock from the base. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013160 | Child Safety Seat Assembly - A child safety seat assembly includes a child seat and a base. In one embodiment, the base can include a first portion having a bottom adapted to provide stable resting support, and a second portion extending upward from the first portion. The child seat can be installed on the base, wherein the child seat has a seat portion and a seatback, and is movable relative to adjust a distance between the seat portion and a region of the second portion in front of the seat portion. In other embodiments, a base suitable for use with a child seat is also described. The base can comprise a shell body, and an adjustable platform movably assembled on an upper guide surface of the shell body, wherein the adjustable platform is adapted to attach with the child seat. | 01-19-2012 |
20120032483 | CHILD CHAIR HAVING ENGAGING ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT - A child chair includes a seat and a frame. The seat is detachably mounted on the frame by using an engaging assembly. The engaging assembly includes an engaging device and a coupling device. The engaging device is movably mounted on the seat. The coupling device is mounted on the frame and coupled with the engaging device on the seat. The engaging device is cooperated with the coupling device between a locking position and a release position relative to the seat. | 02-09-2012 |
20120242129 | INFANT HOLDER FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a child-restraint harness coupled to the juvenile seat. The child-restraint harness includes at least two shoulder belts. | 09-27-2012 |
20120261961 | CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM - A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mode. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell. | 10-18-2012 |
20120267927 | PIVOTABLE INFANT CAR SEAT - A car seat including a base unit securable to the seat of a car and a seat unit mounted to the base unit. First and second pivot mechanisms are provided on opposite sides of the car seat. A release mechanism provided on each of the first and second pivot mechanisms to disengage the first portion of the pivot mechanism from the second portion of the pivot mechanism. When the first portion of the first pivot mechanism is disengaged from the second portion of the first pivot mechanism, the seat unit pivots relative to the base unit about the second pivot mechanism. When the first portion of the second pivot mechanism is disengaged from the second portion of the second pivot mechanism, the seat unit pivots relative to the base unit about the first pivot mechanism. | 10-25-2012 |
20120292965 | CHILD CAR SEAT - A child car seat is provided that has a full seat configuration, a collapsed configuration, and a booster seat configuration. In both the full seat configuration and the booster seat configuration, a rotatable mounting member has a surface that provides a seating surface for the child. The rotatable receiving member further selectively receiving pieces of a seat back portion to allow conversion from the booster seat configuration to the full seat configuration. | 11-22-2012 |
20130088058 | Child Restraint System with User Interface - A child car seat includes: a seat base secured to a seat of a vehicle; an infant carrier removably connected to the seat base; and an interface device coupled to at least one of the seat base or the infant carrier and configured to provide an indication to a user that the seat base is properly secured to the seat of the vehicle. | 04-11-2013 |
20130106158 | Infant Child Restraint System | 05-02-2013 |
20130140864 | Child Safety Seat Assembly - A child safety seat assembly includes a base having two fixed anchoring hooks, a seat shell detachably installed with the base, two catching collars pivotally assembled with the seat shell, the collars being operable to respectively engage with the anchoring hooks to hold the seat shell with the base, and a release actuator operatively connected with the catching collars, the release actuator being operable to rotate the catching collars to disengage the catching collars from the anchoring hooks. | 06-06-2013 |
20130154323 | SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING MULTI-COMPONENT CARSEAT - A multi-point locking system for a carseat including a base having an upper surface, a lower surface, front and rear ends, and left and right sides, the lower surface dimensioned to rest upon a vehicle seat and a seat having a seating surface and an exterior surface, the exterior surface removably engagable with the upper surface of the base. Four locking points removably engage the seat to the base comprising two spaced apart rear locking points positioned toward the rear end of the base and two spaced apart front locking points positioned toward the front end of the base. An actuator control releases the engagement between the seat and the base. | 06-20-2013 |
20130200672 | FIXING MECHANISM OF CHILD SAFETY CHAIR - A fixing mechanism of a child safety chair is disclosed in the present invention. The fixing mechanism is disposed on a base of the child safety chair for connecting the child safety chair to a vehicle seat. The fixing mechanism includes a connecting frame, an engaging component and a driving component. An end of the connecting frame is connected to the base, a locking body is disposed on the other end of the connecting frame, and an opening is formed on the locking body. An end of the engaging component pivots to the connecting frame. The driving component is slidably disposed on the connecting frame and connected to the engaging component. The opening of the locking body is closed when the engaging component rotates into the locking body. Further, the opening of the locking body is opened when the driving component rotates the engaging component out of the locking body. | 08-08-2013 |
20130307305 | Support Base for a Child Safety Seat - A support base for a child safety seat includes a shell body, an adjustable arm assembled with the shell body and having a rear end provided with a fastener operable to attach with an anchorage fixture of a vehicle, a safety lock, and a coupling portion assembled through an interior of the adjustable arm. The shell body is movable along the adjustable arm to adjust a distance between the fastener and a rear of the shell body. The safety lock is assembled with the shell body, and includes a latch operable to engage and disengage an opening of the adjustable arm. The latch is operable to lock the shell body with the adjustable arm, and a locking engagement of the fastener with the anchorage fixture causes a displacement of the coupling portion that pushes the latch to disengage from the opening for allowing displacement of the shell body toward the fastener. | 11-21-2013 |
20140001804 | CHILD CAR SAFETY SEAT | 01-02-2014 |
20140008954 | DETACHABLE SEATING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a detachable seating device comprising an arrangement in a seat base to hold a seat back, a mechanism to couple a seat base, the seat back and a seat back cover, a mechanism of reclining the seat back housed in the seat back cover, a mechanism for adjusting one or more reclining positions, one or more detachable side support pads and hand rests and a mechanism housed in the seat base for detaching and replacing at least one detachable side support pad with at least one hand rest. | 01-09-2014 |
20140008955 | ADJUSTABLE CHILD SEAT BASE - An adjustable child seat base includes a seat base housing having first and second distal ends, a movable foot movably mounted to the seat base housing for movement between extended and retracted positions for adjusting the angle of the seat base, and a control handle and release positioned between the first and second distal ends of the seat base housing. The control handle and release is adapted for effecting one-handed control of the movement of the movable foot. | 01-09-2014 |
20140054939 | FAST ASSEMBLY MECHANISM AND INFANT SEAT WITH THE SAME - The present invention discloses a fast assembly mechanism installed between a seat body and a seat frame. The fast assembly mechanism includes a pin and a connecting component. The pin is connected to the seat body, and the connecting component is slidably disposed on the seat frame. The connecting component includes an engaging portion and a release portion. The engaging portion is for engaging with the pin so as to engage the seat body with the seat frame, and the release portion is for separating the pin from the connecting component. When the seat body is engaged with the seat frame, the pin is aligned to the engaging portion and engaged with the engaging portion. When the seat body is detached from the seat frame, the connecting component is moved so that the pin is aligned to the release portion to separate from the connecting component. | 02-27-2014 |
20140070581 | CHILD CAR SEAT TO BE FITTED TO A VEHICLE SEAT - A car seat for a child intended to equip a vehicle seat. The car seat includes a base and a chair having a seat support and a backrest. | 03-13-2014 |
20140252829 | Child Safety Seat Assembly - A child safety seat assembly includes a support structure having an upper surface provided with an opening, and a child carrier operable to detachably assemble with the support structure, the child carrier including a seat shell having an outer surface facing downward, and the seat shell being pivotally assembled with a latch. The latch has a stem protruding downward from the outer surface, and a radial projection connected with the stem. The latch is insertable into the opening to lock the child carrier with the support structure. | 09-11-2014 |
20140292049 | CHILD CARRIER AND CAR SEAT COMBINATION - A rigid wearable child carrier with shoulder strap, restraint system with integrated handle, and kickstands to be used with a corresponding car seat wherein the child carrier operates both independently and in conjunction with the car seat and the car seat operates independently and also operates normally when the carrier is present. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292050 | UNLOCKED-STATE RETENTION DEVICE AND SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - An unlocked-state retention device is adapted for use in a seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a base frame and a seat body, which is mounted removably on the base frame through a locking unit to lock or unlock the seat body relative to the base frame such that the seat body is placed in a locked state or an unlocked state. The unlocked-state retention device includes a pusher adapted to be disposed movably in one of the base frame and the seat body, and includes a push member to retract ably project from the one of the base frame and the seat body and to push the other one of the base frame and the seat body when the seat body is unlocked relative to the base frame. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300155 | CHILD RESTRAINT HAVING INDICATOR DEVICE - In one aspect, a child restraint includes: a safety seat having a base body positioned on a vehicle seat by a securing device; a foot coupled to a bottom of the base body; a first resilient member disposed between the base body and the foot to maintain a compressible distance between the foot and the base body; and an indicator device disposed on the base body and located above the foot. In one embodiment, a linkage assembly is movably mounted on the base body. When the safety seat is not secured by the securing device, the indicator device is not in contact with the foot, and the indicator device displays a first signal. When the safety seat is secured by the securing device, the base body is compressed toward the foot to trigger the indicator device, such that the indicator device displays a second signal. | 10-09-2014 |
20140333106 | Carrier for Infant Car Seat - A carrier for an infant car seat includes a lower support unit, two pairs of position adjusting units connected with the lower support unit, two pairs of angle adjusting units connected with the position adjusting units, and a pair of upper support bars connected with the angle adjusting units. An infant car seat is placed and supported between the upper support bars. Thus, the carrier is used to fix and support the infant car seat and can be placed indoors and outdoors. In addition, the carrier can be directly taken out of the car to support the infant car seat, so that the user can place and carry the infant car seat easily and conveniently. | 11-13-2014 |
20140354022 | Child Restraint System with Automated Installation - Provided is a child restraint system (CRS) with automated installation that provides automated feedback and control of seat installation angle, belt latching and tightening, and confirmation of correct install. The CRS utilizes sensors to monitor CRS base angle relative to level, confirm correct latching of the CRS to its base and then to the vehicle seat, and confirm tightening of the belts to the required tension to be crashworthy. The stepwise operation and confirmation of the installation procedure may be operated via button(s) or other tactical input, and relayed to the user via electronic visual display and/or audible means. All operations will be overseen and processed by an integrated control system, affording minimal user decision or interface. An intelligent latching device which can be adapted for use with an existing CRS is also provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20140361589 | BABY CAR SEAT WITH A TWO-USE RELEASE MECHANISM - A baby car seat with a two-use release mechanism includes a baby car seat releasable from a mobile rack and base by pulling a handle in same place and same direction at one end of the baby car seat. The baby car seat is equipped with a set of first hooks for releasably anchoring on a mobile rack to use as a baby seat-stroller, a set of anchor rods for engaging by a set of second hooks 31 to be connected to a base for installing on a vehicle seat without the troublesome of tying and untying safety seat in the vehicle, and a set of sliding shifters for disengaging the set of second hooks from the set of anchor rods so as to release baby car seat from the base. | 12-11-2014 |
20150048660 | CAR SEAT BASE WITH A LOCK POSITION INDICATOR MECHANISM - A car seat base with a lock position indicator mechanism, includes at least two locking units, an indicating unit and an associating unit. The locking units are mounted inside the base, each has a locked position for locking a car seat thereupon, and an unlocked position that permits the car seat to be released from the base. The indicating unit provides a first color area and a second color area for indicating the positions of the locking units. The associating unit is associated between the locking units and the indicating unit; when all of the locking units have been moved to the locked position, the associating unit associates the indicating unit to reveal the first color area; and when one of the locking unit is failed to move to the locked position, the associating unit associates the indicating unit to reveal the second color area. | 02-19-2015 |
20150048661 | CAR SEAT BASE WITH A SELF-KEEPING LOCK MECHANISM - A car seat base with a self-keeping lock mechanism for releasably locking a car seat rested thereon. The car seat has a pair of rods fixed at its underside, and the self-keeping lock mechanism is characterized by including at least a front hook element and a rear hook element and at least a front positioner and a rear positioner. The front hook element and the rear hook element are spaced apart from each other and pivoted inside the car seat base for locking the rods in a closed position, and releasing the rod in an opened position; the front positioner and the rear positioner are pivoted near the hook elements for keeping the hook elements in the opened position before the rods being entered into and caught by the hook elements, and may keep the hook elements in the closed position when the rods have been locked by the hook elements. | 02-19-2015 |
20150091348 | Child Restraint System With User Interface - A child seat or child restraining system for securing a child to a vehicle seat, and method of installing the car seat are provided. The child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base secured to the seat of the vehicle; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; and a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base. The belt tensioning system is configured to receive a belt that couples the seat base to the seat of the vehicle. The child seat also includes a controller operatively connected to the belt tensioning system and configured to automatically actuate the belt tensioning system. The belt tensioning system may be configured to drive the at least one belt in a pay-in direction to apply tension to the at least one belt. | 04-02-2015 |
20150102646 | SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING MULTI-COMPONENT CARSEAT - A carseat system comprising a base, a child seat, and four locking points. The base comprises an upper surface that receives a child seat and a lower surface that rests upon a vehicle seat, left and rights sides, and first and second ends. The child seat comprises a seating surface, an exterior surface, and left and right sides. The four locking points removably engage the child seat to the base and comprise a first pair of locking points positioned toward the first end of the base and a second pair of locking points positioned toward the second end of the base. The first pair of locking points comprise left and right securing members connected to the child seat and extendable in a direction perpendicular to the left and right sides of the child seat, and slots defined in the upper surface of the base that can engage the securing members. | 04-16-2015 |
20150108801 | CAR SEAT AND BASE WITH A LOCKING MECHANISM - A car seat and base with a locking mechanism are disclosed, in which the locking mechanism is mounted on the base, and a release mechanism is mounted on the car seat. The locking mechanism comprises a hooking element can be rotated to a locked position for retaining the car seat to the base, and to a release position to release the car seat from the base. The release mechanism comprises a release actuator and a plectrum follower. The release actuator is operatively mounted on the car seat, and the plectrum follower is associated with the release actuator for rotating the hooking element from the locked position to the release position, so as to permitting a user to release the car seat from the base by operating of the release actuator. | 04-23-2015 |
20150336480 | Child Restraint System with Automated Installation - Provided is a child restraint system (CRS) with automated installation that provides automated feedback and control of seat installation angle, belt latching and tightening, and confirmation of correct install. The CRS utilizes sensors to monitor CRS base angle relative to level, confirm correct latching of the CRS to its base and then to the vehicle seat, and confirm tightening of the belts to the required tension to be crashworthy. The stepwise operation and confirmation of the installation procedure may be operated via button(s) or other tactical input, and relayed to the user via electronic visual display and/or audible means. All operations will be overseen and processed by an integrated control system, affording minimal user decision or interface. An intelligent latching device which can be adapted for use with an existing CRS is also provided. | 11-26-2015 |
20160039318 | INFANT CARRIER AND CAR SAFETY SEAT WITH NO-RETHREAD HARNESS ADJUSTMENT - A vehicle safety seat and infant carrier system allowing height adjustment of a shoulder harness strap without rethreading the harness strap through the seat. A positioning member is normally biased out of engagement with a toothed rail, allowing a harness strap carried by the positioning member to be adjusted up or down to fit the size of a child. As the harness strap is pulled tight, the positioning member is brought into engagement with the toothed rail, fixing the position of the strap relative to the seat. | 02-11-2016 |
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