Child passenger seat for vehicle

Claim 2

A child passenger seat for protecting a child passenger, comprising: (a) a load bearing seat shell mounted on a vehicle and provided with a child passenger restraining belt wherein said seat shell includes a seat panel, a backrest panel, and a pair of side panels, said backrest and side panels being contiguous with said seat panel; (b) a seat cover formed from sheet material that is fitted over said shell and which defines a seating surface for a child passenger, said cover having a seat sheet, a backrest sheet and a pair of side sheets which are respectively brought into contact with said seat, backrest and side panels; (c) a double-sheet portion provided on the sheet material which includes a first sheet member having peripheral portions secured to a second sheet member for admitting a cushioning pad, and a pouch for receiving a portion of a side panel of the seat shell in order to mount the cover onto said seat shell, whereby said pad is freely insertable into and removable from said cover; and (d) a recess provided in an upper end portion of the backrest panel for receiving said pad, wherein said double-sheet portion overlies said recess, and the pad received in the double-sheet portion does not extend over an edge of the recess.

Claim 3

A child passenger seat according to claim 1, wherein said double-sheet portion is defined by a sheet member having peripheral portions thereof secured to backrest sheet.

Claim 4

A child passenger seat according to claim 2, wherein said seat is located within a vehicle having a rear end, and said inlet opening of said pocket is provided on the side thereof which is closest to the rear end of the vehicle.

Claim 5

A child passenger seat according to claim 2, wherein said sheet member is secured to said cover by sewing.

Claim 6

A child passenger seat according to claim 1, wherein a recess is formed in each of said side panels, and each of said recesses defines a pad receiving portion.

Claim 7

A child passenger seat for use in a vehicle so designed that the body of a child passenger is restrained by a webbing in an emergency situation of the vehicle, said seat comprising: (a) a seat shell having an interior side that provides a seating surface for the passenger, and exterior side, and a front and a back that is securable on a seat of the vehicle, wherein said shell supports said webbing, and includes a seat panel, a backrest panel and a pair of side panels which are connected together in one unit; (b) a seat cover having a front and a back that is fittable over the front and back of said shell which includes a seat sheet, a backrest and a pair of side sheets, said cover defining a seating surface for a child passenger, and further including an outer sheet which is connected to front end portions of said side sheets and disposed over the exterior side of said shell; (c) a pair of sheet members having edges that are sewn to the front edges of the side sheets and the outer sheet for forming pockets between said sheet member and said side sheets on either side of the cover having openings for admitting a cushioning pad into and out of said pockets, and for forming pouches that are separate from said pockets for receiving a portion of the side panels of the seat shell in order to mount the cover onto said seat shell; and (d) a cushioning pad in each of said pockets.

Claim 8

A child passenger seat for use in a vehicle so designed that the body of a child passenger is restrained by a webbing in an emergency situation of the vehicle, said seat comprising: (a) a seat shell having an interior side that provides a seating surface for the passenger, and exterior side, and a front and a back that is securable on a seat of the vehicle, wherein said shell supports said webbing, and includes a seat panel, a backrest panel and a pair of side panels which are connected together in one unit; (b) a seat cover having a front and a back that is fittable over the front and back of said shell which includes a seat sheet, a backrest and a pair of side sheets, said cover defining a seating surface for a child passenger, and further including an outer sheet which is connected to front end portions of said side sheets and disposed over the exterior side of said shell; (c) a pair of sheet members having edges that are sewn to the front edges of the side sheets and the outer sheet for forming pockets between said sheet member and said side sheets on either side of the cover having openings for admitting a cushioning pad into and out of said pockets, and for forming pouches that are separate from said pockets for receiving a portion of the side panels of the seat shell in order to mount the cover onto said seat shell; and (d) a cushioning pad in each of said pockets.

Claim 9

A child passenger seat according to claim 6, wherein said shell is provided with recesses for receiving said pads when said pads are disposed within and enveloped by said pockets.

Claim 10

A child passenger seat according to claim 6, wherein the openings of each of the pockets further face the back of the shell.

Claim 11

A child passenger seat for use in a vehicle of the type that includes a webbing for restraining the child passenger in an emergency situation of the vehicle, comprising: (a) a seat shell that is securable on a seat of the vehicle and that includes a webbing, said shell being formed from a seat panel, a backrest panel and a pair of side panels that are connected together in one unit, and having an interior side that receives and supports the child passenger, and an exterior side that abuts said vehicle seat when said seat shell is secured thereto; (b) a cover having a front portion and a rear portion that is fittable over the seat shell that includes a seat sheet, a backrest sheet and a pair of opposing side sheets which overlie said seat panel, backrest panel and side panels, respectively when said cover is fitted over said seat shell, wherein said cover further includes a pair of double sheets attached around to the front edges of each of the side sheets for defining both a pocket having an open edge for admitting a cushioning pad into and out of said pocket, and a pouch having an opening for receiving a portion of a side panel of the seat shell in order to mount said cover onto said seat shell.

Claim 12

A child passenger seat for use in a vehicle of the type that includes a webbing for restraining the child passenger in an emergency situation of the vehicle, comprising: (a) a seat shell that is securable on a seat of the vehicle and that includes a webbing, said shell being formed from a seat panel, a backrest panel and a pair of side panels that are connected together in one unit, and having an interior side that receives and supports the child passenger, and an exterior side that abuts said vehicle seat when said seat shell is secured thereto; (b) a cover having a front portion and a rear portion that is fittable over the seat shell that includes a seat sheet, a backrest sheet and a pair of opposing side sheets which overlie said seat panel, backrest panel and side panels, respectively when said cover is fitted over said seat shell, wherein said cover further includes a pair of double sheets attached around to the front edges of each of the side sheets for defining both a pocket having an open edge for admitting a cushioning pad into and out of said pocket, and a pouch having an opening for receiving a portion of a side panel of the seat shell in order to mount said cover onto said seat shell.