Patent · US Expired

Child restraint car bed

US6205600A · kind A · utility

24Cited by
23References
28Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1997
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R22/105
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A child restraint car bed is disclosed comprising a shell body (12) including a chamber (5) sized to receive an infant; and first and second through-slots (44, 46) extending through the shell body and communicating with the chamber. A lower surface portion (42) of the first sidewall is concave to support an infant in an on-side position and the bottom chamber surface (40) is substantially planar to support the child in a supine position. A harness assembly (78) is further provided for engaging the shell body and includes retention straps (80, 82, 84) having hook and loop end portions (86, 92, 94) that extend through the through-slots (44, 46) and attach to an infant positioned within the chamber to fixedly secure the infant to the shell body. The harness assembly laterally moves within the through-slots (44, 46) into alternative locations to adjust to a variable body position assumed by an infant in the chamber. The shell body further includes a skirt flange (34) extending from proximate a top rim (38) along a first sidewall (14) and retention hooks (58, 68) positioned along the skirt flange to engage and retain a vehicle seat belt thereagainst.

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