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Lock-off mechanism for a child seat

a child seat and lock-off technology, which is applied in the field of child seats, can solve the problems of not being present in the majority of the existing vehicle fleet, and the majority of reclinable toddler child seats sold on the us market cannot be reclined

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-25
GRACO CHILDRENS PROD INC
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[0009] Another aspect of the present invention relates to a child seat to secure to a vehicle seat. The child seat comprises: a lock-off mechanism coupled to the child seat, the lock-off mechanism including, a lower jaw to couple to the child seat; and an

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However, they will not be present in the majority of the existing vehicle fleet for many years.
Most reclinable toddler child seats sold on the US market cannot be reclined without loosening or removing the vehicle seat belts or LATCH restraint.

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[0052] Reference will now be made in detail to presently preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. An effort has been made to use the same reference numbers throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.

[0053] A child seat for a toddler and / or young child in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a separable seat and base to be installed in the forward facing position only. The separable base simplifies installation because it may be placed in the desired vehicle seat location and the vehicle seat belt wrapped around the base and buckled in a manner similar to a seated passenger. Providing for only forward facing installation simplifies installation because many toddler seats provide forward and rear facing belt paths, which can be confusing to the installer (child caregiver). The top surface of the separable base may be contoured in such a way that the installer (child caregiver) may apply the...

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Abstract

A forward-facing child seat includes a base, a seat removably attachable to the base in a forward-facing orientation relative to a front of the vehicle, and at least one lock-off mechanism mounted to the base to secure a vehicle seat belt to the base. The lock-off mechanism may be one of a variety. For example, the lock-off mechanism may include a lower jaw mounted to the base, and an upper jaw movable relative to the lower jaw between an open position and a closed position.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 60 / 525,846, filed on Dec. 1, 2003, U.S. provisional application No. 60 / 525,849, filed on Dec. 1, 2003, and U.S. provisional application No. 60 / 560,964, filed on Apr. 12, 2004, all of which are incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a lock-off mechanism for a child seat. More specifically, this invention relates to a lock-off mechanism for a forward-facing child seat to secure a vehicle seat belt to the child seat. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Child caregivers currently have a variety of methods to install child seats in vehicles. For example, toddler child seats often require the vehicle seat belt to be routed through a narrow opening behind the child seat. Also, in order to install the child seat properly, the installer (child caregiver) must put weight into the child seat while tightening the vehicle seat belt. In addition, more and more...

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IPC IPC(8): B60N2/28
CPCB60N2/2806B60N2/2821B60N2/2875B60N2/286B60N2/2863B60N2/2845
Inventor CARPENTER, JASON A.LAMOS, DAMASOWEBER, CRAIG S.LANGMAID, MICHAEL N.BRUNICK, DANIEL J.BILLMAN, CRAIG M.
Owner GRACO CHILDRENS PROD INC
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