2277 results about "Child safety" patented technology

The child safety seat includes a seat body that is attached to a base that is held in place by the vehicle seat belt. The base provides for movement of the seat body around at least one axis. A turntable allows the seat body to be rotated from a safe-riding position to face the car door to facilitate positioning the child in the seat or to make it easier to grasp and maneuver a separable child carrier with the child in it. Inadvertent rotation of the turntable is prevented by a locking mechanism that remains engaged until released by the parent or caregiver. In one embodiment, a second axis of movement allows the seat body to be reclined so that the child's head is supported when he or she falls asleep. The reclining adjustment is a motorized motion which can be remotely controlled by the parent or caregiver sitting in the front of the vehicle via wires connected to a remote control.

The instant disclosure provides a child safety seat alarm to notify the driver of a vehicle that an infant is in its carrier inside of the vehicle when a personal electronic device carried by the driver is moved a great distance from the carrier. The instant disclosure provides a computer application for notification of user selected contacts via SMS messaging, e-mail messaging, or social media alerts.

A method and computer program for enhancing child safety in child care organizations involves registering a child and the child's guardian by receiving biometric data from the child and the guardian and storing the biometric data in a database. When an adult drops off or picks up the child, the program identifies the adult as an authorized guardian by receiving biometric data from the child and from the adult and comparing the newly-received biometric data with the biometric data stored in the database. The program further automatically logs event and status information associated with the child, such as check-in and check-out times.

Child safety seats with alarms notify the driver of a vehicle that an infant is in its carrier inside of the vehicle when a door is opened. Forgetting a child inside of the vehicle can result in severe injury to or the death of the child from extreme temperature conditions and / or dehydration. Child safety seats with alarms not only protect the child in the event of accident, but also detect the opening of a vehicle door and remind the driver of the presence of the child through visual and audio alerts. The detector and alarm system are automatically engaged when the buckle of the child safety seat is closed. The condition of the batteries powering the detector and alarm system are also monitored so that the user can be confident that the detector and alarm system have adequate power to function. A pressure transducer is employed as a detector to sense the changing air pressure caused by the opening or closure of a vehicle door. When such a condition is detected, red LEDs light up and an alarm is sounded from a speaker.

A side-protective head restraint pad, pad assembly and safety seat. The restraint pad includes an air bladder with a pump for selectively inflating the air bladder and a release valve for selectively deflating the air bladder, an energy-absorbing component and a comfort component. A flexible enclosure is provided within which the air bladder, energy-absorbing component and comfort component are positioned in overlaid configuration to define a unit. The head restraint pad is adapted for being placed in a seat in lateral alignment with one side of the head of an occupant and inflatable or deflatable as appropriate to restrain the head against injurious lateral movement caused by a side impact relative to the seat.

A compressible liner for impact protection, which may be installed in a helmet worn by a person. The compressible liner may also be applied to other impact protection situations, for example to baby capsules and child safety seats, as well as offering customized zones of impact protection. The compressible liner may have a relatively low density foam inner layer fused to a relatively high density foam outer layer. The inner layer may have many cone shaped protuberances which project into matching recesses of the outer layer. The compressible liner provides an initial low resistance to the impact for a desired part of the human body. As the impact progresses the level of resistance provided by the compressible liner increases in a controlled manner so that controlled deceleration of the part of the body is occurring throughout the impact for a desired impact protection zone of the compressible liner.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention a passive, wireless, RFID-based wireless buckle-closure sensor determines whether the buckle of a child safety seat is secured. Sensors also are provided to determine if the child is in the seat, the temperature and if the vehicle is in operation, and alarms are sounded if an unsafe condition is detected by the system. Child safety seats utilize a 3-point or 5-point locking-mechanism for seat belt and harness restraints. The locking-mechanism requires that metal belt / harness components latch together and are released by depression of a lock-mounted release button. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention a passive RF transponder is affixed to the buckle. Essentially the RF transponder comprises an RFID device without a data component. The RF transponder is interrogated by a frequency-scanning reader, which determines the resonant frequency of the transponder. The resonant frequency of the transponder is affected by the presence of the metal fittings local to the RF transponder. Thus, since the major components of the buckle and latch are metal, the detection of the change in the resonant frequency of the transponder, also referred to as “detuning,” permits the determination of the state of the belt / harness buckle—latched or unlatched. This sensing is wireless, unobtrusive, and requires only a passive component be attached to the buckle. Further disclosed is a method of determining the status of a child in a child safety seat, including: whether or not a child is in the seat, whether or not the belt / harness buckle is latched, whether the vehicle's engine is in operation, and whether or not the surrounding temperature exceeds the temperature range. If an unsafe condition is detected, an alarm is activated.

Methods are disclosed for using an Internet server with access to a data base of PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) jurisdiction boundaries and telephone numbers to track the location of a wireless communication device and to determine a PSAP telephone number to call to request emergency services at the location of said wireless communication device using telephone company provided location information. Methods are disclosed for establishing conference call connections between a person, a PSAP and a remote wireless communication device. Also disclosed are methods for establishing an Explicit Call Transfer call connection that redirects a call from a person to a wireless communication device to the telephone of a PSAP having jurisdiction over the location of said remote wireless communication device. Alzheimer tracking devices, offender monitoring devices, medical alert notification devices, satellite tracking devices and child safety telephone embodiments of the current invention are also disclosed.

A safety gate for a doorframe, which is able to prevent small children from going into a restricted or dangerous area, has a lock that requires two different and independent steps to proceed the unlock process. Furthermore, after the lock is unlocked, the user still needs to lift the plate body before the pivotal movement of the plate body with respect to the first side bar is possible.

A compressible liner for impact protection, which may be installed in a helmet worn by a person. The compressible liner may also be applied to other impact protection situations, for example to baby capsules and child safety seats, as well as offering customised zones of impact protection. The compressible liner may have a relatively low density foam inner layer fused to a relatively high density foam outer layer. The inner layer may have many cone shaped protuberances which project into matching recesses of the outer layer. The compressible liner provides an initial low resistance to the impact for a desired part of the human body. As the impact progresses the level of resistance provided by the compressible liner increases in a controlled manner so that controlled deceleration of the part of the body is occurring throughout the impact for a desired impact protection zone of the compressible liner.

This invention relates generally to a juvenile belt positioning booster car seat which folds, has an adjustable back height, and has folding armrests which ships in a minimally sized carton thereby reducing shipping and warehousing costs and which has a smoother exterior surface and enclosed height adjust mechanism to prevent pinch points and protect vehicle upholstery.

The present invention is a novel child-resistant senior-friendly blister card packaging that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging requires a push-peel-push method for opening, which is cognitively and physically challenging for children and mentally impaired adults. Yet, competent adults can easily open the package, especially after reading instructions. More specifically, opening the package requires the user to: 1) Push through an aperture to create a pull tab; 2) Pull on the pull tab to remove a panel; and 3) Push the blister to force the contents through the blister's seal. Furthermore, the packaging is designed to be tear resistant and to halt any propagation of a tear. Advantageously, the present invention is designed such that information such as instructions and product information can be easily printed directly on the packaging. Moreover, users may also record information directly on the packaging. Thus, the present invention not only provides child-resistant and senior-friendly features, but also provides convenience for viewing and recording information.

Child seat installation monitoring system and methods that monitor child seat orientation, belt tension, air temperature, and other factors, and provide notifications and alerts to a user of conditions via indications, a mobile device such as a smart phone, an in-car notification system, and other systems.

A child safety system is described which senses when a child is left alone in an automobile and alerting others. One implementation includes a weight sensor pad for sensing a child's weight applied to an infant car seat, a transmitter to transmit, to an alarm device, an alert signal when a child is in the seat, and a driver door switch. The alarm device generates an alarm signal (e.g., a loud siren noise) if a baby is in the seat after the door switch indicates the driver has left the car.

A cord lock for window coverings has one or more cams adjacent a surface over which a one or more lift cords travel. The cams are spring biased to a locked position in which they press the lift cords against the surface. A cam lock with a release cord is provided which engages and moves the cams from a locked position to an unlocked position in which the lift cords are free to move through the cord lock. The cord lock is always in a locked position whenever neither the lift cords are being pulled to raise the blind nor the release cord is being pulled to lower the blind.

A vehicular slide door apparatus includes a movable slide door, inside and outside door handles operable to initiate opening and closing movement of the door, a drive device that assists the slide door movement, and a remote control device that includes a door lock device and a switch. An open lever is operatively associated with the inside door handle to transmit operation of the inside door handle to the lock device, and a child-proof lever is operable to prevent operation of the inside door handle from being transmitted to the open lever. The switch is engageable by the open lever and is operatively associated with the drive device such that operation of the inside door handle produces selective actuation and non-actuation of the switch depending upon the position of the child-proof lever, with the actuation of the switch effecting driving operation of the drive device.

A child safety blind having a head rail, a bottom rail, at least one ladder tape, a plurality of slats, a tilt wand and a pair of registry clips. At least one ladder tape extends horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and the ladder tape comprising a plurality of steps. The slats extend horizontally between the head rail and the bottom rail, and each of the slats extends through one corresponding step of the ladder tape. The tilt wand is linked with ladder tape and operative to operative to drive the steps of the ladder tape to turn the slats with an angle. The pair of registry clips is operative to lift the bottom rail and the slats at two side portions thereof while holding the bottom rail and the slats therein.

A rotatable child safety seat mounting apparatus for use in combination with a vehicular child safety seat includes a base structure and an interface structure that is removably and rotatably engageable with the base structure. The interface structure and the base structure each include respective guide structures disposed thereon which enable relative rotational motion therebetween while remaining in an engaged relationship one another. The interface structure is specifically configured or adaptation to conventional vehicular child safety seats.

A safe-media interaction system includes distinct child and parent interfaces through which a child can interact with content and applications that are selected and authorized by a parent through the parent interface. The child interface allows a young child who has not yet acquired any reading skills, verbal skills, or visual organization skills to select a content item or application feature from a selection of such items / features visually presented to the child and interact with the selected item / feature through a general purpose computer interface such as a touch screen or keyboard with labels placed over selected keys. The safe-media interaction system also supports special purpose interfaces such as remote controls, kid-safe toys, and a dance pad to facilitate early childhood use of the system.

Systems and methods which provide for an alarm or notification that a child is in a car seat. The systems generally determine if a child is in the seat and that the seat, and therefore the vehicle, is not in motion. Upon detecting both situations, the notification or alarm is activated. The system will generally provide for an alarm to a smartphone or other remote notification device to improve the likelihood that the alarm will be received.

A Means and Methods for providing a PSAP with means for tracking the real time location of a wireless telephone that connects to an Internet server upon detection of predefined events or reception of a command from a person to do so and transmits location information and event data to said server for viewing by authorized users. The server also displays a telephone number for a PSAP having jurisdiction over the location of the wireless telephone. Said PSAP telephone numbers being stored in a server data base and providing a means whereby a person logged-onto the server can call this PSAP telephone number, explain the reason for the call, provide the call taker with log-on information allowing access to the server and the data transmitted from the wireless telephone so that he can access mapped location information showing the location of the wireless telephone and then take appropriate action. Methods for delivering vehicle Automatic Crash Notifications to a PSAP, for establishing VoIP communications with crash victims and for providing crash data and video information to emergency responders showing the injury level of crash victims is disclosed as well as a video security system with multiparty command dialed PSAP notification voice calls and audio, video and location data transmission to the server. Satellite security telephones, offender monitoring devices, child safety telephones and medical alert notification embodiments of the invention are also disclosed.

This multi-purpose child safety harness (10) is wearable and is used to support, hold, restrain, and protect a child (33) during a variety of the child's activities. In FIGS. 1-4, the harness (10) includes a torso band (11), a pair of shoulder straps (19, 21), an inner crotch strap (15), an outer crotch strap (16), and underarm securing straps (23, 25). The outer crotch strap is attached at the rear of the torso band and is used to secure the child to a seat (36) by looping the free end underneath the seat so as to attach it to the chest portion of the torso band thereby securing the child to the seat. The shoulder straps provide ejection protection of the child during swinging and other active pursuits. The securing straps are attached to the harness underneath each arm of the child and are terminated in means for securing the child to swing chains or ropes, and to various types of chairs, shopping carts, strollers, or other fixtures desired to safely retain the child. A stow ring (27) is attached to the rear of the torso band for stowage of ends of the securing straps and or for the attachment of a proximity tether line. An adjustable waist belt (13a-c) at the middle of the band allows for body size adjustments. At the center of the chest portion of the band is a storage pocket (12).

Provided is an inflatable child safety seat. In one embodiment the child safety seat is filled with inflatable foam and includes a seat, a backrest integrally formed with the seat and having a through hole, a safety belt passed the through hole to dispose on the seat, two arm pads, two side protections provided at both sides of the backrest and integrally formed with the arm pads, an enclosure for enclosing the seat, the backrest, the arm pads, and the side protections, and a valve provided on an underside of the seat. Opening the valve to exit air in the enclosure will enable a collapsing of the enclosure. Unfolding and pumping air into the child safety seat via the valve will inflate the child safety seat.

Exemplary embodiments provide systems, methods, and products that that offer, characterize, price, and / or sell vehicle rental insurance coverage in terms of the type of vehicle, class of vehicle, or exact vehicle that the customer will obtain as a rental, instead of, or in addition to, a dollar limit per day and / or a dollar limit per incident. Various embodiments allow insurers to offer and calculate a premium price for, and / or allow consumers to choose and pay for, coverage specified according to the type of vehicle, class of vehicle, and / or exact vehicle desired as a rental replacement for an insured vehicle. Various embodiments also allow insurers to offer and calculate a premium price for, and allow consumers to choose and pay for, optional add-ons for the rental vehicle, such as a navigation system and / or a child safety seat.

The invention discloses a seat cushion adjusting mechanism of an integrated automobile safety seat for children, which comprises a seat cushion height adjusting mechanism and a seat cushion length adjusting mechanism, wherein the seat cushion height adjusting mechanism is installed below the middle seat cushion of the back-row seats, and the middle seat cushion of the back-row seats can be lifted by a driving device and a link mechanism, so that the seat for adults can be changed into a heightened seat for children; and the seat cushion length adjusting mechanism is connected with multiple sections of additional seat cushions which can be connected with or separated from each other at the front side of the seat cushion of the seat, so that the length of the seat cushion can be adjusted according to the body sizes of the children. The invention can realize the stepless adjustment of the seat cushion height based on the height of the children and the multistep adjustment of the seat cushion length, thereby protecting the children from being hurt in the process of automobile collision when being used by matching with the traditional three-point safety belt for adults. Besides, the invention can be adjusted to adapt to adults for use, has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and convenient use, and can realize the intelligent positioning of the children.

A buckle mechanism for a seat belt arrangement of a child safety seat comprises a guiding member forming at least one internal cavity for guiding and receiving at least one tongue of a tongue member, at least one latch for engaging with and locking the at least one tongue and disengaging means for disengaging the at least one latch from the at least one tongue. The buckle mechanism further has the at least one latch pivotably secured and connected with an anchor pin, to which webbing of a seat belt is attached, the other webbing being attached in a way known per se to the at least one tongue member. The at least one latch engages with the at least one tongue and the force transmission from the webbings through the mechanism only consists of the at least one tongue, the at least one latch and the anchor pin.

A footrest for a child safety seat (20) includes a support (10) for supporting the lower side of an adherent child safety seat (20) and a footstep (13) that is attached to the support (10). The footstep (13) is adjustable in order to adapt to the length of the legs of the child (21) that is seated in the child safety seat (20). The footrest is equipped with an anchor (12) that is intended to be received in a space (24) between the upper side of an adherent seat (22) and the lower side of an adherent backrest (23) in a vehicle where the footrest is mounted.