Child seat with inflatable child restraint
First Claim
1. A child restraint seat comprising:
- a child restraint harness for restraining a child, the child restraint harness including one or more belts (18C) configured to be placed about and restraining the child, and an air bag located within the one or more belts which when activated by inflation gas assist in restraining the child, the air bag operationally configured to fluidly connect with an inflation device external to the child restraint seat, wherein the actuation of the inflation device inflates at least one air bag of the child restraint seat.
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Abstract
A restraint seat for use in vehicles with restraint systems having inflation devices is disclosed; the seat has a seat body housing, a seat body attachment means for securing the seat to a vehicle seat assembly, the seat body means securable to the seat body and a child restraint harness affixed to the seat body housing for restraining a child. The child restraint harness includes one or more inflatable belts. The harness is connectable to the vehicle restraint system which includes an inflation device, wherein the actuation of the vehicle inflation device inflates the one or more inflatable belts of the child seat. The harness further has a tongue for connecting the harness of the child seat to the buckle of the vehicle restraint system.
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17 Claims
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1. A child restraint seat comprising:
a child restraint harness for restraining a child, the child restraint harness including one or more belts (18C) configured to be placed about and restraining the child, and an air bag located within the one or more belts which when activated by inflation gas assist in restraining the child, the air bag operationally configured to fluidly connect with an inflation device external to the child restraint seat, wherein the actuation of the inflation device inflates at least one air bag of the child restraint seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A child restraint seat for use in a vehicle having a restraint system with at least one inflation device, the child seat comprising:
a child restraint harness for restraining a child, the child restraint harness including one or more belts (18C) configured to be placed about and restraining the child, and an air bag located within the one or more belts, the air bag operationally configured to connect with the inflation device of the vehicle restraint system, wherein the actuation of the inflation device of the vehicle restraint system inflates at least one air bag, wherein the two inflatable air bags extend to a back side of a seat housing where each air bag is connected to an inflation tube forming a Y connection allowing the inflation tube to provide inflation gases to both air bags. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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