EP0952032A2
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Child safety seat
Assignee: Britax Excelsior Ltd
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Filing: 1999-04-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-04-09
Abstract
Abstract A child safety seat comprises a base (34) adapted to rest on a vehicle seat, a seat body (32) mounted on the base (34) and a pair of releasable connectors (42) projecting from the base (34) and having a first latch (100) for engagement with a standard anchorage unit associated with the vehicle seat. Each connector (42, 44) is secured to the base (34) by a retractable coupling member (62) having a second latch (116) adapted to block retraction of the coupling member (62) when the coupling member (62) is fully extended. The first latch (100) is coupled to the second latch (116) to allow disengagement of the second latch (116) when the first latch (100) is engaged with a standard anchorage unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Jackson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2887; B60N2/2893; B60N2/2821; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A child safety seat comprising a base (34) adapted
to rest on a vehicle seat, a seat body (32) mounted on the
base (34) and a releasable connector (42) projecting from
the base (34) and having a first latch (100) for engagement
with a standard anchorage unit associated with the vehicle
seat, characterised in that the connector (42, 44) is
secured to the base (34) by a retractable coupling member
(62) having a second latch (116) adapted to block
retraction of the coupling member (62) when the coupling
member (62) is fully extended, and link means (128)
coupling the first latch (100) to the second latch (116) to
allow disengagement of the second latch (116) when the
first latch (100) is engaged with a standard anchorage
unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein
a pawl (72) is mounted on the retractable coupling member
(62) and arranged engage with complementary formations (86)
on the base (34) to resist protraction of the retractable
coupling member (62) and a manually operable release
mechanism (88, 96, 98) for causing said pawl (72) to
disengage from said complementary formations (86).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A child safety seat according to claim 2, wherein
said manually operable release mechanism comprises a first
cam formation (96) on the pawl (72), a second cam formation
(98) on the retractable coupling member (62) and a cam
follower (94) connected to a handle (88) and arranged to
engage between said first and second cam formations to
cause angular movement of the pawl (72 relative to the base
(62).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A child safety seat according to claim 3, wherein
one of said first and second cam formations comprises an
arcuate slot (96) and the other of said first and second
cam formations comprises a straight slot (98).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A child safety seat according to claim 2, 3 or 4,
wherein the manually operable release mechanism (88, 96,
98) is positioned so as to be inaccessible when the base
(34) is positioned on a vehicle seat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A child safety seat according to any preceding
claim, wherein the second latch (116) is mounted for a
predetermined range of angular movement on the retractible
coupling member (62) for engagement with a complementary
formation (60) on the base (34).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
A child safety seat according to claim 6, wherein
the link means comprises a release lever (118) mounted for
angular movement on the retractible coupling member (62)
and having a stop formation (124) arranged to engage with
a complementary formation (126) on the second latch (116)
for varying said predetermined range of angular movement in
dependence on the orientation of the release lever (118),
a position sensor (110) linked to the release lever (118)
and responsive to engagement of the first latch (100) to
move the release lever (118) to an orientation in which
said predetermined range of angular movement includes an
orientation in which the second latch (116) disengages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A child safety seat according to claim 7, wherein
the stop formation comprises a pin (124) and the
complementary formation comprises an arcuate slot (126)
with the pin (124) engaged therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A child safety seat according to claim 7 or 8,
wherein the position sensor (100) comprises a detent
adapted to engage with the first latch (108) thereby to
retain it in its engaged position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A child safety seat according to claim 9, wherein
the release lever (118) includes a manually engageable
formation (136) for causing movement of the disengagement
of the position sensor (100) to release the first latch
(108).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A child safety seat according to any preceding
claim, wherein a second releasable connector (42, 44) has
a first latch (100) for engagement with a second standard
anchorage unit associated with the vehicle seat, the second
releasable connector (44) being secured to said retractable
coupling member (62).
References Cited (Backward Citations)
EP0703113A2
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