Child car seat with enhanced features
OwnerThien Vuonginventor
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Abstract
A child car seat with electronic entertainment features is herein disclosed, comprising an integral sound system with pre-recorded sounds or music, and a pair of speakers embedded in the car seat near the child's head. Also, a plurality of flashing lights that can be synchronized with the music is provided along a perimeter region. Finally, a vibrating mechanism in the base of the seat may operate in a synchronous manner with the music or provide a soothing and comforting effect thereto the child to lull the child to sleep. The seat is capable of manual or automatic operation as selected using a front-mounted switch control panel or may be controlled remotely via a handheld wireless controller. The car seat is powered by connection to a cigarette lighter socket within the vehicle.
Claims13
A child car seat with enhanced entertainment features comprising:
- a car seat assembly including a base portion and a seat portion removably attached thereto, said base portion including a pushbutton housing attached thereto;
- a plurality of speakers coupled to said seat portion for emitting sounds and vibrations;
- an internal motorized vibration mechanism situated within said base portion for generating vibrations having a variety of frequencies and corresponding amplitudes;
- a plurality of lights including an arrangement of variegated light bulbs located along forward facing surfaces and perimeter edge portions of said seat portion respectively;
- and,
- an internal control module communicatively coupled to said speakers, said internal motorized vibration mechanism and said lights respectively;
- wherein said internal motorized vibration mechanism synchronously operates with said lights and speakers respectively.
A child car seat with enhanced entertainment features comprising:
- a car seat assembly including a base portion and a seat portion removably attached thereto, said base portion including a pushbutton housing attached thereto;
- a plurality of speakers coupled to said seat portion for emitting sounds and vibrations;
- an internal motorized vibration mechanism situated within said base portion for generating vibrations having a variety of frequencies and corresponding amplitudes;
- a plurality of lights for creating an attractive visual illumination effect, said lights including an arrangement of variegated light bulbs located along forward facing surfaces and perimeter edge portions of said seat portion respectively;
- and,
- an internal control module located within said base portion and being communicatively coupled to said speakers, said internal motorized vibration mechanism and said lights respectively;
- wherein said internal motorized vibration mechanism synchronously operates with said lights and speakers respectively.
A method of utilizing a child car seat with enhanced entertainment features, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a car seat assembly by obtaining a base portion and a seat portion;
- providing and coupling a plurality of speakers to said seat portion for emitting sounds and vibrations;
- providing and situating an internal motorized vibration mechanism within said base portion for generating vibrations having a variety of frequencies and corresponding amplitudes;
- providing a plurality of lights for creating an attractive visual illumination effect by providing and arranging variegated light bulbs along forward facing surfaces and perimeter edge portions of said seat portion respectively;
- providing and locating an internal control module within said base portion;
- communicatively coupling said internal control module to said speakers, said internal motorized vibration mechanism and said lights respectively;
- removably attaching said seat portion to said base portion, said base portion including a pushbutton housing attached thereto;
- and,
- said internal control module causing said internal motorized vibration mechanism to synchronously operate with said lights and speakers respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.