Child car restraint
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1. A device for use with a vehicle seat lap belt to restrain a sitting child in a vehicle seat;
- the device having a first curved shell area for at least partially wrapping about the lap of a sitting child;
the first shell area having an inner edge, an outer edge and side edges;
a second curved shell area for at least partially wrapping about the torso of a sitting child;
the second shell area having an inner edge, an outer edge and side edges;
the first and second shell areas joined together by their inner edges with their convex surfaces facing each other; and
brace means extending between the two shell areas for preventing their outer edges from moving any great distance toward each other, said movement preventing brace means located midway between the side edges of both shell areas and extending from about the outer edge of the first shell area to about the outer edge of the second shell area.
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Abstract
A child car restraint comprising a one-piece device having a lower shell area adapted to cover the lap of a seated child and an upper shell area adapted to cover the torso of a seated child. The two areas are joined together in the hip area of a seated child. The device is constructed to have a seat lap belt pass over the device where the areas are joined to hold the device against a seated child. A brace extends between the areas to prevent them from moving any great distance toward each other about their joined area.
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1. A device for use with a vehicle seat lap belt to restrain a sitting child in a vehicle seat;
- the device having a first curved shell area for at least partially wrapping about the lap of a sitting child;
the first shell area having an inner edge, an outer edge and side edges;
a second curved shell area for at least partially wrapping about the torso of a sitting child;
the second shell area having an inner edge, an outer edge and side edges;
the first and second shell areas joined together by their inner edges with their convex surfaces facing each other; and
brace means extending between the two shell areas for preventing their outer edges from moving any great distance toward each other, said movement preventing brace means located midway between the side edges of both shell areas and extending from about the outer edge of the first shell area to about the outer edge of the second shell area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the device having a first curved shell area for at least partially wrapping about the lap of a sitting child;
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5. A device as claimed in claim 5 including a slot in the brace member extending between the central opening and the third side.
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