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Child safety seat with side impact energy redirection

  • US 9,211,820 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2012
  • Issued: 12/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A child safety seat comprising:

  • a seat bottom having a top surface;

    a seat back having a front surface, the seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region;

    a seating surface defined by the top surface and the front surface and configured to support a child occupant;

    a structural element coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back, or both; and

    a bumper has a substantially rigid portion and is mounted to the structural element and protrudes from a side of the child safety seat, the bumper positioned to redirect energy from a side impact with the child safety seat away from the seat back, the seat bottom, or both and to the structural element.

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