Child automobile seat with flange revolving upon arched ribs

• US 5,183,312 A
• Filed: 10/31/1990
• Issued: 02/02/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Renolux Co.
• Original Assignee: Renolux Co.
• Inventors: Nania, Yves
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GARDNER, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US07/607,105
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250, 297/399, 297/240, 297/337, 248/349, 248/415-418, 248/131, 248/425, 108/139, 108/142
• US Class Current: 297/256.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/146 characterised by the locking device
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2869 rotatable about a vertical axis

Abstract

A seat body comprised of a shell is articulated on a base adapted for attachment to a passenger vehicle seat. The base has a wall with a circular opening within which an upper plate and a lower plate are attached to form a swivel assembly. The swivel assembly includes a hub that rests against the edge of the wall delimiting the opening, and two flanges resting respectively above and below the wall. A spring biased lever is provided to lock the swivel assembly rotationally relative to the base.

Claims

1. A portable child automobile seat, for mounting on a passenger vehicle seat, comprising:

a base for removable connection to said passenger vehicle seat, said base having a wall with an opening and upper and lower faces with arced ribs adjacent said opening;

means for removably connecting said base to said passenger vehicle seat;

a swivel assembly including a hub and upper and lower flanges extending from said hub, said hub being rotatably disposed within said opening and said wall being positioned between and in direct contact with said upper and lower flanges to permit said swivel assembly to rotate relative to said base, said hub being in direct contact with an edge of said wall delimiting said opening and said upper and lower flanges being in direct contact respectively with said ribs on said upper and lower faces of said wall;

a seat body connected to said swivel assembly; and

means for removably fastening a child in said seat body.

2. The child automobile seat of claim 1, wherein said opening is generally circular.

3. The child automobile seat of claim 1, wherein said arced ribs are centered on the axis of rotation of said seat body relative to said base.

4. The child automobile seat of claim 1, wherein said swivel assembly comprises an upper plate and a lower plate joined together to form said hub and said upper and lower flanges.

5. The child automobile seat of claim 4, wherein both said upper plate and said lower plate extend into said opening.

6. The child automobile seat of claim 4, wherein said lower plate extends into said opening.

7. The child automobile seat of claim 4, wherein said upper plate extends into said opening.

8. The child automobile seat of claim 4, said upper plate having a generally square shape.

9. The child automobile seat of claim 8, said lower plate having a generally circular shape.

10. The child automobile seat of claim 8, wherein diagonals of said upper plate are generally aligned with lengthwise and transverse axes of said seat body.

11. The child automobile seat of claim 1, further comprising means for locking said swivel assembly rotationally relative to said base.

12. The child automobile seat of claim 11, wherein at least one of said flanges includes at least one recess, and said locking means comprises a lever articulated on said base, one end of said lever being biased for receipt into said recess.

13. The child automobile seat of claim 12, said at least one recess comprising two diametrically opposed recesses.

14. A portable child automobile seat, for mounting on a passenger vehicle seat, comprising:

a base for removable connection to said passenger vehicle seat, said base having a wall with a generally circular opening and upper and lower faces with integral arced ribs adjacent said opening;

means for removably connecting said base to said passenger vehicle seat;

a swivel assembly including an upper plate and a lower plate joined together to form a hub and upper and lower flanges extending from said hub, said hub being rotatably disposed within said opening and said wall being positioned between said upper and lower flanges to permit said swivel assembly to rotate relative to said base, said hub being in direct contact with an edge of said wall delimiting said opening and said upper and lower flanges being in direct contact respectively with said ribs on said upper and lower faces of said wall;

means for locking said swivel assembly rotationally relative to said base;

a seat body connected to said swivel assembly; and

means for removably fastening a child in said seat body.

15. The child automobile seat of claim 14, said upper plate having a generally square shape.

16. The child automobile seat of claim 15, said lower plate having a generally circular shape.

17. The child automobile seat of claim 15, wherein diagonals of said upper plate are generally aligned with lengthwise and transverse axes of said seat body.

18. A portable child automobile seat, for mounting on a passenger vehicle seat, comprising:

a base for removable connection to said passenger vehicle seat, said base having a wall with an opening and upper and lower faces with arced ribs adjacent said opening;

means for removably connecting said base to said passenger vehicle seat;

a swivel assembly including a generally square upper plate and a lower plate joined together to form a hub and upper and lower flanges extending from said hub, said hub being rotatably disposed within said opening and said wall being positioned between said upper and lower flanges to permit said swivel assembly to directly bear on said wall and rotate relative to said base, said upper and lower flanges being in direct contact respectively with said ribs on said upper and lower faces of said wall;

a seat body connected to said swivel assembly; and

means for removably fastening a child in said seat body.

19. The child automobile seat of claim 18, wherein diagonals of said upper plate are generally aligned with lengthwise and transverse axes of said seat body.