US 9,113,721 B2 · Restraint system for child support

Abstract

The present invention is directed toward a restraint system for an infant support such as a highchair. The restraint system includes a restraining member adapted to pass through an aperture formed into the infant support. The restraining member includes a stop member selectively operable to pass through the aperture. Specifically, the stop member is configured to pass through the aperture when in a first orientation relative to the slot, but cannot pass through aperture when positioned in a second (e.g., opposite) orientation relative to the slot. With this configuration, the unintended separation of the restraint system from the infant support may be prevented. Additionally, with this configuration, the accidental tightening of the shoulder straps on a restrained child by a sibling pulling on the straps from behind the seat is also prevented.

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Dependent claims

A restraint system for a child support including a seat with a slot, the system comprising:

a restraining member adapted to pass through the slot;
and
a stop member fixedly coupled at a first location on the restraining member, the stop member having a first end and a second end, the stop member comprising a base and a pair of opposed, resilient prongs extending from the base, the prongs being flexible from a normal, outward position, to a compressed, inward position,
wherein, in a first position with respect to the slot, the stop member is permitted to pass through the slot from the first end to the second end of the stop member, and in a second position with respect to the slot, the second end of the stop member is not permitted to pass through the slot.

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A child seat comprising:

a seat including a child receiving side and an outer side opposite said child receiving side, said seat including a seating portion and a back rest portion, said seat also including passages through said seat for receiving child restraint straps, said passages passing from said child receiving side to said outer side;
a restraint system including at least two child restraint straps including a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion, each of the child restraint straps being inserted through a respective one of said passages, and at least one of the child restraint straps comprising:
a stop mechanism coupled to the intermediate strap portion, the stop mechanism being configured to engage the same passage through which the at least one strap is inserted, the stop mechanism comprising a base and a pair of opposed, resilient prongs extending from the base, the prongs being flexible from a normal, outward position, to a compressed, inward position;
a restraint connector disposed on the first end of said at least one child restraint strap, the restraint connector being removably and securely receivable by a fastener receiving portion,
wherein the stop mechanism is configured such that the stop mechanism may move through one of the passages in a first orientation and be prevented from moving through the passages in a second orientation, wherein in the first orientation the base of the stop mechanism is disposed closest to one of the passages and in the second orientation the prongs of the stop mechanism are disposed adjacent to one of the passages and the base is spaced a distance away from the passage.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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