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Rebound bar adapted for being supported between a child safety seat and a backrest of a car seat and child safety assembly therewith

AssigneeWonderland Switzerland AG

InventorsEsther R. Saint, Steven Glenn Gerhart, Brad Thomas Bickley

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Abstract

A rebound bar adapted for being supported between a child safety seat and a backrest of a car seat is disclosed. The rebound bar includes a main body and at least one shock absorbing portion. The main body is connected to one of a seat portion and a base portion of the child safety seat. The at least one shock absorbing portion combined with the main body for absorbing an impact from the backrest. The at least one shock absorbing portion can produce deformation when the rebound bar receives the impact from the backrest. Therefore, it can effectively reduce risk of injury to a child. Furthermore, a child safety seat assembly having the aforementioned rebound bar is disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A rebound bar adapted for being supported between a child safety seat and a backrest of a car seat, the rebound bar comprising:

a main body connected to one of a seat portion and a base portion of the child safety seat;
and
at least one shock absorbing portion combined with the main body for absorbing an impact from the backrest, wherein the at least one shock absorbing portion is a sandwich structure, the at least one shock absorbing portion comprises a first lamination, a second lamination, a honeycomb component and at least one resilient component, the at least one resilient component is connected to the first lamination and the second lamination, the honeycomb component is installed between the first lamination and the second lamination and separated from at least one of the first lamination and the second lamination when the first lamination and the second lamination are unforced, and deformation of the at least one resilient component occurs before crack of the honeycomb component when the first lamination and the second lamination are forced to move close to each other.

A child safety seat assembly comprising:

a child safety seat comprising a seat portion and a base portion;
and
a rebound bar supported between the child safety seat and a backrest of a car seat, the rebound bar comprising:
a main body connected to one of the seat portion and the base portion of the child safety seat;
and
at least one shock absorbing portion combined with the main body for absorbing an impact from the backrest, wherein the at least one shock absorbing portion is a sandwich structure, the at least one shock absorbing portion comprises a first lamination, a second lamination, a honeycomb component and at least one resilient component, the at least one resilient component is connected to the first lamination and the second lamination, the honeycomb component is installed between the first lamination and the second lamination and separated from at least one of the first lamination and the second lamination when the first lamination and the second lamination are unforced, and deformation of the at least one resilient component occurs before crack of the honeycomb component when the first lamination and the second lamination are forced to move close to each other.

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Facts

Application: 15/823,583Filed 28 Nov 2017 · us provisional application
Priority: 1 Dec 2016
Published: US 2018/0154803 A17 Jun 2018
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B60N 2/2884
Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle: with protection systems against abnormal g-forces
B60N 2/2821
Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle: having a seat and a base part
B60N 2/2839
Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle: having a front guard or barrier
B60N 2/286
Characterised by the peculiar orientation of the child: forward facing

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Application62/428,537Us provisional application · filed 1 Dec 2016
US 2018/0154803 A1Pre-grant publication · published 7 Jun 2018
US 10,479,237 B2This patent

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