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Seat belt mounting for integral child seat

  • US 5,468,046 A
  • Filed: 07/13/1994
  • Issued: 11/21/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vehicle seat assembly having a seat back with an integral child seat, said child seat comprising:

  • a back support with upper and lower ends mounted to said seat back;

    a seat support rotatably mounted to said seat back for rotation about a pivot axis adjacent to said lower end of said back support, said seat support being movable between an upright position stowed within said seat back and a forwardly extending, generally horizontal use position, said seat support having spaced apart left and right opposite sides;

    a restraint system operatively connected between said back support and said seat support to restrain a passenger having legs positioned on the seat support and said back support, said restraint system including left and right belts each having a first end connected to said seat support at said left and right sides thereof, respectively, at locations spaced from said pivot axis so that said first ends of said belts rotate with said seat support, said belts extending upwardly from said seat support, overlying said back support and passing into said back support near the upper end thereof, a buckle mounted to said seat support midway between said left and right sides so as to be located between the legs of a passenger positioned on the seat support and left and right clasps slidably carried on said left and right belts, respectively, for insertion into said buckle;

    said seat support including a seat pan having left and right sides and left and right belt anchors attached to said seat pan at said left and right sides thereof, respectively, for attaching said first ends of said left and right belts to said seat support; and

    said seat further comprising means for pivotally mounting said anchors to said seat back whereby said seat support is mounted to said seat back.

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