Child car seating apparatus and method for assembling the same
First Claim
1. A child'"'"'s car seat for protecting the child from infancy until the child is old enough to safely use an automobile seat, said child'"'"'s seat comprising a molded unitary open-ended, outer shell which includes:
- a substantially L-shaped center wall having a long portion terminating in a first rim at one end and having first infant-insert-receiving-and-positioning means associated therewith;
a short portion joined at one end to said long portion and terminating in a second rim at the other end and having second infant-insert-receiving-and-positioning means associated therewith;
a pair of side walls, one along each side edge of the center wall and extending between said rims; and
said shell adapted to be positioned in a rear-facing infant-receiving postion wherein said long portion provides the bottom of the seat and the short portion provides the back of the seat and also adapted to be positioned in a front-facing toddler or child-receiving position wherein said short portion provides the bottom of the seat and the long portion provides the back of the seat.
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Abstract
A child car seating apparatus and method for assembling the same are disclosed to form a seat to protect a child riding in an automobile from infancy until he is old and large enough to use the automobile seat belts. The child car seating apparatus comprises an outer shell usable in two positions to form either a reclining seat for an infant or an upright seat for a toddler or small child, an infant insert insertable in the outer shell to form a seat for the infant, a shield attachable to the outer shell to form a seat with an impact surface for a toddler, the outer shell, itself, forming a seat for the small child, various belts and straps, and, optionally, a booster to raise the height of the outer shell when used as a seat for the toddler or small child.
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1. A child'"'"'s car seat for protecting the child from infancy until the child is old enough to safely use an automobile seat, said child'"'"'s seat comprising a molded unitary open-ended, outer shell which includes:
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a substantially L-shaped center wall having a long portion terminating in a first rim at one end and having first infant-insert-receiving-and-positioning means associated therewith;
a short portion joined at one end to said long portion and terminating in a second rim at the other end and having second infant-insert-receiving-and-positioning means associated therewith;a pair of side walls, one along each side edge of the center wall and extending between said rims; and said shell adapted to be positioned in a rear-facing infant-receiving postion wherein said long portion provides the bottom of the seat and the short portion provides the back of the seat and also adapted to be positioned in a front-facing toddler or child-receiving position wherein said short portion provides the bottom of the seat and the long portion provides the back of the seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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