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Child's car seat with improved overhead shield
Assignee: Graco Childrens Products Inc
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Filing: 1995-11-10
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Granted: 1997-03-04
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Expires: 2015-11-10
Abstract
Abstract An overhead shield for a child's car seat has a pair of arms pivotally attached to the side walls of the car seat and a central section which is adjustable with respect to the pivotable arm portions. A stationary rack secured to the arm has a plurality of rack notches which engage a pawl latch pivotally mounted to the side extensions of a central cushion member. An exposed operating button enables the pawl latch to be disengaged from the rack notches, and a bias spring normally urges the latch pawl into engagement with one of the rack notches.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark A. Sedlack
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 07:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2839; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32254; Y10T403/32467; Y10T403/32475; Y10T403/32483; Y10T403/59; Y10T403/591
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An adjustable overhead shield for a child's car seat, said shield comprising: first and second arm members each having an attachment end and a distal end and a rack member secured thereto and having a plurality of notches arranged therealong; and a central U-shaped member having first and second side sections each slidably engagable with said first and second arm members, respectively, at the distal end thereof, each of said side sections having a pawl latch pivotally mounted therein, said pawl latch having a nose portion engagable in locking relation with said notches and an operating end having a manually engagable surface, and a bias member for urging said nose portion of said pawl latch into engagement with said notch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An adjustable overhead shield for a child's car seat, said shield comprising: first and second arm members each having an attachment end and a distal end and a rack member secured thereto and having a plurality of notches arranged therealong; and a central U-shaped member having first and second side sections each slidably engagable with said first and second arm members, respectively, at the distal end thereof, each of said side sections having a pawl latch pivotally mounted therein, said pawl latch having a nose portion engagable in locking relation with said notches and an operating end having a manually engagable surface, and a bias member for urging said nose portion of said pawl latch into engagement with said notch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said bias member comprises a folded blade spring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention of claim 1 further including a position indicator mounted on at least one of said arm members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said manually engagable surface is shaped to accommodate an end of a finger.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 1 further including an abutment stop for limiting outward movement of said side sections relative to said arm members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said central U-shaped member includes a cushion portion arranged centrally thereof.
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