Method and apparatus for a rotatable child safety seat
First Claim
1. A child car safety seat comprising:
- a seat base comprising;
a first seat belt attachment pathway configured to receive at least a portion of an automobile seat belt when the child car safety seat is in a rearward-facing configuration;
a first end configured to be positioned adjacent an automobile seat back in the rearward-facing configuration;
a second end configured to be positioned adjacent a front end of an automobile seat bottom in the rearward-facing configuration; and
a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end and comprising a center of the longitudinal axis for the seat base;
a seat shell rotatable with respect to the seat base about a vertical rotation axis, the seat shell comprising;
a second seat belt attachment pathway provided along a back side of a seat back of the seat shell and configured to receive at least a portion of the automobile seat belt when the child car safety seat is in a forward-facing configuration;
wherein the vertical rotation axis is offset from the center of the longitudinal axis towards the second end of the seat base.
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Abstract
A rotatable child safety seat can include a seat base configured to rest on a vehicle seat and a seat shell for receiving a child therein. The seat shell can rotate with respect to the seat base and with a rotation axis offset from a center of the longitudinal axis of the seat base. The seat base can include a seat belt lock-off system for maintaining positioning of the automobile seat belt with respect to the seat base and for adding tension into the automobile seat belt. The child safety seat can include two separate seat belt/LATCH belt pathways. One seat belt/LATCH belt pathway can be provided along the seat back of the seat shell and used when the child safety seat is in a forward-facing configuration and the other seat belt/LATCH belt pathway can be provided in the seat base and used when in a rearward-facing configuration.
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19 Claims
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1. A child car safety seat comprising:
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a seat base comprising; a first seat belt attachment pathway configured to receive at least a portion of an automobile seat belt when the child car safety seat is in a rearward-facing configuration; a first end configured to be positioned adjacent an automobile seat back in the rearward-facing configuration; a second end configured to be positioned adjacent a front end of an automobile seat bottom in the rearward-facing configuration; and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end and comprising a center of the longitudinal axis for the seat base; a seat shell rotatable with respect to the seat base about a vertical rotation axis, the seat shell comprising; a second seat belt attachment pathway provided along a back side of a seat back of the seat shell and configured to receive at least a portion of the automobile seat belt when the child car safety seat is in a forward-facing configuration; wherein the vertical rotation axis is offset from the center of the longitudinal axis towards the second end of the seat base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A child car safety seat comprising:
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a seat base comprising; a top end; an opposing bottom end; and a recline foot member pivotably coupled to and disposed along the bottom end of the seat base, the recline foot member comprising; an inner side wall having a first height; an outer side wall having a second height; a first bottom surface along a first side of the recline foot member, the first bottom surface extending from the inner side wall to the outer side wall; a second bottom surface along a second side of the recline foot member opposite the first side, the second bottom surface extending from the inner side wall to the outer side wall; a seat shell rotatable with respect to the seat base and comprising; a seat back; and a seat bottom; wherein the recline foot member is rotatable with respect to the seat base from a first position, wherein the first bottom surface is configured to contact an automobile seat bottom, to a second position, wherein the second bottom surface is configured to contact the automobile seat bottom. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A child car safety seat comprising:
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a seat base comprising; a rear-facing end configured to be positioned adjacent an automobile seat back in a rear-facing configuration a front-facing end configured to be positioned adjacent a front end of an automobile seat bottom in the rear-facing configuration; a longitudinal axis extending from the rear-facing end to the front-facing end and comprising a center of the longitudinal axis for the seat base; and a rotation axis defining a vertical axis of rotation of a seat shell with respect to the seat base, wherein the rotation axis is offset from the center of the longitudinal axis towards the front-facing end of the seat base; the seat shell rotatable with respect to the seat base from a use position to a load/unload position about the rotation axis, the seat shell comprising; a seat back; and a seat bottom. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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