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Child's seat sunscreen
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-09-04
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Granted: 1986-04-22
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Expires: 2004-09-04
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an infant seat sunscreen assembly (10) mountable on a variety of child's seat designs including automobile safety seats. A transparent, tinted flexible plastic sunscreen (12) is pivotally attached between clasps (14). The clasps have handles for easy and rapid placement or removal of the sunscreen to the child's seat. The clasps have jaw elements (16) which can be locked into position once the jaws (18) are attached to the edge of the seat. The clasps (14) can be adapted so that the sunscreen can be attached in various ways to many different car seat designs.
Inventors
- 👤 Cornelius B. Finn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:43
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47D; A47D15/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/3427; Y10T24/3428; Y10T24/3431; Y10T24/3433; Y10T24/3435
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An apparatus attachable to a child's seat for screening sunlight from the face of a seated child, comprising: a tinted, elongated, flexible sunscreen having substantially flat ends; a pair of clasps, each clasp having a pair of jaw elements, the jaw elements forming jaws for clasping an edge of the child's seat; each clasp including first connection means for pivotally connecting an end of the sunscreen to said clasp, the sunscreen being pivotable about a first connection axis when connected to said clasp by the first connection means; each clasp further including second connection means for pivotally connecting the sunscreen to said clasp, the sunscreen being pivotable about a second connection axis when connected to said clasp by the second connection means, the first and second connection axes being substantially perpendicular to one another.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
An apparatus attachable to a child's seat for screening sunlight from the face of a seated child, comprising: a tinted, elongated, flexible sunscreen having substantially flat ends; a pair of clasps, each clasp having a pair of jaw elements, the jaw elements forming jaws for clasping an edge of the child's seat; each clasp including first connection means for pivotally connecting an end of the sunscreen to said clasp, the sunscreen being pivotable about a first connection axis when connected to said clasp by the first connection means; each clasp further including second connection means for pivotally connecting the sunscreen to said clasp, the sunscreen being pivotable about a second connection axis when connected to said clasp by the second connection means, the first and second connection axes being substantially perpendicular to one another.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first connection means includes: a first boss fastened to each clasp, the first boss having a planar surface; and a fastener knob having a planar face; the first connection means also including a shaft attached to the fastener knob and projecting through the planar face of the fastener knob, the projecting portion of the shaft being engageable with the first boss to fasten the fastener knob to the first boss with the planar face of the fastener knob in substantially abutting relationship with the planar surface of the first boss, the shaft defining the first connection axis when the fastener knob is fastened against the first boss, the ends of the sunscreen being securable between the planar surface of the first boss and the planar face of the fastening knob of each clasp such that each end of the sunscreen is pivotal about the first connection axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second connection means includes a second boss fastened to each clasp, the second boss having a planar surface, the shaft of said fastener knob being engageable with the second boss to fasten the fastener knob to the second boss with the planar face of the fastener knob in substantially abutting relationship with the planar surface of the second boss, the second connection axis being defined by the shaft when the fastener knob is fastened against the planar surface of the second boss, the ends of the sunscreen being securable between the planar surface of the second boss and the planar face of the fastener knob of each clasp such that each end of the sunscreen is pivotable about the second connection axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
104 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the jaw elements of each clasp are joined together at one end by a hinge, the hinge having a hinge pin about which the jaw elements pivot to open and close the jaws, the hinge also having at least one hinge element extending from each jaw element, the hinge pin passing through the hinge elements, the hinge elements arranged in side-by-side relationship to move in slidable contact relative to each other about the hinge pin as the jaws are opened and closed; and locking means for preventing movement of the hinge at any selected position of the jaws.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the locking means includes an extension of the hinge pin beyond the hinge to engage the second boss, the engaging portion of the hinge pin being threaded so that rotation of the second boss about the hinge pin draws the second boss towards the hinge thereby pressing the hinge elements together to prevent their movement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a pair of handle elements extending from the hinged ends of the jaw elements, the handle elements being spring biased so that the jaws tend toward the closed position, the jaws openable when the handle elements are brought toward each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein resilient washers are positioned adjacent to the planar surfaces of the first and second bosses and the planar face of the fastener knob, the fastener knob being adjustable against the resilient washer so that the sunscreen will be held in place once it is pivoted into the desired position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first boss can be fastened to clasp in variable positions so that the inclination of the planar surface of the first boss will vary with respect to the clasp for each selected position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising detent peg integrally formed with the clasp, the detent peg engageable with a correspondingly-shaped recess formed in the first boss, the detent peg and recess configured and arranged to prevent rotation of the first boss with respect to the clasp.
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