EP0326265A2
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Child's safety seat
Assignee: Britax Excelsior Ltd
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Filing: 1989-01-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A child's safety seat comprises a seat body (10) having a seat portion (12), a back rest (18) and vertically extending side walls (20, 22) projecting forwardly from the side edges of the back rest (18). First and second guide means (44) adjacent to the junction between the seat portion (12) and the back rest (18) for serve to locate a lap portion (28) of an adult seat belt. A head rest (30) is mounted on the back rest (18) by means permitting adjustment of the distance between the head rest (30) and the seat portion (12). Third guide means (44) is positioned so as to guide a shoulder portion (48) of an adult belt between the back rest (18) and the head rest (30).
Inventors
- 👤 David William Burleigh
- 👤 Andrew John Assinder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2866; B60N2/2803; B60N2/2851; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; B60N2/80; B60N2/806; B60N2/809; B60N2/812; B60N2/821; B60N2/826
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A child's safety seat comprising a seat body (10, 70) having a seat portion (12, 72), a back rest (18, 78) and vertically extending side walls (20, 22; 80, 82) projecting forwardly from the side edges of the back rest (18, 78), together with first and second guide means (44, 124) adjacent to the junction between the seat portion (12, 72) and the back rest (18, 78) for locating a lap portion (28) of an adult seat belt, and third guide means (44, 124) on the back rest (18, 78) for locating a shoulder portion (48) of an adult seat belt, characterised in that a head rest (30, 90) is mounted on the back rest (18, 78) by means permitting adjustment of the distance between the head rest (30, 90) and the seat portion (12, 72), and the third guide means (44, 124) is positioned so as to guide said shoulder portion (48) of an adult belt between the back rest (18, 78) and the head rest (30, 90).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A child's safety seat comprising a seat body (10, 70) having a seat portion (12, 72), a back rest (18, 78) and vertically extending side walls (20, 22; 80, 82) projecting forwardly from the side edges of the back rest (18, 78), together with first and second guide means (44, 124) adjacent to the junction between the seat portion (12, 72) and the back rest (18, 78) for locating a lap portion (28) of an adult seat belt, and third guide means (44, 124) on the back rest (18, 78) for locating a shoulder portion (48) of an adult seat belt, characterised in that a head rest (30, 90) is mounted on the back rest (18, 78) by means permitting adjustment of the distance between the head rest (30, 90) and the seat portion (12, 72), and the third guide means (44, 124) is positioned so as to guide said shoulder portion (48) of an adult belt between the back rest (18, 78) and the head rest (30, 90).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A child's safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the third guide means (44, 124) includes means for restricting movement of the shoulder portion (48) of said adult seat belt relative to the guide means (44, 124) in the transverse direction of the belt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A child's safety seat according to claim 2, wherein the third guide means (44, 124) includes blocking means for restricting movement of the shoulder portion (48) of said adult seat belt relative to the guide means (44, 124) in the longitudinal direction of the belt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A child's safety seat according to claim 3, wherein the blocking means comprises a wedging cam (132) arranged to inhibit movement of the shoulder portion (48) of said adult seat belt through the guide means (44, 124) in one direction while allowing movement in the opposite direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
132 words
A child's safety seat according to claim 3, wherein the third guide means (44, 124) comprises first and second pivotally interconnected base portions (50, 52), a pair of spaced parallel formations (58, 60) on the second base portion (52) and a complementary formation (56) on the first base portion (50) arranged so as to lie between the parallel formations (58, 60) so as to define a sinuous path therebetween when the first and second base portions (50, 52) are in a first relative angular position and to be clear of the parallel formations (58, 60) when the first and second base portions (50, 52) are in a second angular position, together with catch means (62, 64) for securing the first and second base portions (50, 52) in their first relative angular position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A child's safety seat according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the headrest has a pair of side walls (32, 34; 92, 94) and the third guide means (44, 124) is mounted on one of the side walls (32, 34; 92, 94).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A child's safety seat according to any of claim 6, wherein fourth guide means (44, 124) similar to the third guide means (44, 124), is mounted on the other side wall of the head rest (30, 90).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
A child's safety seat according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the head rest (30) is mounted on the seat body (10) by two U-shaped slide bars (36, 38), one limb of each slide bar (36, 38) being embedded in the head rest (30) and the other limb engaging in guide means (42) in the back rest (18).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A child's safety seat according to any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the head rest (90) has by two slide shoes (116) each of which engages in a respective guide track (96) which is recessed into the back rest (78).
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