Child vehicle seat with child-restraint harness adjustment mechanism
US6491348B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/2821
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A child-restraint seat is provided including a seat shell adapted to be coupled to a vehicle seat by a seat anchor coupled to the vehicle, a child-restraint harness coupled to the seat shell, a harness-control panel for adjusting the height of the harness, and a panel height adjustment mechanism coupled to the harness-control panel. The seat shell includes a bottom seat portion and a back support portion. The harness-control panel is mounted on the seat shell for up and down movement relative to the seat shell to raise and lower the shoulder belt portions of the child-restraint harness with respect to the bottom seat portion to harness small-sized children and large-sized children in a restrained position in the seat shell. The harness-control panel includes a belt-receiving opening for receiving a shoulder belt portion of the child-restraint harness. The panel-height adjustment mechanism of the seat includes a handle bar having a first arm coupled to the harness-control panel and a second arm spaced-apart from the first arm and also coupled to the harness-control panel, and a belt support bar movably coupled to the first and second arms of the handle bar to engage and disengage a …
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