Child's seat

• US 6,152,528 A
• Filed: 09/27/1999
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Maxi Miliaan BV
• Original Assignee: Maxi Miliaan BV
• Inventors: van Montfort, Donald Hendrikus
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US09/230,787
• Time in Patent Office: 428 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250.1, 297/256.13, 297/256.16
• US Class Current: 297/250.1
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 11/08 roller displaceable in wedge-shaped slot
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 11/12 turnable clamp
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2806 for securing the child seat to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/286 forward facing B60N2/2866 takes precedence

Abstract

A child'"'"'s seat (1) comprising a seat portion and a back portion, which child'"'"'s seat can be secured in a vehicle by means of a three-point seat belt present in the vehicle. The three-point seat belt (21) is connected to the vehicle with a first end (40) and with a second end (41), and can be detachably secured to a belt buckle (43) provided in the vehicle by means of a belt tongue (42) provided between the ends. In the mounted position of the child'"'"'s seat in the vehicle, the first end of the belt (40) is positioned near the side of the back portion remote from the seat portion, the second end is positioned under the first end, near the seat portion, and the belt tongue (42) connected to the belt buckle (43) is positioned on a side of the seat portion remote from the second end. The child'"'"'s seat is provided near the side of the back portion remote from the seat portion with at least one clamping device (5) comprising a housing and a tightening device (13) positioned within the housing, by a belt portion extending between the belt tongue (42) and the first end (40) can be tightened in a tightening direction away from the back portion and be locked against movement with respect to the clamping device in a locking direction opposed to the tightening direction. The housing comprises at least two parts (6,8) which are capable of pivoting movement about a pivot pin (7) with respect to each other. The parts (6,8) are capable of releasable interlocking engagement and which are provided on a side remote from the pivot pin with interlocking closing elements (9,12), whereby the parts are capable of pivoting movement with respect to each other from a first position, in which the belt portion extending between the belt tongue (42) and the first end (40) can be positioned between the two parts to a second position in which the belt portion is retained between the parts and the belt portion present in the clamping device is undetachably connected to the clamping device, and vice versa.

Claims

1. A child'"'"'s seat comprising a seat portion and a back portion, which child'"'"'s seat can be secured in a vehicle by means of a three-point seat belt present in said vehicle, which three-point seat belt is connected to the vehicle with a first end and with a second end and which can be detachably secured to a belt buckle provided in said vehicle by means of a belt tongue provided between said ends, whereby in the mounted position of the child'"'"'s seat in the vehicle, the first end of the belt is positioned near an upper side of said back portion, the second end is positioned under the first end, near the seat portion, and the belt tongue connected to the belt buckle is positioned on a side of said seat portion remote from said second end, whereby the child'"'"'s seat near the upper side of the back portion is provided with at least one clamping device comprising a housing and a tightening device positioned within said housing, by means of which a belt portion extending between said belt tongue and said first end can be pulled in a tightening direction away from said back portion and be locked against movement with respect to the clamping device in a locking direction opposed to said tightening direction, said tightening device is provided with a locking pin oriented transversely to the belt, which locking pin can be coupled to the belt, whereby said locking pin is capable of movement in and opposed to the tightening direction, and in a direction away from the belt, transversely thereto, characterized in that the housing comprises a first and a second part which are capable of pivoting movement with respect to each other about a pivot pin extending transversely to said locking pin, which parts are capable of releasable interlocking pin, which parts are capable of releasable interlocking engagement and which are provided on a side remote from said pivot pin with interlocking closing elements, whereby said parts are capable of pivoting movement with respect to each other from a first position, in which the belt portion extending between said belt tongue and said first end can be positioned between said two parts, to a second position, in which said belt portion is retained between said parts and the belt portion present in said clamping device is undetachably connected to the clamping device, and vice versa, whereby opposite ends of said locking pin are slidably journalled in slots provided in the first part and extending at an angle to the belt, whereby ends of said slots facing the longitudinal side of said back portion are positioned further away from said second part than ends of said slots facing the center of said back portion.

2. A child'"'"'s seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping device is capable of movement from a first longitudinal side of the back portion, which extends transversely to the seat portion, to a second longitudinal side of the back portion, whereby the clamping device is capable of pivoting movement with respect to the child'"'"'s seat, in such a manner that the tightening direction is directed away from the child'"'"'s seat on both longitudinal sides.

4. A child'"'"'s seat according to claim 2, characterized in that the clamping device is capable of movement from a first longitudinal side of the back portion, which extends transversely to the seat portion, to a second longitudinal side of the back portion, whereby the clamping device is capable of pivoting movement with respect to the child'"'"'s seat, in such a manner that the tightening direction is directed away from the child'"'"'s seat on both longitudinal sides.

3. A child'"'"'s seat comprising a seat portion and a back portion, which child'"'"'s seat can be secured in a vehicle by means of a three-point seat belt present in said vehicle, which three-point seat belt is connected to the vehicle with a first end and with a second end and which can be detachable secured to a belt buckle provided in said vehicle by means of a belt tongue provided between said ends, whereby in the mounted position of the child'"'"'s seat in the vehicle the first end of the belt is positioned near an upper side of said back portion, the second end is positioned under the first end, near the seat portion, and the belt tongue connected to the belt buckle is positioned on a side of said seat portion remote from said second end, whereby the child'"'"'s seat near the upper side of the back portion is provided with at least one clamping device comprising a housing and a tightening device positioned within said housing, by means of which a bell portion extending between said belt tongue and said first end can be pulled in a tightening direction away from said back portion and be locked against movement with respect to the clamping device in a locking direction opposed to said tightening direction, characterized in that the housing comprises a first and a second part which are capable of pivoting movement with respect to each other about a pivot pin extending transversely to said locking pin, which parts are capable of releasable interlocking engagement and which are provided on a side remote from said pivot pin with interlocking closing elements, whereby said parts are capable of pivoting movement with respect to each other from a first position, in which the belt portion extending between said belt tongue and said first end can be positioned between said two parts, to a second position, in which said belt portion is retained between said parts and the belt portion present in said clamping device is undetachably connected to the clamping device, and vice versa, whereby the first part comprises a C-shaped part oriented transversely to the belt, which is provided with two flanges extending toward each other, whereby the belt can be positioned in said C-shaped part through said flanges, whilst the second part is pivoted in a direction parallel to said C-shaped part, capable of being locked to said first part on either side of the belt with a side remote from said pivot pin, whereby said belt surrounds said C-shaped part and said second part in the shape of an "S" during use.