Child restraint
AssigneeDorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
InventorMatthew R. Larrison
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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 connection system configured to maintain connection between the juvenile seat and the seat base.
Claims19
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, and a seat-orientation controller coupled to the seat-base foundation and movable relative to the seat-base foundation and the vehicle seatbelt retainer about a vertical rotation axis between a first position in which the seat-orientation controller overlies the vehicle seatbelt retainer and blocks the vehicle seatbelt retainer from moving from the clamped position to the released position, and a second position, in which the vehicle seatbelt retainer is exposed and is moveable between the clamped position and the released position,
- a juvenile seat coupled to the seat-orientation controller for movement therewith relative to the seat-base foundation and to the vehicle seatbelt retainer, and
- a seat connection system configured to maintain connection between the juvenile seat and the seat-orientation controller, the seat connection system including a connector cable interconnecting a rear end of the seat-orientation controller and a bottom of the juvenile seat,
- wherein the juvenile seat is separable from seat-orientation controller to change from a use position in which the juvenile seat is upright and installed on the seat-orientation controller to overlie the seat base and rotate about the vertical rotation axis with the seat-orientation controller, and a base-installation position, in which the juvenile seat is tilted away from the seat-orientation controller and spaced apart from the seat-orientation controller while still being connected to the connector cable and the seat-orientation controller is in the second position so that vehicle seatbelt retainer is free to pivot between the released position and the clamped position.
A child restraint comprising
- a seat base adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat and formed to include a vehicle seatbelt path,
- a juvenile seat configured to be installed on the seat base, and
- a seat connection system configured to maintain connection between the juvenile seat and the seat base, the seat connection system including a connector cable interconnecting the seat base and the juvenile seat,
- wherein the juvenile seat is separable from the seat base to change from a use position in which the juvenile seat is upright and installed on the seat base to overlie the seat base, and a base-installation position, in which the juvenile seat is tilted away from the seat base to be at least partially mis-aligned with the seat base while being connected to the connector cable,
- wherein the connector cable is configured to couple the juvenile seat to the seat base and establishes a pivot axis to couple the juvenile seat to the seat base for pivotable movement relative to the seat base about the pivot axis between the use position and the base-installation position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.