Vehicle anchor system for juvenile seat base

A seat mount is provided for use with a juvenile seat, a passenger vehicle seat, and anchor mounts provided in or near the passenger vehicle seat, the seat mount comprising

• a base having a base bottom, a first side wall extending upwardly from the bottom and a second side wall extending upwardly from the bottom, an opening formed in each of the side walls, and a storage compartment positioned between the side walls,
• a vehicle anchor system coupled to the base bottom and having at least one connector portion shaped to couple to the anchor mounts in an anchored position, the system being movable between the anchored position where a portion of the system is received through each of the openings to position the base in a rearwardly facing position on the vehicle seat and a stowed position where the system is disconnected from the anchor mounts and a portion of the system is received within the storage compartment, the vehicle anchor system, including the portion of the system received through each of the openings, remaining coupled to the base during movement between the anchored position and the stowed position.

A seat mount is provided for use with both a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided in or near the vehicle seat, the seat mount comprising

• a base having a pair of openings,
• an anchor belt having connectors for coupling to the anchor mounts, the anchor belt being threaded through the openings to position the seat in an anchored position, and
• a flexible leash having an end coupled to the base and another end fixedly coupled to a portion of the anchor belt inside the base, the flexible leash enabling the anchor belt to move laterally through the openings relative to the base so that the anchor belt is adapted to be coupled to anchor mounts spaced apart by different distances.

A seat mount for use with both a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided in or near the vehicle seat, the seat mount comprising

• a base having a first surface shaped to abut a vehicle seat and a second surface having human juvenile seat coupling elements for mounting a human juvenile seat to the base,
• an anchor belt including a strap, opposite end portions, and a clasp coupled to each end portion and adapted to be coupled to one of the anchor mounts, and
• a substantially planar leash with one side abuttingly coupled to the base and the same side abuttingly coupled to the anchor belt.