Rotatable automotive seat apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-19
GERHARDT RUBEN MICHAEL
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[0010] Also provided is a center stability track adjacent to a pivot portion. The center stability track comprising an inner track, a bushing and an outer track. The center stability track for stabilizing the seat portion as it rotates.

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One major issue that parents face when buckling a child into such a car seat is the fact that the car seat faces forward and the parent is required to crawl within the vehicle and / or lean into the vehicle at an awkward angle in order to properly buckle the child into the car seat.
If the parent doing such activities is not physically strong, such a process can often be physically challenging and / or frustrating.
Even for individuals which have the physical strength to lift the child into the car seat at the strange angle and lean in to buckle the child, such individuals tend to find the process frustrating.
While throughout the years, child car seats have become increasingly easier to install and use, none of the known child safety seats on the market and / or car seats on the market are known to pivot from a forward facing position to a side facing position so as to allow a parent or other individual to more easily and properly load the child into the car seat.

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[0017] While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, certain illustrated embodiments thereof have been shown in the drawings and will be described below in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form disclosed, but, on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

[0018] Referring initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, shown is one embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is an improved car seat portion 20 for a vehicle 2 which, using a seat rotation device 28, allows the car seat portion 20 to be rotated from a forward facing position (as shown in FIG. 1) to a side facing loading position as shown in FIG. 2. The vehicle 2 having a floor portion 4 below the seat assembly 10.

[0019] In these figures, the front passenger seat shows a...

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Abstract

An automobile / vehicle passenger car seat configured for rotation about a pivot point, thereby allowing a seat occupant such as a child to be more easily buckled within the car seat by a parent, this car seat then configured for rotation back to a forward facing position. The purpose of this Abstract is to enable the public, and especially the scientists, engineers, and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection, the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. This Abstract is neither intended to define the invention, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to generally automobile technologies, more specifically devices for allowing an automobile passenger seat to rotate so as to facilitate the buckling / unbuckling of children into car seats and / or child safety seats. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] For the safety of children, federal law mandates that children be appropriately restrained in suitable car seats and / or booster seats within the back seats of automobiles. As such, it is frequent for parents and other people transporting children to use such car seats and booster seats within their vehicles. [0003] One major issue that parents face when buckling a child into such a car seat is the fact that the car seat faces forward and the parent is required to crawl within the vehicle and / or lean into the vehicle at an awkward angle in order to properly buckle the child into the car seat. If the parent doing such activities is not physically strong, such a process can often be physica...

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IPC IPC(8): A47C1/00
CPCB60N2/14B60N2/0232B60N2/02246
InventorGERHARDT, RUBEN MICHAEL
OwnerGERHARDT RUBEN MICHAEL