Integrated Safety Seat
First Claim
1. A safety seat permanently integrated into a vehicle, wherein the integrated safety seat comprises:
- a seat bottom and a back, wherein the seat bottom and the back incline from a plurality of forward facing positions to a plurality of rear facing positions, thereby allowing an occupant ranging in age from a newborn to an adult positioned in the safety seat to face the driver when the safety seat is in a forward facing position or face the rear of the vehicle when the safety seat is in a rear facing position;
a first support positioned at a first end of the seat bottom, wherein the support serves as a footrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a forward facing position and wherein the support serves as a headrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a rear facing position;
a second support positioned at a first end of the back, wherein the second support serves as a headrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a forward facing position and wherein the second support serves as a footrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a rear facing position; and
a means for inclining the seat bottom and back.
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Accused Products
Abstract
An integrated safety seat permanently built into a vehicle. The safety seat may be united with other seats or separated from other seats, or other integrated safety seats. The integrated safety seat is configured to accommodate an occupant from newborn to adulthood in a seat bottom, as well as in a back, whereby the seat bottom, back and a cradle in between may incline upward and downward by an internal mechanism, to a plurality of angles, ranging from rear facing to forward facing. The integrated safety seat includes a headrest and footrests support in the forward facing position, which serve as a footrest and headrest support, respectively in the rear facing position. The integrated safety seat includes harnesses and lap-belts with hasps, armrests, and headrests, footrests, inserts, within that elevate. The safety seat further includes integrated safety controls that operate regardless of whether the vehicle is in operation.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety seat permanently integrated into a vehicle, wherein the integrated safety seat comprises:
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a seat bottom and a back, wherein the seat bottom and the back incline from a plurality of forward facing positions to a plurality of rear facing positions, thereby allowing an occupant ranging in age from a newborn to an adult positioned in the safety seat to face the driver when the safety seat is in a forward facing position or face the rear of the vehicle when the safety seat is in a rear facing position; a first support positioned at a first end of the seat bottom, wherein the support serves as a footrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a forward facing position and wherein the support serves as a headrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a rear facing position; a second support positioned at a first end of the back, wherein the second support serves as a headrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a forward facing position and wherein the second support serves as a footrest when the occupant in the safety seat is positioned in a rear facing position; and a means for inclining the seat bottom and back. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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