REVERSIBLE CHILD CAR SEAT WITH SEPARABLE BASE MEMBER
First Claim
1. A car seat for transporting a child on a vehicle seat of an automotive vehicle, said vehicle seat including a vehicle seat belt engagable with said car seat to secure said car seat to the vehicle seat, comprising:
- a base member having a belt path passing through said base member; and
a seat member selectively separable from said base member and being selectively engagable with said base member to provide a seating surface for said child to be transported thereon, said seat member being mountable on said base member in a selected one of a forward-facing orientation and a rear-facing orientation.
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Abstract
A car seat includes a seat member on which the child is transported and a separable base member that is mounted to the vehicle seat via the vehicle seat belt which is passed through side openings in the base member and trapped in a belt latch apparatus to secure the base member to the vehicle seat. The seat member is mounted on the base member in either a forward-facing orientation or a rear-facing orientation. The base member includes a pair of upper and lower recline slots that receive latch pins securing the seat member to the base member. A recline apparatus carried by the seat member engages a central control rack on the base member to lock the seat member in a selected recline position. In the rear-facing position, the seat member is positionable in different orientations to compensate for the angle at which the vehicle seat is formed.
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24 Claims
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1. A car seat for transporting a child on a vehicle seat of an automotive vehicle, said vehicle seat including a vehicle seat belt engagable with said car seat to secure said car seat to the vehicle seat, comprising:
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a base member having a belt path passing through said base member; and a seat member selectively separable from said base member and being selectively engagable with said base member to provide a seating surface for said child to be transported thereon, said seat member being mountable on said base member in a selected one of a forward-facing orientation and a rear-facing orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A recline mechanism for a car seat for transporting a child on a vehicle seat of an automotive vehicle, comprising:
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a base member having a pair of opposing upper recline slots and a pair of opposing lower recline slots, and a recline control rack formed with a plurality of transversely extending and longitudinally spaced notches; and a seat member having a first pair of retractable latch pins engagable with said upper recline slots, and a second pair of retractable latch pins engagable with said lower recline slots, said latch pins being movable within the respective said recline slots as said seat member moves from one recline position to another recline position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A car seat for transporting a child on a vehicle seat in an automobile, comprising:
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a base member having a pair of opposing upper recline slots and a pair of opposing lower recline slots; and a seat member selectively separable from said base member and being selectively engagable with said base member to provide a seating surface for said child to be transported thereon, said seat member being detachably mountable on said base member in a selected one of a forward-facing orientation and a rear-facing orientation, said seat member including a first pair of retractable latch pins engagable with said upper recline slots, and a second pair of retractable latch pins engagable with said lower recline slots, said latch pins being movable longitudinally within the respective said recline slots as said seat member moves from one recline position to another recline position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A car seat for transporting a child on a vehicle seat of an automotive vehicle, said vehicle seat including a vehicle seat belt engagable with said car seat to secure said car seat to the vehicle seat, comprising:
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a base member engaged with said vehicle seat belt to secure said base member to said vehicle seat; and a seat member detachably connected to said base member so as to be selectively separable from said base member and selectively engagable with said base member to provide a seating surface for said child to be transported thereon; and a recline mechanism having a first component mounted on said base member and a second component mounted on said seat member to permit operation of said recline mechanism to move said seat member relative to said base member without requiring movement of said base member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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Specification