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US 2003/0164631 A1Published application
Infant car seat
AssigneeBaby Trend, Inc.
InventorMark Sedlack
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Abstract
An infant car seat is provided, including a seat shell, a seat back slideably connected to the seat shell, a plurality of adjustment teeth provided along the seat back, and an adjuster rotatably connected to the seat shell. The adjuster mates with the adjustment teeth to extend or retract the seat back relative to the seat shell when the adjuster is rotated.
Claims31
An infant car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell;
- a seat back slideably connected to said seat shell;
- a plurality of adjustment teeth provided along said seat back;
- and
- an adjuster rotatably connected to said seat shell, said adjuster mating with said adjustment teeth to extend or retract said seat back relative to said seat shell when said adjuster is rotated.
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An infant car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell;
- a seat back moveable along said seat shell to extend or retract said seat back relative to said seat shell;
- a plurality of adjustment teeth provided along said seat back;
- and
- an adjuster rotatably connected to said seat shell, said adjuster comprising a main body having a central axis, a first projection extending from said main body on a first side of said central axis, and a second projection extending from said main body on a second side of said central axis opposite said first side, said first and second projections mating with said adjustment teeth to extend or retract said seat back relative to said seat shell upon rotation of said adjuster.
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An infant car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell;
- a first safety belt having a first looped end;
- a second safety belt having a second looped end;
- a third safety belt having a third looped end;
- and
- a splitter plate connecting said first, second and third safety belts behind said seat shell, said splitter plate comprising:
- a lower portion;
- and
- an upper portion extending over said lower portion from a first side of said lower portion towards a second side of said lower portion and defining a gap between an end of said upper portion and said second side of said lower portion, said gap sized to allow said first and second looped ends to slide through said gap and around said upper portion and said third looped end to slide through said gap and around said lower portion.
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An infant car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell;
- a pendulum pivotably suspended within said seat shell, said pendulum having an indicator;
- a first viewing area provided in said seat shell, said indicator visible in said first viewing area when an angular orientation of said seat shell is within a first range;
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- a second viewing area provided in said seat shell, said indicator visible in said second viewing area when an angular orientation of said seat shell is within a second range.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.