Ergonomic infant safety seat
AssigneeSpring Design, Inc.
InventorAndrew Kloosterman
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Abstract
Infant car seats with improved handles and other features are described. An infant car seat and associated handle may collectively include multiple supports, including a lower support configured to engage a hand of a user and an upper support configured to engage an arm of the user. Examples of lower supports include an opening in a seat shell, a tubular member, or a hinged handle. Examples of upper support mays include a semicircular portion or a loop included in the handle and configured to at least partially encircle or otherwise engage an arm of the user. These and other features may increase the ease and comfort with which the user may carry the infant car seat.
Claims16
An infant safety seat, comprising:
- a seat shell comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, the first sidewall including an opening configured to provide a handhold;
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- a handle comprising:
- a first leg coupled with the first sidewall of the seat shell and a second leg coupled with the second sidewall of the seat shell;
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- a lateral portion defined by a first closed loop coupled directly to an upper end of the first leg and a second closed loop coupled directly to an upper end of the second leg, wherein the first closed loop and the second closed loop form a substantially flat frame that spans substantially completely between the first leg and the second leg, wherein the substantially flat frame is substantially orthogonal to a lengthwise extension of the first and second legs, and wherein the lateral portion comprises a member that is common to both of the first and second closed loops.
An infant safety seat, comprising:
- a seat shell comprising a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, the first sidewall including an opening configured to provide a handhold;
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- a handle comprising:
- a first leg coupled with the first sidewall of the seat shell and a second leg coupled with the second sidewall of the seat shell;
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- a lateral portion coupled with the first leg and the second leg, the lateral portion comprising a first J-shaped hook structure having a first curved portion that opens inwardly toward a center of the lateral portion and has a first free end and a second J-shaped hook structure having a second curved portion that opens inwardly toward the center of the lateral portion and has a second free end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.