CHILD SEAT SAFETY STRAP

• US 20140159448A1
• Filed: 06/12/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PPA Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: PPA Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Williams, Jamie E.
• Application Number:
  US13/916,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20140159448A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/250.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2806 for securing the child seat to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2816 with additional belt accessories, e.g. belt tension detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2887 Fixation to a transversal anchorage bar, e.g. isofix
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2002/2815 with additional belt accessories, e.g. a belt tension detector

Abstract

The invention relates to a tie-down system for a child safety seat wherein the child safety seat is held in place in a motor vehicle and tightened in place by use of web strapping with a ratcheting tightening device to hold down the child safety seat.

Claims

1. A system for a child motor vehicle seat consisting essentially of:

a) a motor vehicle having a pair of attachment loops for a child car seat;

b) a child car seat having an attachment area for attaching the child car seat with one or more strap behind the child; and

c) a webbing strap having an attachment clip at each end for attaching to the attachment loops of the motor vehicle and a ratchet mechanism for adjusting the length of the strap when attaching the seat to the motor vehicle.

2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the webbing strap has two pieces of webbing attached together with the ratchet mechanism.

3. The system according to claim 1 wherein the child seat is attached to the motor vehicle with the webbing strap.