Child restraint system for a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. A child restraint system comprising:
- a bolster adapted to be supported on a seat cushion of a vehicle seat and a child seat adapted to be supported on the bolster or directly on the seat cushion independently of the bolster,both the bolster with the child seat supported thereon or the independently supported child seat being held on the seat cushion by a seat belt,the child seat having a harness system integrated therewith to restrain a child independently of the seat belt,interengageable means for coupling the child seat to the bolster in an infant carrier mode when the child seat is supported thereon,and releasable latch means for latching the child seat to the bolster in the infant carrier mode.
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Abstract
A child restraint system including a bolster supportable on a vehicle seat cushion and a child seat supportable on the bolster or seat cushion independently of the bolster. Both the bolster or the independently supported child seat are adapted to be retained by a seat belt. The child seat has a integrated harness system for restraining a child within the seat. Interengageable elements such as a tongue and groove elements couple the child seat to the bolster. A latch means is provided for latching the child seat to the bolster to retain the two in coupled relationship. The child seat, when coupled to the bolster, is oriented in an infant carrying mode in which the infant is faced to the rear of the vehicle, and when independently positioned on the seat cushion, is oriented in a booster seat mode in which the child is faced forwardly.
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14 Claims
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1. A child restraint system comprising:
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a bolster adapted to be supported on a seat cushion of a vehicle seat and a child seat adapted to be supported on the bolster or directly on the seat cushion independently of the bolster, both the bolster with the child seat supported thereon or the independently supported child seat being held on the seat cushion by a seat belt, the child seat having a harness system integrated therewith to restrain a child independently of the seat belt, interengageable means for coupling the child seat to the bolster in an infant carrier mode when the child seat is supported thereon, and releasable latch means for latching the child seat to the bolster in the infant carrier mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A child restraint system adapted to be supported on a seat cushion of a vehicle seat and to be retained thereon by a seat belt, comprising:
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a bolster having a base portion adapted to be supported on the seat cushion, a child seat having a base portion adapted to be mounted on the bolster or to be supported directly on the vehicle seat cushion, the child seat when mounted on the bolster being oriented to face rearwardly on the vehicle seat to cradle an infant therein or when supported directly on the seat cushion being oriented to face forwardly on the vehicle seat to provide a booster seat for a young child, interengageable means on the bolster and child seat for coupling the two together when the child seat is supported on the bolster, and latch means for releasably latching the bolster and child seat together when coupled, the seat belt being adapted to pass through receiving means in the bolster when the latter is used to support the child seat or to pass over a portion of the child seat when the latter is used independently of the bolster, the child seat having harness means integrated therewith to restrain an infant or young child independently of the seat belt.
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6. A child restraint system adapted to be supported on a vehicle seat having a seat cushion and a backrest and a seat belt extending across the seat cushion, comprising:
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a bolster having a hollow base the bottom of which is adapted to rest on the vehicle seat cushion with one end abutting the backrest, a separate child seat having a base, the upper surface of which forms a seat and an upstanding integral backrest, the bolster having a recess complementary to the child seat base to receive the latter, interengageable means on the sidewalls of the bolster recess and the adjacent sidewalls of the child seat base for coupling the two together, releasable latch and keeper means mounted in contiguous walls of the bolster and the backrest for latching the bolster and child seat together, seat belt receiving means on the bolster for receiving the seat belt to retain the bolster on the seat cushion, and harness means integrated with the child seat to restrain an infant or young child in the child seat. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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Specification