Adjustable head rest for child car seat
First Claim
1. A head rest for a car seat utilized for transporting a child in an automobile, said head rest being mountable on a seat back, comprising:
- a frame including a support rail engagable with a corresponding hollow channel in said seat back to permit said frame to move vertically relative to said seat back;
a rear support portion mounted on said frame;
a pair of laterally spaced side wings pivotally connected to said rear support portion by a pivot mechanism so that said side wings are independently angularly positionable relative to said rear support portion irrespective of the vertical position of said frame relative to said seat back; and
a latching mechanism operable to engage said channel to secure said frame in a selected vertical position.
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Abstract
A head rest for a car seat used to transport a child in an automobile is positionally adjustable vertically along the seat back on which the head rest is mounted. A latching mechanism, actuated by a button at the top of the head rest, is located within the frame of the head rest and includes a releasable latch engagable with the channels slidably supporting the support rails of the head rest. A retainer clip is mounted at the top of the channels to prevent the head rest from being separated from the seat back once assembled thereon. The head rest includes a pair of laterally spaced wings that are pivotally connected to the rear support portion of the head rest to be positionally adjustable relative to the child'"'"'s head through an angular displacement of approximately 45 degrees. The pivot mechanism is operable to lock the wings in the selected position.
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21 Claims
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1. A head rest for a car seat utilized for transporting a child in an automobile, said head rest being mountable on a seat back, comprising:
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a frame including a support rail engagable with a corresponding hollow channel in said seat back to permit said frame to move vertically relative to said seat back; a rear support portion mounted on said frame; a pair of laterally spaced side wings pivotally connected to said rear support portion by a pivot mechanism so that said side wings are independently angularly positionable relative to said rear support portion irrespective of the vertical position of said frame relative to said seat back; and a latching mechanism operable to engage said channel to secure said frame in a selected vertical position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A car seat for transporting a child in an automobile, comprising:
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a seat member; a seat back connected to said seat member, said seat back including at least one hollow channel; a head rest including at least one support rail in register with the corresponding said hollow channel to be received therein when said head rest is mounted on said seat back such that said head rest is vertically positionable relative to said seat back; a retainer clip mounted on said seat back and being operable to prevent said at least one support rail from disengaging the corresponding said hollow channel, said retainer clip including a base member affixed to said seat back, a retainer catch slidably mounted within said base member, and a spring to bias said retainer catch outwardly from said base member; and a latching mechanism including a latch keeper that projects outwardly from said at least one support rail into engagement with a corresponding opening in the corresponding said channel to secure said head rest in a selected vertical position, said retainer catch having a sloped upper surface to allow said latch keeper to cam said retainer catch into said base member against said biasing force. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In a car seat for use in an automobile to transport a child, said car seat having a seat member, a seat back extending generally vertically from said seat member, and a head rest mounted on said seat back, said head rest having a rear support portion and a pair of laterally spaced side wings extending outwardly therefrom, the improvement comprising:
a pillow assembly affixed to each said side wing, said pillow being mounted on an attachment member connected to said side wing to allow said pillow to move between a generally vertical position and a generally horizontal position on said side wing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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