Support leg rebound lock
AssigneeBritax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH
InventorMarcel Brenner
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a foot prop or support leg for a child safety seat, a child safety seat, a seat base comprising such a foot prop and a child safety seat comprising such a foot prop or such a seat base. In one aspect, a support leg pivotally is connected with respect to a forward facing portion of the child safety seat so as to swing inward toward the seat and outward away from the seat, being characterised in that it further comprises a releasable locking means activated responsive to a forward acceleration of the seat to impose a limit to an extent of outward swing of the leg.
Claims20
A method for using a child safety seat with a vehicle seat, the child safety seat comprising a support leg pivotally connected with respect to a forward facing portion of the child safety seat, the method comprising:
- swinging the support leg inward toward the seat,
- swinging the support leg outward away from the seat, and
- activating a releasable locking means on the seat during an accident where the leg swings inward,
- wherein the releasable locking means is activated responsive to a forward acceleration of the seat to impose a limit to an extent of outward swing of the leg.
The method as in either of the preceding claims, wherein post activation, the support leg cannot return to its initial position and ends up at an angle defined by the locking means.
A method for using a child safety seat with a vehicle seat, the child safety seat comprising base for a child safety seat comprising a support leg pivotally connected with respect to a forward facing portion of the base, the method comprising:
- swinging the support leg inward toward the seat,
- swinging the support leg outward away from the seat,
- activating a releasable locking means on the seat during an accident where the leg swings inward,
- wherein the releasable locking means is activated responsive to a forward acceleration of the seat to impose a limit to an extent of outward swing of the leg.
A method for using a releasable locking mechanism configured for securement with respect to a child safety seat comprising a support leg pivotally connected with respect to a forward facing portion of the seat so as to swing inward toward the seat and outward away from the seat, the method comprising:
- activating the releasable locking mechanism on the seat during an accident where the leg swings inward,
- wherein the releasable locking mechanism is activated responsive to a forward acceleration of the Römer
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.