Locking device for a multi-configuration child safety seat
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorBryan Ray ADAMS
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a car seat that is convertible to adapt to different growth stages of a child from infancy to toddlerhood and beyond. The car seat has a support base and a removable seat. The removable seat has a first configuration in a first in-use configuration of the car seat where the removable seat is used in combination with the support base. The removable seat has a second configuration in a second in-use configuration where the removable seat is used on its own. The removable seat comprises one or more locking members that releasably engage with the locking structure on the support base when the removable sea is in the first use configuration.
Claims20
A child car seat comprising:
- a support base having a seat portion and a back portion extending upward from a rear end of the seat portion, the support base comprising a first frame structure and a second frame structure each extending from a front area of the seat portion to a top area of the back portion and a locking structure having a first end secured to the first frame structure and a second end attached to the second frame structure;
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- a removable seat that is releasably coupled to the support base, wherein in a first use configuration, the removable seat is coupled to the support base and is positioned on top of the seat portion of the support base, and wherein in a second use configuration, the removable seat is uncoupled from the support base and is configured to be positioned on a vehicle seat surface;
- wherein the removable seat comprises one or more locking members that releasably engage with the locking structure on the support base when the removable seat is in the first use configuration.
A child car seat comprising:
- a support base having a seat portion and a back portion extending upward from a rear end of the seat portion of the support base;
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- a removable seat that is releasably coupled to the support base, wherein in a first use configuration, the removable seat is coupled to the support base and is positioned on top of the seat portion of the support base, and wherein in a second use configuration, the removable seat is uncoupled from the support base and is configured to be positioned on a vehicle seat surface;
- wherein the removable seat comprises one or more hooks that each pivot upward when moving from an engaged position when the removable seat is in the first use configuration to a disengaged position to release the removable seat from the support base.
A child car seat comprising:
- a support base having a seat portion and a back portion extending upward from a rear end of the seat portion of the support base;
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- a removable seat that is releasably coupled to the support base, wherein in a first use configuration, the removable seat is coupled to the support base and is positioned on top of the seat portion of the support base, and wherein in a second use configuration, the removable seat is uncoupled from the support base and is configured to be positioned on a vehicle seat surface;
- wherein the removable seat comprises one or more hooks that extend outward in a rearward direction from a pivot point on a bottom side of the removable seat, the one or more hooks pivot between engaged and disengaged positions to release the removable seat from the support base, wherein when the one or more hooks are in the engaged position, the one or more hooks each extend in the rearward direction at an angle relative to a vertical reference plane at the pivot point, wherein the angle is no greater than 100 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.