US 7,604,294 B2 · Infant seat for motorcars

Abstract

The seat (1) includes a backrest (3) with lateral protections (4), and a liftable headrest (5). This infant seat backrest is inferiorly provided with a complementary member (7) being linked to the headrest (5) by a mechanism (8) that when lifting (F) the headrest brings about a downwardly shifting motion (F′) of the complementary member (7) of the backrest. The mechanism (8) is arranged between a rear plate (9) and a front plate (10) making up the backrest, the headrest (5) and the complementary member (7) of the backrest having guiding elements (11) for their shifting between the two plates (9 and 10). The mechanism has an element (12) being rotatably secured at its center (13) and having a respective link (14 and 15) fitted to each of its ends, the links being respectively linked to the headrest (5) and to the complementary member (7) of the backrest.

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Dependent claims

An infant seat for motorcars, the infant seat comprising:

a seat;
a backrest comprising a liftable headrest, lateral protection devices, a lower support, and a front plate and a rear plate;
the headrest and the lower support having guide elements between the front plate and the rear plate;
a mechanism arranged intermediate the front plate and the rear plate, the mechanism comprising an element rotatably secured at its center and having a first link attached to a first end of the element and to the headrest, and a second link attached to a second end of the element and the lower support, the lower support remaining at a stationary height as the headrest is raised;
the guide elements facilitating shifting of the headrest and the lower support relative to the front and rear plates;
and the mechanism determining the height of the lateral protection devices as the headrest is raised.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Infant seat for motorcars

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Infant seat for motorcars

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