A Base Unit for a Child Restraint
First Claim
1. A child restraint system for a vehicle comprising:
- a base unit configured to be secured to a vehicle seat; and
a seat, the seat having a seat shell into which a child is to be received and a base upon which the seat shell is supported;
wherein the base unit has a receiving portion configured to removably receive the seat, the seat being any one of a rearward or forward facing child seat, or any combination of a rearward and forward facing seat, and wherein the base unit has a substantially upright portion which has connected thereto a first tether attachable to an anchorage point on the vehicle.
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Abstract
The present invention resides in a child restraint system for a vehicle. The child restraint system comprises a base unit (10) that is configured to be secured to a vehicle seat (5). A seat (30) is also provided. The seat (30) has a seat shell (32) into which a child is to be received and a base (34) upon which the seat shell (32) is supported. The base unit (10) has a receiving portion configured to removably receive the seat (30), the seat (30) being any one of a rearward or forward facing child seat, or any combination of a rearward and forward facing seat. Wherein, the base unit (10) has a substantially upright portion which has connected thereto a first tether (17) attachable to an anchorage point (4) on the vehicle.
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22 Claims
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1. A child restraint system for a vehicle comprising:
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a base unit configured to be secured to a vehicle seat; and a seat, the seat having a seat shell into which a child is to be received and a base upon which the seat shell is supported; wherein the base unit has a receiving portion configured to removably receive the seat, the seat being any one of a rearward or forward facing child seat, or any combination of a rearward and forward facing seat, and wherein the base unit has a substantially upright portion which has connected thereto a first tether attachable to an anchorage point on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A child restraint system for a vehicle comprising;
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a base unit configured to be secured to a vehicle seat; and a seat unit having a seat shell configured to receive a child therein; wherein, the base unit is configured to receive the seat unit, and wherein the seat unit is rotatable with respect to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A base unit for a child safety seat comprising a body configured to be received on a seat of a vehicle, the body having a base portion;
- and a back portion, the base portion adapted to receive a securement system for securing the base portion against the vehicle seat and the back portion having a tether for tethering a region of the back portion adjacent a backrest of the vehicle seat to a vehicle anchorage point, wherein the base portion is configured to removably receive a child safety seat thereon.
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