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US 7,452,031 B2Granted
Multi-adjustable child seat with detachable softgoods attachment
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorsThomas Woellert, David Sander, Peter Eros
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Abstract
Disclosed are child seats with adjustable features to accommodate a child. Specifically, a child seat with adjustable headrest unit, a child seat with adjustable backrest unit, a child seat with adjustable armrest unit, a child seat with adjustable lap depth, a child seat with a softgoods attachment, and a method of attaching a softgoods attachment to a child seat.
Claims10
A child seat with adjustable headrest unit, comprising:
- a headrest section having a base member;
- a backrest section having a receiving channel adapted to receive the base member;
- a plurality of channel teeth coupled to the receiving channel;
- an adjustment lever pivotally coupled to the base member at a pivot point located on a back portion of said backrest section, the adjustment lever having a trigger end and a locking flange end;
- and
- a softgoods attachment removably coupled to the headrest section by a removable coupling;
- wherein engaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to disengage from the plurality of channel teeth, thereby allowing a user to adjust the headrest section relative to and in the same plane as the backrest section;
- wherein disengaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to engage at least one of the plurality of channel teeth, thereby restricting a user from adjusting the headrest section relative to and in the same plane as the backrest section;
- and
- wherein the removable coupling includes a twist mechanism.
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A child seat with adjustable backrest unit, comprising;
- a lower backrest section;
- an upper backrest section having a receiving channel adapted to receive the lower backrest section;
- a plurality of receiving notches coupled to the lower backrest section;
- an adjustment lever pivotally coupled to the upper backrest section at a pivot point located on a back portion of said backrest section, the adjustment lever having a trigger end and a locking flange end;
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- a softgoods attachment removably coupled to the upper backrest section by a removable coupling;
- wherein engaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to disengage from the plurality of receiving notches, thereby a1lowing a user to adjust the upper backrest section relative to and in the same lane as the lower backrest section;
- wherein disengaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to engage at least one of the plurality of receiving notches, thereby restricting a user from adjusting the upper backrest section relative to and in the same plane as the lower backrest section;
- wherein the removable coupling includes a twisting mechanism.
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A child seat with adjustable headrest unit, comprising:
- a headrest section having a base member;
- a backrest section having a receiving channel adapted to receive the base member;
- a plurality of channel teeth coupled to the receiving channel;
- an adjustment lever pivotally coupled to the base member at a pivot point located on a back portion of said backrest section, the adjustment lever having a trigger end and a locking flange end;
- and
- a leaf spring attached to said adjustment lever for resiliently biasing said locking flange end to engage at least one of said plurality of channel teeth;
- wherein engaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to disengage from the plurality of channel teeth, thereby allowing a user to adjust the headrest section relative to and in the same plane as the backrest section;
- and
- wherein disengaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to engage at least one of the plurality of channel teeth, thereby restricting a user from adjusting the headrest section relative to and in the same plane as the backrest section.
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A child seat with adjustable backrest unit, comprising:
- a lower backrest section;
- an upper backrest section having a receiving channel adapted to receive the lower backrest section;
- a plura1ity of receiving notches coupled to the lower backrest section;
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- an adjustment lever pivotally coupled to the upper backrest section at a pivot point located on a back portion of said backrest section, the adjustment lever having a trigger end and a locking flange end;
- and
- a leaf spring attached to said adjustment lever for resiliently biasing said locking flange end to engage at least one of said plurality of channel teeth;
- wherein engaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to disengage from the plurality of receiving notches, thereby allowing a user to adjust the upper backrest section relative to and in the same plane as the lower backrest section;
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- wherein disengaging the trigger end causes the adjustment lever to pivot about the pivot point and simultaneously causes the locking flange end to engage at least one of the plurality of receiving notches, thereby restricting a user from adjusting the upper backrest section relative to and in the same plane as the lower backrest section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.