Airbag equipped child accomodating device for vehicles
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1. A child accomodating and protecting device, comprising:
- a seat suitable for accomodating a child, means for permitting said seat to be secured in a vehicle,deployable airbag means comprising at least one inflatable airbag for protecting a child accomodated in said seat,and compartment means for compactly stowing said inflatable airbag when it is uninflated, which compartment means is structurally connected to said seat and located in the proximity of a part of said seat which is intended to accomodate at least a part of said child'"'"'s legs.
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Abstract
This invention provides a child accomodating device which can be secured in a vehicle. Deployable airbag means are provided for protecting a child accomodated in the device, in the event of an accident involving the vehicle. A typical embodiment features an airbag equipped child'"'"'s car seat, along with accident sensing means and airbag inflation means. In addition to seat-like embodiments, bassinet- and cage- like embodiments and animal accomodating embodiments, also equipped with airbags, are described and claimed. Forward, rearward, and sideward orientations of the child accomodating device are possible, relative to the vehicle.
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1. A child accomodating and protecting device, comprising:
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a seat suitable for accomodating a child, means for permitting said seat to be secured in a vehicle, deployable airbag means comprising at least one inflatable airbag for protecting a child accomodated in said seat, and compartment means for compactly stowing said inflatable airbag when it is uninflated, which compartment means is structurally connected to said seat and located in the proximity of a part of said seat which is intended to accomodate at least a part of said child'"'"'s legs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An animal accomodating and protecting device, comprising:
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a cage suitable for accomodating an animal, means for permitting said cage to be secured in a vehicle, deployable airbag means comprising at least one inflatable airbag for protecting an animal accomodated in said cage, and compartment means for compactly stowing said inflatable airbag when it is uninflated, which compartment means is structurally connected to said cage. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A child accomodating and protecting device, comprising:
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base means for supporting a child in a substantially horizontal posture, wall means around the periphery of said base means for constraining said child to remain on said base means, open top means for permitting said child to be put into and taken out of said child accomodating and protecting device, means for permitting said child accomodating and protecting device to be secured in a vehicle, deployable airbag means comprising at least one inflatable airbag for protecting said child accomodated in said child accomodating and protecting device, and compact stowage means for compactly stowing said inflatable airbag, when it is uninflated, in the proximity of said wall means. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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