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EP0287259A2
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Child's seat for a motor vehicle
Assignee: Romer-Britax Autogurte GmbH
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Filing: 1988-04-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-04-05
Abstract
Abstract A child's seat (10) for a motor vehicle comprises a back portion (16) and a harness including two shoulder straps (20) each of which projects through a respective opening in the back portion (16). Each opening is formed by the interaction of an elongate slot (30, 32) formed in the back portion (16) and extending over the range of desired positions for the opening, with a horizontal slot (40, 42) in a carriage (38) mounted on the rear side of the back portion (16) for vertical sliding movement relative thereto. Manually operable control means (44) is arranged to vary the position of the carriage (38, 52) relative to the back portion (16).
Inventors
- 👤 David William Burleigh
- 👤 Waldemar Czernakoski
- 👤 Hermann Wetter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:37
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2803; B60N2/2812; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/10; B60R22/105; B60R22/18; B60R22/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A child's seat (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a back portion (16) and a harness including two shoulder straps (20) each of which projects through a respective opening in the back portion (16), characterised by two elongate slots (30, 32) formed in the back portion (16), each slot (30, 32) extending over the range of desired positions for the opening for a respective shoulder strap (20), a carriage (38, 52) mounted on the rear side of the back portion (16) for vertical sliding movement relative thereto and having a respective horizontal slot (40, 42; 60, 62) aligned with each of the elongate slots (30, 32) in the back portion (16) so as to define a respective opening for each shoulder strap (20), and control means for varying the position of the carriage (38, 52) relative to the back portion (16).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A child's seat (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a back portion (16) and a harness including two shoulder straps (20) each of which projects through a respective opening in the back portion (16), characterised by two elongate slots (30, 32) formed in the back portion (16), each slot (30, 32) extending over the range of desired positions for the opening for a respective shoulder strap (20), a carriage (38, 52) mounted on the rear side of the back portion (16) for vertical sliding movement relative thereto and having a respective horizontal slot (40, 42; 60, 62) aligned with each of the elongate slots (30, 32) in the back portion (16) so as to define a respective opening for each shoulder strap (20), and control means for varying the position of the carriage (38, 52) relative to the back portion (16).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A child's seat according to claim 1, wherein the elongate slots (30, 32) are inclined so that their upper ends are further apart than their lower ends.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
A child's seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two horizontal slots (40, 42) are formed in the same component of the carriage (38, 52), each horizontal slot (40, 42) extending over the range of horizontal movement of the corresponding opening, the horizontal surfaces of the openings being defined by the walls of the horizontal slots (40, 42) and the vertical edges of the openings being defined by the edges of the elongate slots (30, 32).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A child's seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each of the horizontal slots (60, 62) is of the same dimensions as the corresponding opening and is formed in a respective auxiliary carriage (56, 58) which is slideable horizontally relative to the main carriage (52) and coupled to guide means extending parallel to the corresponding elongate slot (30, 32).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A child's seat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means comprises a screw-threaded rod (44) journaled in a bearing (48) secured adjacent to the top edge of the rear surface of the seat back (16) and engaging in a tapped hole in the carriage (38, 52).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
A child's seat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means comprises a spring (74) arranged to bias the carriage (38, 52) downwardly relative to the seat back (16) and a flexible tension member (76) having one end connected to the carriage (38, 52) and its other end wound on a drum (78) which is rotatable mounted adjacent to the top edge of the rear surface of the seat back (16), a manually releasable ratchet assembly (86, 88) being arranged to resist rotation of the drum (78) in the unwinding direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
A child's seat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means comprises a vertically oriented row of ratchet teeth (92) on the rear carriage (38) and a detent (94) mounted on a reslient arm (96) which has one end secured to the rear of the seat back (16).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A child's seat according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means comprises a cam wheel (102) eccentrically journaled on an axle (104) secured to the rear iof the seat back (16), the edge of the cam wheel (102) engaging with an edge (100) of the carriage (38).
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