Child restraint with swiveling juvenile seat and swivel-status indicator
First Claim
1. A child restraint comprisinga seat support including a base adapted to set on a vehicle seat, a seat anchor coupled to the base, and a swivel coupled to the base,a juvenile seat mounted on the swivel for swiveling motion relative to the base about an axis of rotation between a forward-facing travel position and a side-facing entry position, the juvenile seat including a seat bottom mounted on the swivel, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, and a seat-back lock coupled to the seat back to move therewith during swiveling motion of the juvenile seat relative to the base and configured to mate with the seat anchor upon movement of the juvenile seat to assume the forward-facing travel position to block further swiveling motion of the juvenile seat, anda swivel-status indicator coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the seat-back lock to move an indicator and thereby provide signal means for generating a notification signal that the seat-back lock has mated with the seat anchor to notify an observer that the juvenile seat has been locked to the base in the forward-facing travel position.
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Abstract
A child restraint includes a base and a swiveling juvenile seat on the base. The child restraint is adapted to be anchored to a vehicle seat to transport a child in a vehicle.
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23 Claims
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1. A child restraint comprising
a seat support including a base adapted to set on a vehicle seat, a seat anchor coupled to the base, and a swivel coupled to the base, a juvenile seat mounted on the swivel for swiveling motion relative to the base about an axis of rotation between a forward-facing travel position and a side-facing entry position, the juvenile seat including a seat bottom mounted on the swivel, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, and a seat-back lock coupled to the seat back to move therewith during swiveling motion of the juvenile seat relative to the base and configured to mate with the seat anchor upon movement of the juvenile seat to assume the forward-facing travel position to block further swiveling motion of the juvenile seat, and a swivel-status indicator coupled to the base and configured to cooperate with the seat-back lock to move an indicator and thereby provide signal means for generating a notification signal that the seat-back lock has mated with the seat anchor to notify an observer that the juvenile seat has been locked to the base in the forward-facing travel position.
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18. A child restraint comprising
a seat support including a base adapted to set on a vehicle seat and formed to include an internal channel, a seat anchor coupled to the base, and a swivel coupled to the base, a juvenile seat mounted on the swivel for swiveling motion relative to the base about an axis of rotation between a forward-facing travel position and a side-facing entry position, the juvenile seat including a seat bottom mounted on the swivel, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, and a seat-back lock coupled to the seat back to move therewith during swiveling motion of the juvenile seat relative to the base and configured to mate with the seat anchor upon movement of the juvenile seat to assume the forward-facing travel position to block further swiveling motion of the juvenile seat, and a swivel-status indicator including a signal unit mounted for movement in the internal channel relative to the base between a first position representing an unlocking swiveling condition of the juvenile seat wherein the juvenile seat is free to swivel relative to the base and a second position representing a locked non-swiveling condition of the juvenile seat wherein the juvenile seat is blocked from swiveling motion relative to the base, the swivel-status indicator further including spring means for yieldably urging the signal unit from the second position to the first position until the seat-back lock carried on the juvenile seat contacts the signal unit and moves the signal unit from the first position to the second position during swiveling motion of the juvenile seat from the side-facing entry position toward the forward-facing travel position and arrival of the juvenile seat at the forward-facing travel position.
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