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US 7,547,066 B2Granted
Juvenile vehicle seat with forward-folding headrest and rearward-folding foundation
AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.
InventorAndrew B. Mendenhall
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Abstract
A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base, a foldable headrest, and a foundation including a leg rest.
Claims19
A juvenile vehicle seat comprising
- a seat base,
- a head platform including a headrest and a headrest axle coupled to the seat base to support the headrest for pivotable movement about an upper pivot axis relative to the seat base between an upright use position extending away from the seat base and a compact folded storage position lying alongside the seat base,
- a leg platform including a foundation configured to include a leg rest and a foundation axle coupled to the seat base to support the foundation for pivotable movement about a lower pivot axis relative to the seat base between an extended use position extending away from the seat base and a compact folded storage position lying alongside the seat base;
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- wherein the seat base is generally L-shaped and includes a generally horizontal seat bottom and a generally vertical seat back arranged to extend upwardly from a rear portion of seat bottom, the headrest axle is coupled to an upper portion of the seat back, and the foundation is coupled to a forward portion of the seat bottom.
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A juvenile vehicle seat comprising
- a seat base,
- a foldable headrest mounted on a headrest controller coupled to the seat base for folding movement in a counterclockwise forward direction about an upper pivot axis relative to the seat base from an upright use position extending away from the seat base to a compact folded storage position arranged to lie alongside a generally vertical seat back included in the seat base, and
- a foldable foundation mounted on a foundation controller coupled to the seat base for folding movement in a clockwise rearward direction about a lower pivot axis relative to the seat base from an extended use position extending away from the seat base to a compact folded storage position arranged to lie alongside a generally horizontal seat bottom included in the seat base and in closely confronting relation to the foldable headrest upon movement of the foldable headrest to assume the compact folded storage position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.