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US 12,600,271 B2Granted
Child restraint
AssigneeDorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
InventorStephen B. Oltman
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Abstract
A child restraint includes a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path and a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The child restraint further includes a juvenile seat adapted to be secured to the seat base and a seat-release system.
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A child restraint comprising
- a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat, the seat base comprising a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path, a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat,
- a juvenile seat configured to be installed on the seat base, the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly from the seat bottom, and a child-restraint harness configured to restrain a child to the juvenile seat, the child restraint harness includes first and second harness straps and a harness buckle, each harness strap having a corresponding strap anchor configured to couple to the harness buckle, and
- a seat-release system including first and second strap locks coupled to the juvenile seat and spaced apart from the harness buckle,
- wherein the juvenile seat is movable relative to the seat base between a base-installation position, in which the juvenile seat is separated from the seat base and each strap anchor is locked in a corresponding strap lock, and a use position, in which the juvenile seat is fully installed on the seat base and each strap anchor is free to be removed from each strap lock to attach to the harness buckle.
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A child restraint comprising
- a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat, the seat base comprising a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path, a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat,
- a juvenile seat configured to be installed on the seat base, the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly from the seat bottom, and a child-restraint harness configured to restrain a child to the juvenile seat, the child restraint harness includes first and second harness straps and a harness buckle, each harness strap having a corresponding strap anchor configured to couple to the harness buckle, and
- a seat-release system including at least one strap lock coupled to the juvenile seat and spaced apart from the harness buckle,
- wherein the juvenile seat is blocked from separating from the seat base until at least one of the first and second strap anchors is received in the at least one strap lock.
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A child restraint comprising
- a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat, the seat base comprising a seat-base foundation formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path, a vehicle seatbelt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to pivot between a released position spaced away from the vehicle seatbelt path and a clamped position overlying the vehicle seatbelt path to clamp a vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat,
- a juvenile seat configured to be installed on the seat base, the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly from the seat bottom, and a child-restraint harness configured to restrain a child to the juvenile seat, the child restraint harness includes first and second harness straps and a harness buckle, each harness strap having a corresponding strap anchor configured to couple to the harness buckle, and
- a seat-release system including at least one strap lock coupled to the juvenile seat and spaced apart from the harness buckle and configured to receive at least one of the first and second strap anchors,
- wherein the juvenile seat is detachable from the seat base and at least one strap anchor is blocked from separating from the at least one strap lock by the at least one strap lock while the juvenile seat is detached from the seat base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.