Booster seat
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorsDavid Amirault, Mark Geis, Dennis Karns
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Abstract
A booster seat having a body including a seat back and a seat pan for supporting an occupant thereon and an adjustable thigh support coupled to the seat pan and being movable closer to or further away from the seat pan. The booster seat further includes a pair of adjustable arm rests coupled to the body, each arm rest being located on opposed sides of the body and being pivotable about an axis that extends generally transverse to the body. The booster seat includes a pair of head rests coupled to the seat back, each head rest being located on opposed sides of the seat back and being pivotable about an axis that extends generally along the height of the body.
Claims37
A booster seat for being coupled to a vehicle seat and supporting a child occupant thereon comprising:
- a body including a seat back and a seat pan for supporting an occupant thereon;
- a seat belt guide coupled to said body for receiving a vehicle belt therethrough and guiding said vehicle belt over an occupant located on said body;
- an adjustable thigh support coupled to said seat pan and being movable closer to or further away from said seat pan;
- a pair of adjustable arm rests coupled to said body, each arm rest being located on opposed sides of said body and being pivotable about an axis that extends generally transverse to said body;
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- a pair of head rests coupled to said seat back, each head rest being located on opposed sides of said seat back and being pivotable about an axis that extends generally along the height of said body.
A booster seat for being coupled to a vehicle seat and supporting a child occupant thereon comprising:
- a body including a seat back and a seat pan for supporting an occupant thereon;
- a seat belt guide coupled to said body for receiving a vehicle belt therethrough and guiding said vehicle belt over an occupant located on said body;
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- an adjustable thigh support coupled to said seat pan and being movable closer to or further away from said seat pan, said thigh support being movable between a retracted position wherein said thigh support is located adjacent to said seat pan and an extended position wherein said thigh support is spaced apart from said seat pan, wherein one of said thigh support or said seat pan includes a support member having a plurality of grooves formed therein, and wherein the other of said thigh support or seat pan includes a gripping portion having an opening which slidably receives said support member therethrough.
A booster seat for being coupled to a vehicle seat and supporting a child occupant thereon comprising:
- a body including a seat back, a seat pan for supporting an occupant thereon, and a pair of brackets located on opposed sides of said body, each bracket having a bracket opening;
- a seat belt guide coupled to said body for receiving a vehicle belt therethrough and guiding said vehicle belt over an occupant located on said body;
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- a pair of adjustable arm rests coupled to said body, each arm rest being located on opposed sides of said body and having a stub received in one of said bracket openings to pivotally couple each arm rest to said body such that each arm rest is pivotable about an axis that extends generally transverse across said body.
A booster seat for being coupled to a vehicle seat and supporting a child occupant thereon comprising:
- a body including a seat back and a seat pan for supporting an occupant thereon;
- a seat belt guide coupled to said body for receiving a vehicle belt therethrough and guiding said vehicle belt over an occupant located on said body;
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- a pair of head rests coupled to said seat back, each head rest being located on opposed sides of said seat back and being pivotable about an axis that extends generally along the height of said body, each head rest including a retaining mechanism that can maintain each head rest in a retracted position wherein said head rest is generally flush with said seat back and an extended position wherein said head rest forms an angle with said seat back.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.