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US 7,547,065 B2Granted
Child vehicle seat with harness adjustment mechanism
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorJeffery A. Barger
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Abstract
A child restraint seat is provided including a seat shell adapted to be coupled to a vehicle seat, a child restraint harness coupled to the seat shell, and a harness adjustment mechanism. A shoulder strap mounting mechanism permits the height of the shoulder strap mounts to be varied to adapt the seat to accommodate children of different sizes. The mounting mechanism is easily operable from the front of the seat without requiring operation of latching mechanism or the rethreading of straps.
Claims12
A child restraint seat comprising:
- a seat shell having a seat portion and a back portion, the back portion having a front surface, a rear surface, and at least one slot therethrough having an upper end and a lower end;
- a harness including at least one shoulder strap for retaining a child in said seat shell;
- a harness adjuster comprising at least one strap mount shaped to receive said shoulder strap and shaped to be slidably received in said slot, said strap mount being attached to a trolley, where the trolley is movable in a generally vertical manner as the attached harness adjuster slides in the slot;
- at least one cord operably connected to said trolley for frictionally supporting said trolley against said rear surface of said back portion such that vertical movement of said trolley is prevented in the absence of an outside force from a caregiver to adjust said harness adjuster.
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