Infant vehicle seat and frame suitable for use with such an infant vehicle seat

• US 20060006714A1
• Filed: 06/08/2005
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. (Dorel Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Cosco Management Incorporated (Dorel Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Siewertsen, Adriaan, Van Geer, Rene Johan, Van Montfort, Donald Hendrikus
• Granted Patent: US 8,573,695 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/256.160
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2806 for securing the child seat to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2824 part of the base being supported by the vehicle frame B60N2/289 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to an infant vehicle seat that is suitable for being mounted in a vehicle by means of a safety belt system that is present in the vehicle, which infant vehicle seat comprises a frame, a seat bucket connected to the frame as well as at least one belt tensioning device for tensioning at least one belt of said safety belt system. The tensioning device is movable from a first position located near a rear side of the frame to a second position spaced from the rear side, in which position the belt is tensioned by means of the belt tensioning device in use.

Claims

1. An infant vehicle seat suitable for being mounted in a vehicle by means of a safety belt system that is present in the vehicle, which infant vehicle seat comprises a frame, a seat bucket connected to the frame as well as at least one belt tensioning device for tensioning at least one belt of said safety belt system, characterized in that the tensioning device is movable from a first position located near a rear side of the frame to a second position spaced from the rear side, in which position the belt is tensioned by means of the belt tensioning device in use.

2. An infant vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt is passed over the belt tensioning device in said first position, with the belt tensioning device forming a belt guide.

3. An infant vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the infant vehicle seat is provided with a recess located opposite the belt tensioning device, in which recess the belt tensioning device is at least partially accommodated in said second position, as a result of which the belt is clamped between the recess and the belt tensioning device in use.

4. An infant vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame is provided with an element extending from the rear side of the frame for guiding a lap the belt as well as a shoulder belt of the safety belt system of the vehicle, said lap belt and said shoulder belt extending parallel to each other at least at the location of the belt tensioning device, with respect to which element the belt tensioning device is movable for tensioning the lap belt and the shoulder belt simultaneously.

5. An infant vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt tensioning device comprises a slide.

6. An infant vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the tensioning device is positioned at least substantially centrally between two longitudinal sides of the frame.

7. A frame suitable for use with an infant vehicle seat according to claim 1.