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US 5,690,382 AGranted
Adjustable child-restraint shield
AssigneeCosco, Inc.
InventorRichard E. Cone
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Abstract
A child car seat is provided for restraining a child seated in the car seat. The child car seat includes a seat assembly and a restraint shield. The restraint shield includes a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion and seat assembly between a plurality of positions. The movable portion is formed to include an interior region and the fixed portion is positioned to lie wholly in the interior region of the movable portion.
Claims49
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly including a seat shell and a swing arm unit and
- a restraint shield including a fixed portion having spaced-apart first and second ends connected to the swing arm unit and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion and seat assembly between a plurality of positions, the movable portion being formed to include an interior region and the fixed portion being positioned to lie entirely in the interior region of the movable portion.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly and
- a restraint shield having a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion and seat assembly between a plurality of positions, the movable portion being formed to include an interior region and the fixed portion being positioned to lie in the interior region of the movable portion, the movable portion includes a top housing shell and a bottom housing shell attached to the top housing shell, wherein the bottom housing shell is formed to include a plurality of spaced-apart post-receiving apertures, the top housing shell is formed to include a plurality of spaced-apart posts extending downwardly toward the bottom housing shell and into the plurality of spaced-apart post-receiving apertures, the fixed portion is formed to include a plurality of spaced-apart post-receiving slots, and the plurality of spaced-apart posts travel through the plurality of spaced-apart post-receiving slots as the movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly, and
- a restraint shield having a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion and seat assembly between a plurality of positions, the movable portion being formed to include an interior region and the fixed portion being positioned to lie in the interior region of the movable portion, the movable portion includes a top housing shell and a bottom housing shell attached to the top housing shell, wherein the fixed portion is formed to include spaced-apart guide-receiving slots and one of the top housing shell and bottom housing shell includes spaced-apart guides configured to travel through the spaced-apart guide-receiving slots of the fixed portion as the movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly, and
- a restraint shield including a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly, a movable portion movable relative to the fixed portion, and a latch mechanism configured to couple the fixed and movable portions in a plurality of positions, the latch mechanism being coupled to the movable portion to move with the movable portion as it moves relative to the fixed portion between the plurality of positions.
The child car seat of claim 37, wherein the second end of the crotch strap is appended to the fixed portion of the restraint shield.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly including a seat shell, the seat shell being formed to include a seat bottom portion having a back edge and a seat back portion appended to the back edge and extending upwardly therefrom,
- a restraint shield having a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion, and
- a crotch strap having a first end linked to the seat bottom portion and a second end appended to the fixed portion of the restraint shield to move the restraint shield downwardly relative to the seat bottom portion as the movable portion of the restraint shield moves relative to the fixed portion of the restraint shield.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat shell formed to include a seat bottom portion having a back edge and a seat back portion appended to the back edge and extending upwardly therefrom,
- a restraint shield having a fixed portion, a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion, and a latch mechanism configured to couple the fixed portion to the movable portion in a plurality of positions,
- a swing arm unit having first and second swing arms and a spring mechanism configured to bias the first and second swing arms upwardly away from the seat bottom portion, each of the first and second swing arms having a first end appended to the seat shell and a second end appended to the fixed portion of the restraint shield, and
- a crotch strap having a first end linked to the seat portion and a second end appended to the fixed portion of the restraint shield, the crotch strap being configured to move the restraint shield downwardly against the bias of the spring mechanism relative to the seat bottom portion as the movable portion of the restraint shield moves relative to the fixed portion of the restraint shield.
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A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly, and
- a restraint shield including a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly, a movable portion movable relative to the fixed portion, and a latch mechanism configured to couple the fixed and movable portions in a plurality of positions, the latch mechanism including a grip portion, detent, lever arm configured to extend between the grip portion and detent, and spring configured to bias the lever arm and detent about a pivot axis toward a detent-receiving aperture formed in one of the movable portion and the fixed portion.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly and
- a restraint shield having a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion and seat assembly between a plurality of positions, the movable portion including a top housing shell and a bottom housing shell attached to the top housing shell, the bottom housing shell having an upper surface facing upwardly toward the top housing shell, the fixed portion including an upper surface facing upwardly toward the top housing shell of the movable portion and a lower surface facing downwardly toward the upper surface of the bottom housing shell of the movable portion.
A child car seat for restraining a child seated in the car seat, the child car seat comprising
- a seat assembly, and
- a restraint shield having a fixed portion coupled to the seat assembly and a movable portion configured to move relative to the fixed portion and seat assembly between a plurality of positions, the movable portion includes a top housing shell and a bottom housing shell attached to the top housing shell, wherein the fixed portion is formed to include spaced-apart guide-receiving slots and one of the top housing shell and bottom housing shell includes spaced-apart guides configured to travel through the spaced-apart guide-receiving slots of the fixed portion as the movable portion moves relative to the fixed portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.