Seat belt lock-off for a safety seat
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1. A guide for a vehicle seat belt securing a child safety seat in the vehicle, the guide comprising:
- a body,a slot for receiving the belt, the slot having a longitudinal axis extending into the body from an edge thereof so as to separate a pair of arms of the body , the slot further extending through the body in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, and wherein one of the arms comprises a fixed jaw portion directed toward the slot, and the other arm comprises a hinge pin receiver in a wall opposite and facing the one of the arms relative to the slot, anda clamping member comprising a hinge pin portion, rotatably coupled to the hinge pin receiver from which there depends a lever arm and a jaw portion,wherein movement of the belt transversely through the slot in a first direction, causes the belt to bear against the lever arm, causing a rotation of the clamping member about the hinge pin portion which drives the jaw portion of the clamping member against the fixed jaw portion, clamping the belt between the jaw portion of the clamping member and the fixed jaw portion and,wherein movement of the belt transversely through the slot in a second direction causes rotation of the clamping member away from the fixed jaw portion permitting movement of the belt.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a guide for a vehicle seat belt securing a child safety seat in the vehicle. The belt guide comprises a body, a slot extending into the body from an edge thereof and having a longitudinal axis, the slot further extending through the body in a direction transverse to its longitudinal axis, and wherein the belt guide further comprises means adapted to permit movement of the belt lengthwise along the slot, and transversely through the slot in one direction, but not the other. An associated child safety seat comprising a guide is also disclosed.
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1. A guide for a vehicle seat belt securing a child safety seat in the vehicle, the guide comprising:
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a body, a slot for receiving the belt, the slot having a longitudinal axis extending into the body from an edge thereof so as to separate a pair of arms of the body , the slot further extending through the body in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, and wherein one of the arms comprises a fixed jaw portion directed toward the slot, and the other arm comprises a hinge pin receiver in a wall opposite and facing the one of the arms relative to the slot, and a clamping member comprising a hinge pin portion, rotatably coupled to the hinge pin receiver from which there depends a lever arm and a jaw portion, wherein movement of the belt transversely through the slot in a first direction, causes the belt to bear against the lever arm, causing a rotation of the clamping member about the hinge pin portion which drives the jaw portion of the clamping member against the fixed jaw portion, clamping the belt between the jaw portion of the clamping member and the fixed jaw portion and, wherein movement of the belt transversely through the slot in a second direction causes rotation of the clamping member away from the fixed jaw portion permitting movement of the belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A child safety seat comprising;
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a passageway for insertion of a vehicle seat belt therethrough, and a belt guide comprising; a body, a slot for receiving the belt, the slot having a longitudinal axis extending from the passageway into the body so as to separate a pair of arms of the body, the slot further extending through the body in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, and wherein one of the arms comprises a fixed jaw portion directed toward the slot, and the other arm comprises a hinge pin receiver in a wall opposite and facing the one of the arms relative to the slot, and a clamping member comprising a hinge pin portion, rotatably coupled to the hinge pin receiver, from which there depends a lever arm and a jaw portion, wherein movement of the belt transversely through the slot in a first direction, causes the belt to bear against the lever arm, causing a rotation of the clamping member about the hinge pin portion which drives the jaw portion of the clamping member against the fixed jaw portion, clamping the belt between the jaw portion of the clamping member and the fixed jaw portion, and wherein movement of the belt transversely through the slot in a second direction causes rotation of the clamping member away from the fixed jaw portion permitting movement of the belt. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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