Child safety seat with air bag device

• US 6,062,596 A
• Filed: 10/17/1997
• Issued: 05/16/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Double Eagle Limited Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Double Eagle Limited Incorporated
• Inventors: Boydston, L. E. Bailey, Wojdylak, George
• Primary Examiner(s): CULBRETH, ERIC D
• Application Number:
  US08/943,252
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• Field of Search: 280/733, 280/730.1, 297/216.11, 297/216.1
• US Class Current: 280/733
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/01 Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents electrical circuits for transmission of signals between steering wheel and the vehicle itself B60R16/027; for electrically actuating belt retractor locking means B60R22/343
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/18 the inflatable member formed as a belt or harness or combined with a belt or harness arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/2072 in children's seats

Abstract

A child safety seat air bag device. The device includes a child safety seat and an air bag device. The air bag device is preferably located transversely across the child safety seat, and releably connected at one end to the child safety seat and/or vehicle restraint belt.

Claims

1. A portable air bag child safety seat apparatus, comprising:

a child safety seat; and

a separate air bag device configured to be releasably connected with an existing vehicle restraint belt, said air bag device configured for releasably connecting said child safety seat to said existing vehicle restraint belt.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said air bag device is positioned transversely over the child safety seat when operational to restrain said child safety seat to the existing vehicle restraint belt.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, including a releasable belt arrangement for connecting the apparatus to the existing vehicle restraint belt.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said releasable belt arrangement includes an adjustable length belt with a buckle portion for releasably connecting said air bag device to the vehicle restraint belt.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said adjustable length belt is releasably connected to the existing vehicle restraint belt.

6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said adjustable length belt is provided with a snap buckle portion cooperating with a snap buckle portion of a belt buckle of the existing vehicle restraint belt.

7. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein one end of said air bag device is provided with said releasable buckle portion cooperating with a releasable buckle portion of said adjustable length belt.

8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one end of said air bag device is releasably connected to the existing vehicle restraint belt.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said air bag device includes a pressure cylinder and an air bag.

10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said pressure cylinder is located inside said air bag.

11. An apparatus according to claim 9, including a sensor device for deploying said air bag device.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said sensor device is located inside said air bag device.

13. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said air bag device includes a rupturable cover.