Reclining restraint (smart move)
US5551751A · kind A · utility
83Cited by
7References
11Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/2875
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A NHTSA-safety compliant infant restraint with a number of advantageous features including a linkage mechanism that allows relative movement between the seat and underframe during an impact, to allow for an infant to be transported reclined while the restraint is in a rear-facing mode, while enabling the restraint to comply with NHTSA standards during a crash. The restraint may be used in a forward facing, non-rotatable position as well. A plurality of seat back incline positions may be selected for both the rearward and forward-facing modes.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.