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US 2026/0249752 A1Published application
Child restraint
AssigneeDorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
InventorsNathan W. HEISEY, Icy FENG
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Abstract
A child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a seat base. The juvenile seat is configured to support a child for transportation in a vehicle. The seat base is adapted to rest on a vehicle seat and to secure the juvenile seat to the vehicle seat. The seat base includes a seat-base foundation formed to include a belt path configured to receive an attachment belt to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat. The seat base further includes a belt-installation indicator fixed to the seat-base foundation.
Claims1
A child restraint comprising:
- a juvenile seat configured to support a child for transportation in a vehicle and
- a seat base adapted to rest on a vehicle seat and to secure the juvenile seat to the vehicle seat, the seat base including a seat-base foundation formed to include a belt path configured to receive an attachment belt to secure the seat base to the vehicle seat, a belt retainer moveable relative to the seat-base foundation between an opened position spaced from the belt path and a closed position clamped on the belt to retain the vehicle seat belt to the seat-base foundation, and a belt-installation indicator fixed to the seat-base foundation,
- wherein the belt-installation indicator is configured to display a first indication when the attachment belt resides in the belt path and imparts a first load on the belt path less than a predetermined load while the belt retainer is in the opened position, and a second indication when the attachment belt resides in the belt path and imparts a second load on the belt path greater than or equal to the predetermined load while the belt retainer is in the opened position to indicate to a user when the attachment belt is installed in the belt path with at least the predetermined load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.