Anchor system for juvenile vehicle seat

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat having a first pair of openings and a second pair of openings, the seat being adapted for mounting on a vehicle seat in a first, forwardly facing position and a second, rearwardly facing position,
• an anchor belt including a strap and connectors coupled to the strap and defining a central portion, the connectors adapted to be coupled to one of the anchor mounts, the anchor belt being threaded through the first openings when the seat is mounted in the first, forwardly facing position and the anchor belt being threaded through the second openings when the seat is mounted in the second, rearwardly facing position,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp,
• a leash coupled to the central portion of the anchor belt and to the pinch, the leash remaining coupled to the pinch when the anchor belt is moved between the first and second positions, and
• wherein the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, a first side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along one edge of the seat back, a second side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along an opposite edge of the seat back, a first rim extending outwardly from the first side wall and forming a first arm and a second rim extending outwardly from the second side wall and forming a second arm, and the pinch is formed integrally within the first arm.

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat having a first pair of openings and a second pair of openings, the seat being adapted for mounting on a vehicle seat in a first, forwardly facing position and a second, rearwardly facing position,
• an anchor belt including a strap and connectors coupled to the strap and defining a central portion, the connectors adapted to be coupled to one of the anchor mounts, the anchor belt being threaded through the first openings when the seat is mounted in the first, forwardly facing position and the anchor belt being threaded through the second openings when the seat is mounted in the second, rearwardly facing position,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp,
• a leash coupled to the central portion of the anchor belt and to the pinch, the leash remaining coupled to the pinch when the anchor belt is moved between the first and second positions, and
• wherein the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, a first side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along one edge of the seat back, and a second side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along an opposite edge of the seat back, a first rim extending outwardly from the first side wall and forming a first arm and a second rim extending outwardly from the second side wall and forming a second arm, and the pinch is formed within the first arm and includes two opposing resilient clamp members that allow movement of the leash in a first direction through the pinch, but prevent movement of the leash in a second direction through the pinch, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat having a first pair of openings and a second pair of openings, the seat being adapted for mounting on a vehicle seat in a first, forwardly facing position and a second, rearwardly facing position,
• an anchor belt including a strap and connectors coupled to the strap and defining a central portion, the connectors adapted to be coupled to one of the anchor mounts, the anchor belt being threaded through the first openings when the seat is mounted in the first, forwardly facing position and the anchor belt being threaded through the second openings when the seat is mounted in the second, rearwardly facing position,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp,
• a leash coupled to the central portion of the anchor belt and to the pinch, the leash remaining coupled to the pinch when the anchor belt is moved between the first and second positions, and
• wherein the one-way clamp of the pinch includes two opposing resilient clamp members each formed of a first angled wall extending downwardly from a first rim included in the juvenile seat and a second angled wall extending upwardly from the first angled wall.

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat having a first pair of openings and a second pair of openings, the seat being adapted for mounting on a vehicle seat in a first, forwardly facing position and a second, rearwardly facing position,
• an anchor belt including a strap and connectors coupled to the strap and defining a central portion, the connectors adapted to be coupled to one of the anchor mounts, the anchor belt being threaded through the first openings when the seat is mounted in the first, forwardly facing position and the anchor belt being threaded through the second openings when the seat is mounted in the second, forwardly facing position,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp,
• a leash coupled to the central portion of the anchor belt and to the pinch, the leash remaining coupled to the pinch when the anchor belt is moved between the first and second positions,
• wherein the leash is connected at a first end to the central portion of the anchor belt and at a second end to the pinch,
• wherein the looped end forms a notch that interacts with the pinch to retain the second end of the leash within the pinch, and
• wherein the second end of the leash is folded over and attached to itself to form a thickened area in the form of a looped end.

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp, and
• a vehicle anchor system including an anchor belt adapted to be coupled to the anchor mounts and a leash coupled to the anchor belt and the pinch,
• wherein the anchor belt includes a strap having opposite ends and a connector coupled near each end of the strap and adapted to be coupled to the anchor mounts,
• wherein the strap includes a central portion positioned between each connector and the leash is coupled to the central portion of the strap,
• wherein the anchor belt includes an adjuster used to adjust a length of the central portion of the strap extending between each connector, and
• wherein the strap extends beyond the adjuster to form a looped end for guiding the anchor belt.

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp, and
• a vehicle anchor system including an anchor belt adapted to be coupled to the anchor mounts and a leash coupled to the anchor belt and the pinch, and
• wherein the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, a first side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along one edge of the seat back, a second side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along an opposite edge of the seat back, a first rim extending outwardly from the first side wall and forming a first arm and a second rim extending outwardly from the second side wall and forming a second arm, and the pinch is formed integrally within the first arm.

A juvenile seat assembly for use with a vehicle seat and anchor mounts provided near the vehicle seat, the assembly comprising

• a juvenile seat,
• a pinch disposed within a portion of the juvenile seat and including a resilient one-way clamp, and
• a vehicle anchor system including an anchor belt adapted to be coupled to the anchor mounts and a leash coupled to the anchor belt and the pinch, and
• wherein the juvenile seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, a first side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along one edge of the seat back, a second side wall extending from the seat bottom upwardly along an opposite edge of the seat back, a first rim extending outwardly from the first side wall and forming a first arm and a second rim extending outwardly from the second side wall and forming a second arm, and wherein the one-way clamp of the pinch includes two opposing resilient clamp members each formed of a first angled wall extending downwardly from the first rim and a second angled wall extending upwardly from the first angled wall.