Child seat harness clip with web lock
AssigneeIndiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorDavid D. Merrick
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Abstract
A quick disconnect connector mountable to a pair of shoulder webs on a child seat. The connectors each include a pair of aligned slots slidably receiving a shoulder web. The first connector has three cantilevered arms extendable into a cavity in the second connector. Two of the arms are contactable against a cantilevered movable web lock on the second connector. The third arm includes a ledge lockable against a stop edge on the second connector. The web lock has a distal end movable downwardly beneath the other two arms locking the second web in place when the connectors are mated and locked together.
Claims13
A connector for releasably holding a first web and a second web together while limiting motion of the second web comprising:
- a first guide for receiving a first web, said first guide including a first lock;
- a second guide for receiving a second web, said second guide including a second lock with said first lock and said second lock releasably mateable and lockable together securing said first guide and said second guide together, and,
- a movable web lock mounted to said second guide and positionable against said second web when mounted thereto when said first lock and said second lock are mated and locked together limiting web motion between said second guide and said second web but movable to allow said second web to move relative to said second guide when said first guide and second guide are unlocked and separated;
- said first lock includes a first cantilevered arm and said second lock includes a cavity with said arm extending into said cavity when said first lock and said second lock are locked together,
- said first guide includes a second cantilevered arm with said cavity sized to receive said second cantilevered arm, said first guide and said second guide each include a main body through which said first web and said second web extend,
- said second cantilevered arm contacting and moving said movable web lock against said second web when said second cantilevered arm is inserted in said cavity.
A device for limiting motion between a first shoulder web and a second shoulder web on a vehicle child seat comprising:
- a first guide slidably mountable to a first shoulder web, said first guide including a first lock;
- a second guide slidably mountable to a second shoulder web, said second guide including a second lock with said first lock and said second lock releasably mateable and lockable together, and,
- a movable member mounted to said second guide and extending adjacent said second shoulder web when mounted thereto, said first lock and said second lock are mateable together limiting web motion between said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web and between said second guide and said second shoulder web but allowing said second shoulder web to move relative to said second guide when said first guide and second guide are unlocked and separated,
- said first lock includes a first cantilevered arm and said second lock includes a cavity with said arm extendable into said cavity when said first lock and said second lock are locked together,
- said first lock includes a second cantilevered arm with said cavity sized to receive said second cantilevered arm, said first guide and said second guide include a main body with slots through which said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web extend,
- said second cantilevered arm touching and moving said movable member against said second shoulder web when said second cantilevered arm is inserted in said cavity.
A connector for releasably holding a first web and a second web together while limiting motion of the second web comprising:
- a first guide for receiving a first web, said first guide including a first lock;
- a second guide for receiving a second web, said second guide including a second lock with said first lock and said second lock releasably mateable and lockable together securing said first guide and said second guide together, and,
- a movable web lock mounted to said second guide and positionable against said second web when mounted thereto when said first lock and said second lock are mated and locked together limiting web motion between said second guide and said second web but movable to allow said second web to move relative to said second guide when said first guide and second guide are unlocked and separated;
- said first lock includes a first cantilevered arm and said second lock includes a cavity with said arm extending into said cavity when said first lock and said second lock are locked together,
- said first guide and said second guide each include a main body through which said first web and said second web extend respectively, said first cantilevered arm contacting and moving said movable web lock against said second web when said first cantilevered arm is inserted in said cavity.
A device for limiting motion between a first shoulder web and a second shoulder web on a vehicle child seat comprising:
- a first guide slidably mountable to a first shoulder web, said first guide including a first lock;
- a second guide slidably mountable to a second shoulder web, said second guide including a second lock with said first lock and said second lock releasably mateable and lockable together, and,
- a movable member mounted to said second guide and extending adjacent said second shoulder web when mounted thereto, said first lock and said second lock are mateable together limiting web motion between said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web and between said second guide and said second shoulder web but allowing said second shoulder web to move relative to said second guide when said first guide and second guide are unlocked and separated,
- said first lock includes a first cantilevered arm and said second lock includes a cavity with said arm extendable into said cavity when said first lock and said second lock are locked together,
- said first guide and said second guide each include a main body with slots through which said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web extend respectively, said first cantilevered arm touching and positioning said movable member against said second shoulder web when said first cantilevered arm is inserted in said cavity.
A seat with shoulder webs for holding a child comprising:
- a child seat for holding a child in a vehicle;
- a first shoulder web and a second shoulder web extendable downwardly over a child positioned in said seat;
- a buckle tongue combination mounted on said seat and connected to said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web operable to releasable lock said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web relative to said seat;
- a first guide slidably mounted to said first shoulder web, said first guide including a first lock;
- a second guide slidably mounted to said second shoulder web, said second guide including a second lock with said first lock and said second lock releasably mateable and lockable together, and,
- a movable web lock mounted to said second guide and movable against said second shoulder web when said first lock and said second lock are mated and locked together limiting web motion between said second guide and said second shoulder web and between said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web but allowing said second shoulder web to move relative to said second guide when said first guide and said second guide are unlocked and separated,
- said first guide includes a first cantilevered arm and said second guide includes a cavity with said arm extending into said cavity when said first lock and said second lock are locked together,
- said first guide includes a second cantilevered arm with said cavity sized to receive said second cantilevered arm;
- said first guide and said second guide each include a main body with a slot through which said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web extend,
- said second cantilevered arm touching and positioning said movable web lock against said second shoulder web when said second cantilevered arm is inserted in said cavity.
A seat with shoulder webs for holding a child comprising:
- a child seat for holding a child in a vehicle;
- a first shoulder web and a second shoulder web extendable downwardly over a child positioned in said seat;
- a buckle tongue combination mounted on said seat and connected to said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web operable to releasable lock said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web relative to said seat;
- a first guide slidably mounted to said first shoulder web, said first guide including a first lock;
- a second guide slidably mounted to said second shoulder web, said second guide including a second lock with said first lock and said second lock releasably mateable and lockable together, and,
- a movable web lock mounted to said second guide and movable against said second shoulder web when said first lock and said second lock are mated and locked together limiting web motion between said second guide and said second shoulder web and between said first shoulder web and said second shoulder web but allowing said second shoulder web to move relative to said second guide when said first guide and said second guide are unlocked and separated,
- said first guide includes a first cantilevered arm and said second guide includes a cavity with said arm extending into said cavity when said first lock and said second lock are locked together,
- said first guide is slidable on said first web at all times whereas said second guide is slidably on said second web only when said first lock is unlocked from said second lock,
- said first cantilevered arm contacting and moving said movable web lock against said second shoulder web when said first cantilevered arm is inserted in said cavity.
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