Footrest for a child safety seat

• US 6,860,557 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2001
• Issued: 03/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Comfy Child AB
• Original Assignee: LB Invent AB
• Inventors: Jonasson, Lars
• Primary Examiner(s): WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
• Application Number:
  US10/416,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20040036331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,197 Days
• Field of Search: 297/255, 297/253, 297/256.16, 297/219.12, 297/423.4
• US Class Current: 297/253
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/26 for children B60N2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/286 forward facing B60N2/2866 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 3/063 with adjustment systems

Abstract

A footrest for a child safety seat (20) includes a support (10) for supporting the lower side of an adherent child safety seat (20) and a footstep (13) that is attached to the support (10). The footstep (13) is adjustable in order to adapt to the length of the legs of the child (21) that is seated in the child safety seat (20). The footrest is equipped with an anchor (12) that is intended to be received in a space (24) between the upper side of an adherent seat (22) and the lower side of an adherent backrest (23) in a vehicle where the footrest is mounted.

Claims

1. A footrest for a child safety seat, comprising:

a support member that supports a child safety seat;

a footstep connected to the support member; and

an anchor insertable between a vehicle seat and a vehicle backrest, said anchor comprises at least one tubular element and a plate shaped element hingedly connected to a first end of the at least one tubular element, a second end of said tubular element being hingedly connected to said support member.

2. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein a distance between the anchor and the footstep is adjustable.

3. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein the support member comprises a pair of substantially parallel tubular elements and a substantially planar support element extending between said pair of tubular elements.

4. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein the plate shaped element is curved.

5. The footrest according to claim 4, wherein at least one surface of the anchor is barbed.

6. The footrest according to claim 1, further comprising a belt attached to the footrest, said belt being connectable to the child safety seat to prevent movement of the footrest with respect to the child safety seat.

7. The footrest according to claim 1, wherein said footstep is adjustable at least to a length of a leg of a child seated in the child safety seat.