Latch Mechanism for a Child Car Seat
First Claim
1. A car seat for transporting a child in a vehicle, comprising:
- a base member connectable to a vehicle seat;
a seat member detachably connectable to said base member, said seat member having a seat portion on which said child is positioned when utilizing said car seat;
a locking apparatus movable between a locked position interengaged between said base member and said seat member to secure the seat member to said base member and a released position to permit said seat member to be removed from said base member, said locking apparatus including first and second locking pins linearly movable between said locked and released positions; and
an actuation apparatus operably connected to said locking apparatus to affect simultaneous movement of said first and second locking pins between said locked and released positions.
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Abstract
A latching mechanism for a car seat that is mountable on a separable base member provides a positive locking of the car seat to the base member. The latch mechanism has a member that is positioned in the seat portion of the car seat to pivot upwardly when the latch mechanism is disengaged. The seating of a child on the seat portion requires the latch mechanism to be retracted into the seat portion, which corresponds to the locking of the latch mechanism. The latch mechanism includes four helical spools rotated by the pivotal movement of the latch lever to cause linear movement of the locking pins into engagement with the base member. A latch indicator has a pre-latch sensor that indicates proper positioning of the seat member and a latch sensor that indicates an engagement of the locking pins. An indicator light illuminates when the seat member is properly latched.
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30 Claims
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1. A car seat for transporting a child in a vehicle, comprising:
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a base member connectable to a vehicle seat; a seat member detachably connectable to said base member, said seat member having a seat portion on which said child is positioned when utilizing said car seat; a locking apparatus movable between a locked position interengaged between said base member and said seat member to secure the seat member to said base member and a released position to permit said seat member to be removed from said base member, said locking apparatus including first and second locking pins linearly movable between said locked and released positions; and an actuation apparatus operably connected to said locking apparatus to affect simultaneous movement of said first and second locking pins between said locked and released positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a car seat having a base member connectable to a vehicle seat and a seat member detachably connectable to said base member, said seat member having a seat portion on which a child is positioned when utilizing said car seat, a latching mechanism comprising:
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a locking apparatus movable between a locked position in which said seat member is engaged with said base member and a released position in which said seat member can be disengaged from said base member; an actuation apparatus operably connected to said locking device to affect movement thereof between said locked and released positions; a release indicator coupled to said actuation apparatus to provide a visual indication of the movement of said locking device into said released position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A car seat for transporting a child in a vehicle, comprising:
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a base member connectable to a vehicle seat; a seat member detachably connectable to said base member, said seat member having a seat portion on which said child is positioned when utilizing said car seat; a locking apparatus movable between a locked position interengaged between said base member and said seat member to secure said seat member to said base member and a released position to permit said seat member to be disengaged from said base member; an actuation apparatus operably connected to said locking apparatus to affect movement thereof between said locked and released positions; and a latch indicator that displays a signal that said locking apparatus has been moved into said locked position after a proper positioning of said seat member on said base member. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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