Child restraint car seat and bed

• US 5,524,964 A
• Filed: 11/21/1994
• Issued: 06/11/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: U.S. Magnet Corporation
• Original Assignee: U.S. Magnet Corporation
• Inventors: Weimersheimer, Sam
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US08/342,871
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 297/256.12, 297/256.1, 297/250.1, 297/344.22, 297/344.21, 297/354.13, 297/354.12, 297/354.1, 297/362.12, 297/423.2, 297/423.19 , 297/361.1
• US Class Current: 297/256.12
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/14 rotatable, e.g. to permit easy access B60N2/10 , B60N2/2869 take precedence
• 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

An automobile restraint seat for a child includes a seat section and a backrest pivotably joined to the rear of the seat section and rearwardly reclinable. A circular disc attached to the underside of the seat section rests atop a hollow base assembly. Detent bores are radially located about the disc. A locking pin attached to the base assembly enables the combined seat section and backrest to be secured in any position of rotation relative to the base assembly. A footrest is slidably deployable from the interior of the base assembly.

Claims

1. A child'"'"'s automobile restraint seat comprised of:

a) a seat section comprised of a seat panel having front and rear extremities and opposed side extremities having side panels upwardly emergent therefrom,

b) a backrest comprised of a back panel having an upper border, opposed side borders, and a lower border pivotably associated with the rear extremity of said seat section,

c) a substantially circular disk having a flat lower surface, an upper surface fixedly associated with said seat section, a center axis, a plurality of detent bores radially disposed about said axis, and an axially centered bore,

d) a base assembly having an interior region bounded in part by top, bottom, and parallel side walls, an elongated opening located below the front extremity of said seat section and communicating with said interior region, means for engaging an automobile seatbelt, and means for pivotally retaining said disk against said top wall,

e) locking means associated with said top wall and configured to releasibly engage said detent bores,

f) adjustment means for establishing an angle of recline of said seat panel with respect to said backrest,

g) a horizontal footrest panel housed within said base assembly and slidably deployable therefrom forwardly through said elongated opening,

h) a control rod rotatively secured to the underside of said footrest panel, and

i) restraint straps positioned to maintain a child within said seat.

2. The restraint seat of claim 1 wherein said control rod has an angled distal tip adapted to secure the position of the footrest panel upon sliding movement within said base assembly.