Child safety seat
First Claim
1. A child safety seat for a motor vehicle comprising a seat body having a back portion and a seat portion, an upper back support mounted on the back portion for movement in a direction towards and away from the seat portion, a camming mechanism comprising a cam surface on the seat body and a cam follower on the upper back support for varying the position of the upper back support relative to the back portion, said camming mechanism coupling the upper back support to the back portion so that an angle between the upper back support and the seat portion decreases as the upper back support moves towards the seat portion.
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Abstract
A child safety seat for a motor vehicle comprising a seat body (10) having a back portion (16) and a seat portion (14), an upper back support (34) mounted on the back portion (16) for movement in a direction towards and away from the seat portion (14). The upper back support (34) is movable relative to the back portion (16) and the angle between the upper back support (34) and the seat portion (14) decreases as the upper back support (34) moves towards the seat portion (14).
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18 Claims
- 1. A child safety seat for a motor vehicle comprising a seat body having a back portion and a seat portion, an upper back support mounted on the back portion for movement in a direction towards and away from the seat portion, a camming mechanism comprising a cam surface on the seat body and a cam follower on the upper back support for varying the position of the upper back support relative to the back portion, said camming mechanism coupling the upper back support to the back portion so that an angle between the upper back support and the seat portion decreases as the upper back support moves towards the seat portion.
- 10. A child safety seat for a motor vehicle comprising a seat body having a back portion and a seat portion, a back support having an upper end and a lower end, a drive mechanism coupling the back support to the back portion operative to move the back support between a position parallel to the back portion and a position with its upper end at a location on the back portion above the seat portion, its lower end at a location on the seat portion in front of the back portion, so that an angle between the upper back support and the seat portion is constrained to decrease as the upper end of the upper back support moves towards the seat portion.
- 13. A child safety seat for a motor vehicle comprising a seat body having a back portion and a seat portion, an upper back support mounted on the back portion for movement in a direction towards and away from the seat portion, a drive mechanism coupling the upper back support to the back portion for varying the position of the upper back support relative to the back portion so that an angle between the upper back support and the seat portion decreases as the upper back support moves towards the seat portion, and a latch lever operative in a first position to prevent movement of the upper back support and operative in a second position to allow movement of the upper back support.
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