Adjustable footrest assembly and car safety seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9676302-B2
Application number	US-201514886107-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2015
Priority date	Aug 11, 2015
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

An adjustable footrest assembly adapted to a car safety seat is provided. The car safety seat includes a seat body. The adjustable footrest assembly includes a footrest and two flexible connection structures. The two flexible connection structures are connected to two ends of the footrest. The footrest is adapted to be connected to the seat body through the two flexible connection structures, and a length of each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to be adjusted to change a distance between the footrest and the seat body. In addition, a car safety seat having the adjustable footrest assembly is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An adjustable footrest assembly, adapted to a car safety seat, wherein the car safety seat comprises a seat body, the adjustable footrest assembly comprises:
a footrest; and
two flexible connection structures, respectively connected to two ends of the footrest, wherein the footrest is adapted to be connected to the seat body through the two flexible connection structures, and a length of each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to be adjusted to change a distance between the footrest and the seat body;
wherein each of the two flexible connection structures comprises a scale with a plurality of markings showing adjustment positions along a length of the flexible connection structures, wherein each of the flexible connection structures forms a loop by being doubled back on itself such that an end part of each flexible connection structure is selectively and removably fixed to other parts of the flexible connection structure at selected markings on the scale to adjust an effective length of the flexible connection structures.

2. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a cushion pad, wherein the cushion pad is disposed on the footrest.

3. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the footrest is adapted to swing relatively to the seat body through a flexibility of the two flexible connection structures.

4. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the lengths of the two flexible connection structures are adapted to be adjusted to be identical according to the scales.

5. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to be detachably connected to the seat body.

6. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 1 , comprising two retaining belts, wherein the two retaining belts are adapted to be respectively fixed at two sides of the seat body, each of the retaining belts and the seat body form a through hole therebetween, and each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to pass through a corresponding one of the through holes of the seat body to be hung on the seat body.

7. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 6 , wherein the end part of each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to pass through the corresponding through hole and to be fixed to the other parts of the flexible connection structure.

8. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 7 , wherein each of the flexible connection structures has one of a hook and a loop structure at the end part, the end part is adapted to attach to the other of the hook and loop structure on the other parts of the flexible connection structure.

9. The adjustable footrest assembly as recited in claim 1 , wherein the footrest has two slots, the two flexible connection structures pass through the two slots respectively to be fixed to the footrest.

10. A car safety seat, comprising:
a seat body; and
an adjustable footrest assembly, comprising:
a footrest; and
two flexible connection structures, respectively connected to two ends of the footrest, wherein the footrest is connected to the seat body through the two flexible connection structures, and a length of each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to be adjusted to change a distance between the footrest and the seat body;

wherein each of the two flexible connection structures comprises a scale with a plurality of markings showing adjustment positions along a length of the flexible connection structures, wherein each of the flexible connection structures forms a loop by being doubled back on itself such that an end part of each flexible connection structure is selectively and removably fixed to other parts of the flexible connection structure at selected markings on the scale to adjust an effective length of the flexible connection structures.

11. The car safety seat as recited in claim 10 , wherein the adjustable footrest assembly further comprises a cushion pad, the cushion pad is disposed on the footrest.

12. The car safety seat as recited in claim 10 , wherein the footrest is adapted to swing relatively to the seat body through a flexibility of the two flexible connection structures.

13. The car safety seat as recited in claim 10 , wherein the lengths of the two flexible connection structures are adapted to be adjusted to be identical according to the scales.

14. The car safety seat as recited in claim 10 , wherein each of the flexible connection structures is detachably connected to the seat body.

15. The car safety seat as recited in claim 10 , wherein the adjustable footrest assembly comprises two retaining belts, the two retaining belts are respectively fixed at two sides of the seat body, each of the retaining belts and the seat body form a through hole therebetween, and each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to pass through a corresponding one of the through holes of the seat body to be hung on the seat body.

16. The car safety seat as recited in claim 15 , wherein the end part of each of the flexible connection structures is adapted to pass through the corresponding through hole and to be fixed to the other parts of the flexible connection structure.

17. The car safety seat as recited in claim 16 , wherein each of the flexible connection structures has one of a hook and loop structure at the end part, the end part is adapted to attach to the other of the hook and loop structure on the other parts of the flexible connection structure.

18. The car safety seat as recited in claim 10 , wherein the footrest has two slots, the two flexible connection structures pass through the two slots respectively to be fixed to the footrest.

Assignees

• Nat Univ Tsing Hua

Inventors

• Yang Chien
• Chen Te-Hung
• Wang Mao-Jiun

Classifications

• A47C7/506 Primary

  of adjustable type · CPC title

• B60N2/2866

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

• B60N2/286

  forward facing (B60N2/2866 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60N3/063

  with adjustment systems · CPC title

• A47C7/52

  of detachable type · CPC title