Convertible child safety seat
AssigneeXSCI, Inc.
InventorDan Goor
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Abstract
The convertible child safety seat of the present invention provides improved occupant protection in all vehicles, and especially in vehicles equipped with a passenger-side airbag. The child safety seat includes an air bag deflector to deflect an expanding air bag away from the infant and is shock-mounted to reduce crash and airbag energy the occupant is exposed or subjected to. The child safety seat is convertible from a rearward facing position to a forward facing position. The cradle of the safety seat is removable. Additionally, to accommodate the changing size of the child a knee bracket is provided which allows a larger size child to be safely transported within the child safety seat.
Claims10
A convertible child safety seat comprising:
- a frame having a first end, a second end, a height and a width;
- a first cradle;
- a locking mechanism removably securing said cradle within said frame, said safety seat convertible from a first position wherein said cradle is disposed within said frame in a rearward facing orientation toward a first end of said frame to a second position wherein said cradle is disposed within said frame in a forward facing orientation toward a second end of said frame;
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- an air bag deflector disposed at the second end of said frame, said airbag deflector comprising a surface extending substantially along the width of said cradle and extending substantially along the height of said cradle, said airbag deflector operative to deflect an expanding airbag over said cradle and away from direct contact between the expanding airbag and an occupant disposed within said cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.