Child safety restraint belt

a child safety and belt technology, applied in the field of child safety restraint belts, can solve the problems of child injury, serious head and neck injuries, and the tipping of the cart, so as to reduce the distance a child can raise himself, and eliminate the possibility of the child escaping

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-29
DUNBLAZIER DARREL D +1
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[0007]The present invention provides a seat belt which is attached to vertical bars at the back of a shopping cart seat and arranged to closely encircle the waist of a seated child. Seat belt length adjustments permit a close encirclement of the child's waist to substantially eliminate the possibility of the child escaping from the seat belt. The seat belt is restrained to move only a predetermined distance upward with respect to the cart to reduce the distance a child can raise himself when restrained by the seat belt. Such a combination greatly minimizes the possibility of a child either being able to escape the belt restraint and stand up and tip the cart over, or being able to rise up sufficiently without escaping the belt, to tip the cart over.
[0012]Such an apparatus, which can be connected and disconnected easily and rapidly, comprises a first embodiment of the apparatus that can be used at multiple locations.

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This can result in the cart tipping and consequent injuries to the child.
The report also noted how often this resulted in serious head and neck injuries.

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[0023]the apparatus is shown in FIGS. 1-4. Apparatus 1 has a seat belt 10, formed by two equal length seat belt straps 10A, an attachment strap 12 and a vertical position strap 14. Attachment strap 12 attaches seat belt 10 to the back of cart seat 16A of cart 16. Position strap 14 positions the vertical location of seat belt 10 with respect to cart seat 16A and limits the vertical translation of the seat belt with respect to the seat. Connector 10B is preferably a conventional rapid release connector with a male part having a pair of flexible extensions each having an outer directed projection arranged to engage opposed outer openings in a mating receptacle in a female part. The male and female parts of connector 10B are connected by extending a pair of opposed flexible extensions each having a centered outward projection from the male part into mating receptacles in the female part until the two outer directed projections oppose two mating outer openings in the female receptacle wh...

embodiment 1

[0031]End loops 22A of attachment strap 22 and end loop 24A of position strap 24 are all connected together by ring connector 22B with apparatus 2 position with respect to cart seat 26A as shown in FIG. 6. This arrangement locates display sheet 21 adjacent to the back of cart seat 26A with position strap 24 around horizontal seat top 26C and attachment strap 22 around vertical seat rods 26B. In this position sheet 21 is displayed without interfering with any of the safety features of the apparatus. Attaching both end loops 22A and end loop 24A together completes the connection of apparatus 2 to cart seat 26A. The adjustments to fit a particular child and the resulting restrictions to the movement of the child with respect to the cart seat are the same for embodiment 2 as for

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Abstract

Apparatus for securing a child safely in a cart seat. A seat belt has a connected attachment belt which is used to attach the apparatus to the rear bars of a cart seat. A position strap, which is attached to the attachment belt, extends around the top of the cart seat to restrict the vertical displacement of the seat belt and belted child with respect to the seat cart. A second embodiment provides a planar display located at the rear of the cart seat as part of the apparatus.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention deals with restraint of a child seated in a grocery shopping cart in a manner which will prevent injury.[0003]2. Descriptions of Related Art[0004]Current seat belts for children in shopping carts are secured only at the extremities adjacent to the peripheral boundaries of the cart. A child is thereby enabled to slide laterally providing room for the child to slip from the belt and stand up. This can result in the cart tipping and consequent injuries to the child.[0005]There are a number of warnings related to the safety of children riding in shopping cart seats. As examples, the American Academy of Pediatrics in an August 2006 committee report noted how common shopping cart injuries resulting from carts tipping are. The report also noted how often this resulted in serious head and neck injuries. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has noted the number of shopping cart injuries to children and is l...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47D15/00
CPCB62B3/1452B62B3/144
Inventor DUNBLAZIER, DARREL D.WENDT, LINDA J.
Owner DUNBLAZIER DARREL D
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