Child restraint

A child restraint comprising

• a seat bottom adapted to rest on a vehicle seat,
• a backrest coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, the backrest including a rear backrest wall, a first backrest side wall, and a second backrest side wall, the first and second backrest side walls extend forward away from the rear backrest wall to define a child-receiving space between the first and second backrest side walls and in front of the rear backrest wall, and
• a headrest coupled to the backrest and arranged to lie within the child-receiving space for supporting a head of a child seated in the child-receiving space, the headrest including a rear headrest wall arranged to extend along the rear backrest wall of the backrest, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the first backrest side wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the second backrest side wall,
• wherein the first headrest side wall includes a first head-support wing and a first deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the first head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the first backrest side wall to provide a first cavity between the first head-support wing and the first backrest side wall, and the second headrest side wall includes a second head-support wing and a second deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the second head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the second backrest side wall to provide a second cavity between the second head-support wing and the second backrest side wall,
• wherein each deformable rim is spaced apart from the rear headrest wall and includes a generally convex-shaped forward surface that faces away from the rear headrest wall and a generally concave-shaped rear surface that faces in an opposite direction to the convex-shaped forward surface.

A child restraint comprising

• a seat bottom adapted to rest on a vehicle seat,
• a backrest coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, the backrest including a rear backrest wall, a first backrest side wall, and a second backrest side wall, the first and second backrest side walls extend forward away from the rear backrest wall to define a child-receiving space between the first and second backrest side walls and in front of the rear backrest wall, and
• a headrest coupled to the backrest and arranged to lie within the child-receiving space for supporting a head of a child seated in the child-receiving space, the headrest including a rear headrest wall arranged to extend along the rear backrest wall of the backrest, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the first backrest side wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the second backrest side wall,
• wherein the first headrest side wall includes a first head-support wing and a first deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the first head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the first backrest side wall to provide a first cavity between the first head-support wing and the first backrest side wall, and the second headrest side wall includes a second head-support wing and a second deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the second head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the second backrest side wall to provide a second cavity between the second head-support wing and the second backrest side wall,
• wherein each deformable rim includes a proximal end coupled to the distal end of each respective head-support wing and a terminal end arranged to lie in spaced apart relation to a rear surface of each respective head-support wing to at least partially locate the first and second cavities between the terminal end and the rear surface of each respective head-support wing, and
• wherein the terminal end of one of the first and second deformable rims is configured to contact a corresponding backrest side wall in response to a load acting on a corresponding head-support wing during a lateral impact event.

A child restraint comprising

• a seat bottom adapted to rest on a vehicle seat,
• a backrest coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, the backrest including a rear backrest wall, a first backrest side wall, and a second backrest side wall, the first and second backrest side walls extend forward away from the rear backrest wall to define a child-receiving space between the first and second backrest side walls and in front of the rear backrest wall, and
• a headrest coupled to the backrest and arranged to lie within the child-receiving space for supporting a head of a child seated in the child-receiving space, the headrest including a rear headrest wall arranged to extend along the rear backrest wall of the backrest, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the first backrest side wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the second backrest side wall,
• wherein the first headrest side wall includes a first head-support wing and a first deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the first head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the first backrest side wall to provide a first cavity between the first head-support wing and the first backrest side wall, and the second headrest side wall includes a second head-support wing and a second deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the second head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the second backrest side wall to provide a second cavity between the second head-support wing and the second backrest side wall, and
• wherein the deformable rim of each headrest side wall cooperates with each respective backrest side wall to provide energy-redirection means for redirecting at least a portion of a cumulative force from the head of the child during the lateral impact event into at least a first force extending into one of the first and second headrest side walls and a second force extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall of the headrest so that the head of the child does not experience the cumulative force when impacting the one of the first and second side walls.

A child restraint comprising

• a seat bottom adapted to rest on a vehicle seat,
• a backrest coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, the backrest including a rear backrest wall, a first backrest side wall, and a second backrest side wall, the first and second backrest side walls extend forward away from the rear backrest wall to define a child-receiving space between the first and second backrest side walls and in front of the rear backrest wall, and
• a headrest coupled to the backrest and arranged to lie within the child-receiving space for supporting a head of a child seated in the child-receiving space, the headrest including a rear headrest wall arranged to extend along the rear backrest wall of the backrest, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the first backrest side wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the second backrest side wall,
• wherein the first headrest side wall includes a first head-support wing and a first deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the first head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the first backrest side wall to provide a first cavity between the first head-support wing and the first backrest side wall, and the second headrest side wall includes a second head-support wing and a second deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the second head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the second backrest side wall to provide a second cavity between the second head-support wing and the second backrest side wall, and
• wherein each deformable rim includes a living hinge, each living hinge having a first thickness and each head-support wing having a second thickness greater than the first thickness.

A child restraint comprising

• a seat bottom adapted to rest on a vehicle seat,
• a backrest coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, the backrest including a rear backrest wall, a first backrest side wall, and a second backrest side wall, the first and second backrest side walls extend forward away from the rear backrest wall to define a child-receiving space between the first and second backrest side walls and in front of the rear backrest wall, and
• a headrest coupled to the backrest and arranged to lie within the child-receiving space for supporting a head of a child seated in the child-receiving space, the headrest including a rear headrest wall arranged to extend along the rear backrest wall of the backrest, a first headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the first backrest side wall, and a second headrest side wall extending outwardly away from the rear headrest wall and arranged to at least partially overlie the second backrest side wall,
• wherein the first headrest side wall includes a first head-support wing and a first deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the first head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the first backrest side wall to provide a first cavity between the first head-support wing and the first backrest side wall, and the second headrest side wall includes a second head-support wing and a second deformable rim coupled to a distal end of the second head-support wing and arranged to extend toward the second backrest side wall to provide a second cavity between the second head-support wing and the second backrest side wall,
• wherein each deformable rim includes a rim base coupled to the distal end of a corresponding head-support wing, a laterally-extending panel coupled to the rim base and that extends outwardly toward a corresponding backrest side wall, and a rearwardly-extending panel coupled to the laterally extending panel and that extends rearwardly toward the rear backrest wall along side of each corresponding backrest side wall,
• wherein the rim base, the laterally-extending panel, and the rearwardly-extending panel cooperate to provide a concave surface relative to the child-receiving space when the headrest is viewed from a forward side of the child restraint, and
• wherein the rim base, the laterally-extending panel, and the rearwardly-extending panel cooperate to provide a concave surface relative to the rear backrest wall when the headrest is viewed from a side of the child restraint.