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US 5,396,683 AGranted
Child restraint
OwnerReji M. Rayinventor
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A child restraint device includes a tethering line releasably attached to an integrally formed belt-pack having an adjustable belt of width W1 attached to a pack by flaps extending from opposed vertical intersections of an arcuate front wall with a back wall, such back defining an exterior surface that can be placed in friction contact with the child. The shape of such exterior surface varies but in each embodiment is constructed to have a contact height H1 relative to a portion of the child's body that is greater than width W1 of the belt to assure adequate friction-generating area with the child's waist to secure the belt-pack to the child without shoulder straps, i.e., H1>W1. In one embodiment, the pack resembles a pill box in which a transversely directed zipper on a side opposite the belt, that permits easy entry into the interior cavity of the box. In another embodiment, the pack resembles a duck facing toward the child's waist having a poach-cavity formed in a direction away from the child wherein entry is facilitated using a vertically directed zipper. In yet another embodiment, the pack resembles a bear also facing toward the child's waist and having a similarly formed poach-cavity. In accordance with the invention, the tethering line can be formed of cloth, plastic, lather or a combination of the above. In a preferred form, the line comprises a first loop of cloth attached to an end link of a chain formed of plastic, and a second loop of clothe attached to the opposite end of the chain. The second loop is then attached to a clasp to permit attachment to the pack.
A child restraint device comprising a tethering line for supervising movement of a child, and a belt-pack, said tethering line being releasably attached to said belt-pack including a pack and a belt of width W1 attached to said pack by appendage means, said pack defining an exterior surface facing toward said belt that can be placed in friction contact with a child to be supervised wherein a contact height H1 relative to a portion of the child's body is defined that is sufficient to assure adequate friction-generating area with the child to secure said belt-pack to the child without shoulder straps, said pack including a cavity having an opening facing away from said belt, said cavity being of sufficient volume to stow said tethering line therein.
In a child restraint device, the combination comprising a child for which constraint of movement is desired, said child having a waist, a belt-pack attached to said waist of said child, said belt-pack including a pack and a belt of width W1 attached to said pack by appendage means, said pack defining an exterior surface facing toward said belt positionable in friction contact with said child wherein a contact height H1 relative to a portion of the child's body is defined that is sufficient to assure adequate friction-generating area to secure said belt-pack to the child without shoulder straps, and a tethering line releasably attachable to said belt-pack to limit movement of said child within a selected diameter, said pack also including a cavity having an opening facing away from said belt, said cavity being of sufficient volume to stow said tethering line therein.
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