Child safety seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10843597-B2
Application number	US-201916254442-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	Jan 26, 2018
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a backrest portion and a sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion and having a first rod inside the seat shell, an adjustable headrest movable along the backrest portion, the headrest being fixedly connected with a second rod and a spacer that are located adjacent to each other, and a child restraining harness having a harness strap, the harness strap wrapping around the first rod and forming two folded strap portions that extend downward from the first rod, one of the two folded strap portions wrapping around the second rod, and the spacer being disposed between the two folded strap portions for preventing a contact between the two folded strap portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A child safety seat comprising:
a seat shell having a backrest portion, a sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion, and a first rod inside the seat shell;
an adjustable headrest movable along the backrest portion, the headrest being fixedly connected with a second rod and a spacer that are located adjacent to each other, the second rod and the spacer being unmovable relative to the headrest; and
a child restraining harness having a harness strap, the harness strap wrapping around the first rod and forming two folded strap portions that extend downward from the first rod, one of the two folded strap portions wrapping around the second rod, and the spacer being disposed between the two folded strap portions for preventing a contact between the two folded strap portions.

2. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , wherein the headrest is vertically adjustable relative to the backrest portion with the second rod and the spacer remaining below the first rod.

3. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , wherein the first rod is disposed adjacent to a top of the backrest portion.

4. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , further including a first belt guide fixedly connected with the sidewall at a top thereof and a second belt guide provided on the headrest, wherein the first belt guide and the second belt guide are configured to receive a shoulder belt portion of a vehicle seatbelt disposed through a gap between the sidewall and the headrest.

5. The child safety seat according to claim 4 , wherein the first belt guide is made of a plastic material.

6. The child safety seat according to claim 4 , wherein the first belt guide is made of nylon or polyoxymethylene (POM).

7. The child safety seat according to claim 4 , wherein the first belt guide has a base portion, and two ridges protruding from the base portion, the first belt guide being adapted to receive a shoulder belt portion of a vehicle seatbelt between the two ridges.

8. The child safety seat according to claim 4 , wherein the first belt guide is disposed adjacent to a junction between the sidewall and the backrest portion.

9. The child safety seat according to claim 4 , wherein the headrest includes a side support portion protruding forward, the gap for passage of a shoulder belt portion of a vehicle seatbelt being located between the sidewall of the seat shell and the side support portion of the headrest.

10. The child safety seat according to claim 9 , wherein the second belt guide is disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the side support portion.

11. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , further including a latch belt disposed transversally across an interior of the seat shell and extending outward through a guide slot provided in the seat shell, the latch belt having two opposite ends respectively provided with two connectors for attachment to an anchorage provided in a vehicle.

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Lehman David A
• Mason Kyle S

Classifications

• B60N2/2806 Primary

  for securing the child seat to the vehicle · CPC title

• B60N2/2812

  for securing the child to the child seat · CPC title

• B60N2/2809

  with additional tether connected to the top of the child seat and passing above the top of the back-rest · CPC title

• B60N2/2884

  with protection systems against abnormal g-forces · CPC title

• B60N2/2866

  booster cushions, e.g. to lift a child to allow proper use of the conventional safety belts · CPC title