Backrest with headrest for infant seats to be used in motorcars

• US 6,986,548 B2
• Filed: 05/11/2004
• Issued: 01/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: JANE S.A.
• Original Assignee: JANE S.A.
• Inventors: Jane Santamaria, Manuel
• Primary Examiner(s): BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL
• Application Number:
  US10/843,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20040245826A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250.1, 297/483, 297/408, 297/410, 297/391
• US Class Current: 297/250.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2803 Adaptations for seat belts
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2851 provided with head-rests
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2872 provided with side rests

Abstract

The headrest (2) is liftable, comprises wings (11) and (12) and is provided with passages (3) for the belting (C) of the motorcar'"'"'s safety belt. The backrest (1) does also characteristically comprise passages (4) for the belting (C) of the motorcar'"'"'s safety belt, these latter passages because of the fact of being positioned in a lower position as compared with those of the headrest (2) being provided to be used when the child is of a short size so that it can thus be properly held back by the safety belt. A characteristic feature also lies in the fact that the wings (11) and (12) are fitted in a linked connection to the sides of the headrest (2), this latter having a mechanism (13, 14, 15 and 18) linking them to each other and locking them thus selectively setting them at a given angle with respect to the headrest (2).

Claims

1. A backrest with headrest for infant seats to be used in motorcars, wherein the headrest is liftable and comprises:

wings fitted to the sides of the headrest in a linked connection,

wherein the linked connection has a mechanism linking the wings to each other, and

wherein the wings are selectively set at a given angle with respect to the headrest and locked, and

wherein the wings and the backrest are provided with passages for belting a motorcar'"'"'s safety belt,

wherein the backrest passages are always maintained in a lower position than the headrest passages, and the safety belt is belted through either the backrest passages or the headrest passages, depending on a child'"'"'s size.

2. A backrest with headrest for infant seats to be used in motorcars as per claim 1, wherein the backrest passages are located in an upper portion of complementary side members at their connection with the backrest.

3. A backrest with headrest for instant seats to be used in motorcars as per claim 1, wherein the backrest passages each have a grip for holding the safety belt in the corresponding passage.

4. A backrest with headrest for infant seats to be used in motorcars as per claim 1, wherein said mechanism is installed in a transversal arrangement on the inside of the headrest, and said mechanism comprises a control knob at one of its ends, wherein the control knob projects to the outside through a back side of one of the wings.

5. A backrest with headrest for infant seats to be used in motorcars as per claim 1, wherein the mechanism linking the wings to each other comprises a spindle arranged in a transversal arrangement on the inside of the headrest, wherein the ends of the spindle reach the wings, and wherein each end of the spindle has a respective thread, said threads are cut per mutually opposite hands and are threadingly engaged with respective nut members, and each is linked to the corresponding wing.