Swiveling infant car seat
First Claim
1. An infant car seat adapted to mount on the seat of an automobile for supporting an infant thereon during movement of the automobile, comprising:
- a seat for an infant;
a pedestal for mounting said seat on a bench of an automobile, said pedestal being formed with an opening bordered by a substantially circular lip;
a base for rotatably mounting said seat to the lip of said pedestal to enable swiveling of said seat relative to said pedestal; and
a member for maintaining the integrity of the infant car seat in the event of a collision, said member comprises a downwardly protruding tongue, said base has a receptacle mounted thereto which defines a groove positioned to slidably receive said tongue when said seat is pivoted into a select position, said member being mounted to a rearward portion of said pedestal to engage a rearwardly positioned extremity of said base.
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Abstract
A swiveling infant car seat with an infant restraint device comprises a pedestal formed with a circular opening bordered by a lip to which a base is connected for distribution loads therebetween. A substantially circular base for a seat is formed with a groove around the periphery of an annulus which receives the inner periphery of the anchor plate therein to the seat to the pedestal. The base includes a pivot plate, an anchor plate, and a retainer plate for holding the pivot plate in swiveling relationship with the anchor plate. The seat is reclinably attached to the base for orientation at select inclinations, and a latch mounted on the pedestal is engageable with the base to selectively hold the seat in either a forward facing or a rearward facing orientation. A rearward member is also mounted to the rear of the pedestal and a pair of diametrically opposite, grooved receptacles are provided on the base for receiving a tongue of the rearward member to maintain the integrity of the seat in the event the automobile in which the seat is mounted is involved in a collision.
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3 Claims
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1. An infant car seat adapted to mount on the seat of an automobile for supporting an infant thereon during movement of the automobile, comprising:
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a seat for an infant; a pedestal for mounting said seat on a bench of an automobile, said pedestal being formed with an opening bordered by a substantially circular lip; a base for rotatably mounting said seat to the lip of said pedestal to enable swiveling of said seat relative to said pedestal; and a member for maintaining the integrity of the infant car seat in the event of a collision, said member comprises a downwardly protruding tongue, said base has a receptacle mounted thereto which defines a groove positioned to slidably receive said tongue when said seat is pivoted into a select position, said member being mounted to a rearward portion of said pedestal to engage a rearwardly positioned extremity of said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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