Belt tensioner for child safety seat
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1. An apparatus for securely fastening a child safety seat within a vehicle having a seat belt, the apparatus comprising:
- a belt receiver member for engaging a first portion of the seat belt;
a tensioning device, said tensioning device operatively engaging said belt receiver member for imparting a rotary motion thereto for tensioning the seat belt;
a pinch clamp positioned along the direction of travel of said belt for clamping a second portion of the seat belt; and
a clamp release lever operatively connected to said pinch clamp.
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Abstract
A seat belt tensioning device and a system for tightly positioning a child safety seat within the confines of a vehicle, comprising a belt receiver member and a tensioning means for engaging the belt receiver member and tensioning a seat belt. Operation of the tensioning means causes the seat belt to be tensioned until the child safety seat is embedded and firmly secured within the confines of the vehicle.
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1. An apparatus for securely fastening a child safety seat within a vehicle having a seat belt, the apparatus comprising:
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a belt receiver member for engaging a first portion of the seat belt; a tensioning device, said tensioning device operatively engaging said belt receiver member for imparting a rotary motion thereto for tensioning the seat belt; a pinch clamp positioned along the direction of travel of said belt for clamping a second portion of the seat belt; and a clamp release lever operatively connected to said pinch clamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tensioning device for tensioning a seat belt, comprising:
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a housing having at least one slotted opening for receiving a portion of the seat belt; a belt receiver member comprising a split cylinder wind-up reel positioned within said housing for engaging the portion of the seat belt; and a means for tensioning, said tensioning means operatively engaging said seat belt receiver member for tensioning said seat belt. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for tensioning a seat belt such that a child safety seat is tightly positioned within the confines of a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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positioning the child safety seat inside the vehicle; placing the seat belt in associative engagement with the child safety seat; positioning the seat belt within a pelt receiver member; clamping a portion of the seat belt in a one-way pinch clamp; and rotating said belt receiver member thereby tensioning the seat belt securely within the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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