Child restraint device

• US 4,762,364 A
• Filed: 08/04/1987
• Issued: 08/09/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rock-A-Bye Restraint Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Rock-A-Bye Restraint Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Young, Quentin
• Primary Examiner(s): Zugel, Francis K.
• Application Number:
  US07/082,195
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250, 297/254, 297/130, 297/134, 297/349, 297/364
• US Class Current: 297/256.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2869 rotatable about a vertical axis
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2878 the back-rest being inclinable

Abstract

An adjustable child restraint car seat comprises a base which can be attached to the seat of a vehicle by the vehicles lap belts. A seat having a reclinable back portion is latch locked onto a pivot which is swivel mounted on the base. A first adjustable means for holding the reclinable back in fixed relation to the seat portion and a second adjustable means for holding the pivot in fixed relation to the base allow reconfiguration of the child restraint car seat as required.

Claims

1. A child restraint car seat comprising:

a base;

a pivot, swivel mounted on said base;

a seat;

a plurality of pin assemblies attached to said pivot;

a plurality of latch means attached to said seat and respectively engageable with said pin assemblies for removably holding said seat on said pivot;

a back, reclinably attached to said seat;

means for fixing said back relative to said seat; and

means for fixing said pivot relative to said base.

2. A child restraint car seat as recited in claim 1 wherein said back fixing means comprises:

a plurality of back supports attached to said back;

a plurality of seat supports fixedly attached to said seat; and

means for rigidly holding said back support means relative to said seat support means.

3. A child restraint car seat as recited in claim 2 wherein said means for rigidly holding said seat support relative to said back support is a pin interconnected therebetween.

4. A child restraint car seat as recited in claim 1 wherein said pivot fixing means comprises a bolt engageable between said pivot and said base.

5. A child restraint car seat as recited in claim 2 wherein said pivot fixing means comprises a spring loaded bolt engageable between said pivot and said base.

6. A child restraint car seat as recited in claim 5 further comprising a restraint harness having a plurality of straps, said straps being respectively attached to said back at a plurality of locations and attached to said seat at a plurality of locations and adjustable with respect to said seat and said back for securing the child in said car seat.

7. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle comprises:

a seat;

a back reclinably attached to said seat;

a harness attached to said seat and said back and adjustable with respect thereto for restraining the child therein;

a swivelable pedestal having means for securing said pedestal to the vehicle;

means for immobilizing said pedestal;

a plurality of pin assemblies attached to said pedestal; and

a plurality of latch means attached to said seat and respectively engageable with said pin assemblies for removably holding said seat on said pedestal

8. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle as recited in claim 7 which further comprises means for fixing said back portion relative to said seat.

9. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle as recited in claim 8 wherein said back fixing means comprises:

a plurality of back supports attached to said back;

a plurality of seat supports fixedly attached to said seat; and

means for rigidly holding said back support means relative to said seat support means.

10. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle as recited in claim 9 wherein said pedestal comprises:

a base; and

a pivot, swivel mounted on said base.

11. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle as recited in claim 10 further comprising means for fixing said pivot relative to said base.

12. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle as recited in claim 11 wherein said pivot fixing means comprises a bolt engageable between said pivot and said base.

13. A restraint for holding a child in a vehicle as recited in claim 12 wherein said restraint harness comprises a plurality of straps attached to said back and said seat at a plurality of locations and adjustable with respect to said seat and said back for securing the child relative to said car seat.