Baby seat

Claim 2

A baby seat adapted to be supported by the seat cushion of a vehicle seat and held thereon by a seatbelt, said baby seat including an outer shell member and an inner shell member both of which are formed of a plastic material, said inner shell member being located within said outer shell member and comprising a back portion, a seat portion and a pair of laterally spaced generally V-shaped side portions for supporting a baby, said outer shell member having a generally rectangular base portion for resting on saId seat cushion in a horizontal plane, an inclined rear wall formed with the rear of the base portion, an upstanding front wall connected with the front of said base portion, a pair of laterally spaced generally V-shaped sidewalls rigidly interconnecting said base portion, the front wall, and said rear wall, outwardly projecting flange means formed along the circumference of each of said inner and outer shell members, said flange means being complementary in form and serving to rigidly join said inner and outer shell members so as to form a unitary structure wherein said back portion of the inner shell member is located adjacent the rear wall of the outer shell member and the plane of the seat portion of the inner shell member forms substantially equal included angles with the front wall and the base portion of the outer shell member, and a crossbar connected to said flange means along each side of said baby seat and serving as a handle for manually moving the baby seat from one location to another, said crossbar and a portion of said flange means defining an opening adjacent each side of the baby seat for accommodating said seatbelt.

Claim 3

The baby seat of claim 1 wherein said inner shell member includes a shoulder belt extending between a pair of apertures formed in the back portion and the flange means located along the front wall of the outer shell member.

Claim 4

A baby seat adapted to be supported in a rearwardly facing direction on the seat cushion of a vehicle seat and held thereon by a seatbelt, said baby seat including an outer shell member and an inner shell member both of which are integrally formed of a plastic material, said inner shell member being supported by said outer shell member and comprising a back portion, a seat portion and a pair of laterally spaced generally V-shaped side portions for supporting a baby, a plurality of transverse ribs formed in said back portion and said seat portion and serving as cushioning means for the body contact area of the inner shell member, said outer shell member having a generally rectangular base portion for resting on said seat cushion in a horizontal plane, an inclined rear wall formed with the rear of the base portion, an upstanding transversely extending front wall connected with the front of said base portion, a pair of laterally spaced generally V-shaped sidewalls rigidly interconnecting said base portion, the front wall, and said rear wall, outwardly projecting flange means formed along the entire circumference of each of said inner and outer shell members, said flange means being complementary in form and serving to rigidly join said inner and outer shell members by a heat-sealing process so as to form a unitary structure wherein said back portion of the inner shell member is located adjacent the rear wall of the outer shell member and the plane of the seat portion of the inner shell member forms substantially equal included angles with the front wall and the base portion of the outer shell member, and a crossbar integrally formed with and connected to said flange means along each side of said baby seat and serving as a handle for manually moving the baby seat from one location to another, said crossbar and a portion of said flange means defining an opening adjacent each side of the baby seat for accommodating said seatbelt.

Claim 5

A baby seat adapted to be supported in a rearwardly facing direction on the seat cushion of a vehicle seat and held thereon by a seatbelt, said baby seat including an outer shell member and an inner shell member both of which are integrally formed of a plastic material, said inner shell member being supported by said outer shell member and comprising a back portion, a seat portion and a pair of laterally spaced generally V-shaped side portions for supporting a baby, a plurality of transverse ribs formed in said back portion and said seat portion and serving as cushioning means for the body contact area of the inner shell member, said outer shell member having a generally rectangular base portion for resting on said seat cushion in a horizontal plane, an inclined rear wall formed with the rear of the base portion, an upstanding transversely extending front wall connected with the front of said base portion, a pair of laterally spaced generally V-shaped sidewalls rigidly interconnecting said base portion, the front wall, and said rear wall, outwardly projecting flange means formed along the entire circumference of each of said inner and outer shell members, said flange means being complementary in form and serving to rigidly join said inner and outer shell members by a heat-sealing process so as to form a unitary structure wherein said back portion of the inner shell member is located adjacent the rear wall of the outer shell member and the plane of the seat portion of the inner shell member forms substantially equal included angles with the front wall and the base portion of the outer shell member, and a crossbar integrally formed with and connected to said flange means along each side of said baby seat and serving as a handle for manually moving the baby seat from one location to another, said crossbar and a portion of said flange means defining an opening adjacent each side of the baby seat for accommodating said seatbelt.