Infant car seat/carrier apparatus

• US 6,692,073 B1
• Filed: 08/02/2002
• Issued: 02/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Linda M. Weathersby
• Original Assignee: Linda M. Weathersby
• Inventors: Weathersby, Linda M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US10/211,152
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250.1, 297/256.13, 297/256.16, 297/130, 297/256.11
• US Class Current: 297/256.16
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2806 for securing the child seat to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2845 having handles
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2875 inclinable, as a whole or partially

Abstract

A infant car seat/carrier apparatus for converting a car seat/carrier to one that swings back and forth for the comfort of the infant. The infant car seat/carrier apparatus includes a base assembly including a base member and also including fastening members being movably mounted to the base member; and also includes a seat support assembly including a support base being detachably mounted upon the base member and also including elongate support members being extendably attached to the support base; and further includes a seat/carrier assembly including a seat member, and also including a handle assembly being attached to the seat member and to the elongate support members.

Claims

1. An infant car seat/carrier apparatus comprising:

a base assembly including a base member and also including fastening members being movably mounted to said base member;

a seat support assembly including a support base being detachably mounted upon said base member and also including elongate support members being attached to said support base;

a seat/carrier assembly including a seat member, and also including a handle assembly being attached to said seat member; and

said seat/carrier assembly being attached to said elongate support members for positioning said seat/carrier assembly on said seat support assembly.

2. An infant car seat/carrier apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein said fastening members include spring-loaded clip members being attached along said side edges of said board.

3. An infant car seat/carrier apparatus as described in claim 2, wherein said support base includes side walls, a beveled top surface, and first slots being disposed in said walls for receiving said spring-loaded clip members to secure said support base to said board.

4. An infant car seat/carrier apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein said handle assembly includes an inverted U-shaped tubular handle member having tubular end portions which are mounted upon said elongate support members.

5. An infant car seat/carrier apparatus as described in claim 4, wherein said seat/carrier assembly further includes pivot members being journaled to said tubular end portions of said handle member and being attached to said seat member, and also includes a knob being attached to one of said pivot members for swinging said seat member back and forth.

6. An infant car seat/carrier apparatus comprising:

a base assembly including a base member and also including fastening members being movably mounted to said base member, said base member being a board having a top surface and also having a bore extending therethrough from one side edge to an opposed side edge and being adapted to receive a seat belt strap in a vehicle, said fastening members including spring-loaded clip members being attached along said side edges of said board;

a seat support assembly including a support base being detachably mounted upon said base member and also including elongate support members being attached to said support base, said support base including side walls, a beveled top surface, and first slots being disposed in said side walls for receiving said spring-loaded clip members to secure said support base to said board; and

a seat/carrier assembly including a seat member, and also including a handle assembly being attached to said seat member and to said elongate support members, said seat/carrier assembly being attached to said elongate support members for positioning said seat/carrier assembly on said seat support assembly; and

said handle assembly including an inverted U-shaped tubular handle member having tubular end portions which are mounted upon said elongate support members, said seat/carrier assembly further including pivot members being journaled to said tubular end portions of said handle member and being attached to said seat member, and also including a knob being attached to one of said pivot members for swinging said seat member back and forth.