Adjustable footrest for car seat

• US 6,264,278 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2000
• Issued: 07/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: April Weimer, Irene A. Weimer Fam. Trust
• Original Assignee: April L. Weimer, Irene A. Weimer
• Inventors: Weimer, April L., Weimer, Irene A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cranmer, Laurie K.
• Application Number:
  US09/615,085
• Time in Patent Office: 377 Days
• Field of Search: 297/423.19, 297/423.26, 297/423.29, 297/423.3, 297/423.34, 297/423.36, 297/423.38, 297/423.4, 297/250.1, 297/256.1, 297/256.11
• US Class Current: 297/423.26
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/28 Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/286 forward facing B60N2/2866 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2872 provided with side rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/063 with adjustment systems

Abstract

An adjustable footrest for a car seat. The adjustable footrest can be permanently attached, with screws and bolts, to a given car seat. The adjustable footrest has a vertical plate and a horizontal plate that can be swung into place with the use of ball bearing turning spools. The horizontal plate can be further adjusted in relation to the vertical plate with the use of a spring loaded dowel and a plurality of alignment apertures on the vertical plate. This enables the adjustable footrest to adjust to each individual child that sits in it.

Claims

1. A child safety car seat assembly comprising:

a child'"'"'s car seat including a front edge; and

an adjustable footrest structure depending from said car seat, said footrest structure including;

an elongated first plate vertically depending from said car seat, said first plate having a front surface and a top edge pivotally connected to the front edge of said car seat;

a vertically extending second plate centrally affixed to the front surface of said first plate, said second plate having a plurality of vertically aligned apertures;

a spring-loaded dowel structure slidably engaging said second plate; and

a horizontal third plate fixedly attached to said dowel structure, said horizontal third plate extending perpendicularly from the front surface of said first plate to define a footrest;

whereby, said elongated first plate is pivotally adjustable and said horizontal third plate is vertically adjustable.

2. A child safety car seat assembly according to claim 1, wherein said horizontal third plate include a top surface having knurled treads.

3. A child safety car seat assembly according to claim 1, wherein said first plate is pivotally connected to the front edge of said car seat by a pair of turning spools.