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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
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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.

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