Child restraint
AssigneeDorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
InventorSaid S. Nakhla
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Abstract
A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat formed to include a child-receiving space configured to hold a child for transportation in a vehicle. The child restraint further includes a harness coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat and including a central front adjuster strap, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the central front adjuster strap, and a crotch strap configured to couple selectively with the pair of shoulder straps to secure the child to the juvenile vehicle seat within the child-receiving space. Movement of the central front adjuster strap is controlled.
Claims20
A child restraint comprising
- a juvenile vehicle seat formed to include a child-receiving space configured to hold a child for transportation in a vehicle,
- a harness coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat and including an adjuster strap, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the adjuster strap, and a crotch strap configured to couple selectively with the pair of shoulder straps to secure the child to the juvenile vehicle seat within the child-receiving space, and
- a strap-movement controller configured to control movement of the adjuster strap during adjustment of the harness by a caregiver, the adjuster strap being slideable relative to the strap-movement controller in an outward direction away from juvenile vehicle seat to tighten the pair of shoulder straps around the child and slideable relative to the strap-movement controller in an opposite loosening direction to loosen the pair of shoulder straps around the child,
- wherein the strap-movement controller includes a first adjuster configured to block sliding movement of the adjuster strap in the loosening direction, a second adjuster configured to block sliding movement of the adjuster strap in the tightening direction, and a strap tightener configured to apply a force on the adjuster strap to pull the adjuster strap in the tightening direction, and
- wherein the first adjuster is located between the shoulder straps and the strap tightener so that the strap tightener is outside of a load-bearing path of the adjuster strap during impact events.
A child restraint comprising
- a juvenile vehicle seat formed to include a child-receiving space configured to hold a child for transportation in a vehicle,
- a harness coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat and including an adjuster strap, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the adjuster strap, and a crotch strap configured to couple selectively with the pair of shoulder straps to secure the child to the juvenile vehicle seat within the child-receiving space, and
- a strap-movement controller configured to control movement of the adjuster strap during adjustment of the harness by a caregiver, the adjuster strap being slideable relative to the strap-movement controller in an outward direction away from juvenile vehicle seat to tighten the pair of shoulder straps around the child and slideable relative to the strap-movement controller in an opposite loosening direction to loosen the pair of shoulder straps around the child,
- wherein the strap-movement controller includes a first adjuster configured to block sliding movement of the adjuster strap in the loosening direction, a second adjuster configured to block sliding movement of the adjuster strap in the tightening direction, and a strap tightener configured to apply a force on the adjuster strap to pull the adjuster strap in the tightening direction,
- wherein the first and second adjusters are movable relative to the juvenile vehicle seat between a clamped position engaged with the adjuster strap and a released position to allow tightening and loosening of the adjuster strap, and
- wherein the first and second adjusters are movable relative to the juvenile vehicle seat between the clamped position and the released position independently of one another.
A child restraint comprising
- a juvenile vehicle seat formed to include a child-receiving space configured to hold a child for transportation in a vehicle,
- a harness coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat and including an adjuster strap, a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the adjuster strap, and a crotch strap configured to couple selectively with the pair of shoulder straps to secure the child to the juvenile vehicle seat within the child-receiving space, and
- a strap-movement controller configured to control movement of the adjuster strap during adjustment of the harness by a caregiver, the adjuster strap being slideable relative to the strap-movement controller in an outward direction away from juvenile vehicle seat to tighten the pair of shoulder straps around the child and slideable relative to the strap-movement controller in an opposite loosening direction to loosen the pair of shoulder straps around the child,
- wherein the strap-movement controller includes an adjuster clamp configured to engage selectively with the adjuster strap to block sliding movement of the adjuster strap in the loosening direction and a strap tightener configured to apply a force on the adjuster strap to pull the adjuster strap in the tightening direction, and
- wherein the adjuster clamp is located between the shoulder straps and the strap tightener so that the strap tightener is outside of a load-bearing path of the adjuster strap during impact events.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.