Child seat mount with anti-twist web mechanism

Claim 1

A child seat mounting arrangement in combination with a vehicle passenger seat for a vehicle comprising: a child seat positionable atop said passenger seat in a first position whereat the child faces forwardly on said passenger seat and in a second position whereat the child faces rearwardly on said passenger seat, said child seat including a seat portion and a back portion upon and against which the child rests; flexible web means on said child seat and having distal end portions; first locking devices mounted to said distal end portions; adjustment means engaged with said web means operable to control tightness of said web means; second locking devices adapted to be mounted to said vehicle adjacent said passenger seat and lockingly engageable with said first locking devices to secure said child seat to said passenger seat when said child seat is in said first position and when in said second position; and, an anti-twist pivot mechanism mounted to said back portion of said child seat, said mechanism having a passage into which said web means extends, said mechanism pivotally mounting said web means to said child seat pivoting said web means when said first locking devices are lockingly engaged with said second locking devices to automatically allow said web means to extend in a straight line toward said second locking devices regardless of the positioning of said child seat upon said passenger seat in said first position and said second position; and wherein: said web means includes a web; said pivot mechanism includes a pair of slots located on opposite sides of said child seat, said web extends through said slots and is fixedly attached to said mechanism; said first locking devices each include a release push button facing outwards relative to said child seat by said pivot mechanism without web twisting when in said first position and said second position.