Apparatus for use in a child safety seat
AssigneeBritax Child Safety, Inc.
InventorsRichard Henseler, Richard Frank
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Abstract
An apparatus for a child safety seat is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a releasable connector configured to engage with an anchoring point provided in a vehicle to secure the child safety seat to the vehicle, wherein the releasable connector is movable relative to the child safety seat in a first direction; the apparatus further comprises a braking element coupled to the releasable connector and configured to decelerate a movement of the releasable connector in the first direction if an accelerating force acting on the releasable connector in the first direction exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Claims14
An apparatus for a child safety seat, the apparatus comprising:
- a releasable connector configured to engage with an anchoring point provided in a vehicle to secure the child safety seat to the vehicle, wherein the releasable connector is movable relative to the child safety seat in a first direction;
- and
- a braking element coupled to the releasable connector and configured to decelerate a movement of the releasable connector in the first direction in response to an accelerating force, acting on the releasable connector in the first direction, exceeding a predetermined threshold,
- wherein the braking element is pivotally coupled to the releasable connector and is configured to rotate about a rotation axis of the braking element which is spaced apart from the center of gravity of the braking element such that a rotary force acts on the braking element in response to the releasable connector accelerating.
A child safety seat comprising an apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a releasable connector configured to engage with an anchoring point provided in a vehicle to secure the child safety seat to the vehicle, wherein the releasable connector is movable relative to the child safety seat in a first direction;
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- a braking element coupled to the releasable connector and configured to decelerate a movement of the releasable connector in the first direction in response to an accelerating force, acting on the releasable connector in the first direction, exceeding a predetermined threshold,
- wherein the braking element is pivotally coupled to the releasable connector and is configured to rotate about a rotation axis of the braking element which is spaced apart from the center of gravity of the braking element such that a rotary force acts on the braking element in response to the releasable connector accelerating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.