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US 11,376,997 B2Granted
Devices and methods for securing a child safety seat within a vehicle
OwnerAubreynette Stewartinventor
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Abstract
An extendable safety belt guide with an outer body, an inner body, and a securing mechanism. Methods of guiding a safety belt through a child safety seat with the use of a safety belt guide that attaches to a safety belt and feeds the safety belt through a portion of a child safety seat.
Claims7
A safety belt guide for securing a child safety seat within a vehicle comprising:
- an outer body;
- an inner body housed within the outer body, wherein the inner body and the outer body are slideably engaged;
- and
- a securing mechanism disposed along an end of the safety belt guide, wherein the securing mechanism is adapted to attach to a safety belt and guide the safety belt through a child safety seat.
1 more element
A method of securing a child safety seat within a vehicle comprising:
- extending an inner body from an outer body of a safety belt guide by activating a release mechanism on the safety belt guide, wherein the inner body comprises a securing mechanism and an end cap disposed along an end of the safety belt guide;
- threading the extended safety belt guide through a portion of the child safety seat;
- connecting the securing mechanism with a safety belt;
- guiding the safety belt guide and safety belt through the portion of the child safety seat;
- and,
- securing the safety belt to a buckle.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.