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US6017088A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Convertible infant carrier/restraint system

Assignee: Evenflo Co Inc
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Filing: 1996-12-27
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Granted: 2000-01-25
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Expires: 2016-12-27
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Abstract

Abstract An infant restraint system including an infant carrier, a base couplable to the infant carrier via an improved locking mechanism and having an improved recline mechanism. The infant restraint system further includes an improved handle and an improved belt system, the belt system having a mid-belt adjuster disposed in front of the infant when the infant is positioned in the infant restraint system.

Inventors

  • 👤 William B. Stephens
  • 👤 Brian P. Egan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 05:15
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2821; A; A47; A47D; A47D13/00; A47D13/02; A47D13/027; B60N2/2842; B60N2/2845; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/10; B60R22/105; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T292/00; Y10T292/08; Y10T292/0801; Y10T292/0848; Y10T292/0849; Y10T292/0855

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 131 words
An infant restraint system, comprising: a support base; an infant carrier couplable to the base, the infant carrier having a head end and a foot end; a handle attached to the carrier; and a latching mechanism operatively disposed relative to the support base and the infant carrier to detachably connect the carrier to the base, said latching mechanism being independent of said handle, the latching mechanism having an actuating portion located on the carrier substantially proximate an uppermost edge of one of the head end and the foot end of the carrier, in a position to allow a user having two hands to actuate the actuating portion with one hand while simultaneously gripping the carrier at the head end and the foot end with respective ones of the user's two hands.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 131 words
An infant restraint system, comprising: a support base; an infant carrier couplable to the base, the infant carrier having a head end and a foot end; a handle attached to the carrier; and a latching mechanism operatively disposed relative to the support base and the infant carrier to detachably connect the carrier to the base, said latching mechanism being independent of said handle, the latching mechanism having an actuating portion located on the carrier substantially proximate an uppermost edge of one of the head end and the foot end of the carrier, in a position to allow a user having two hands to actuate the actuating portion with one hand while simultaneously gripping the carrier at the head end and the foot end with respective ones of the user's two hands.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 55 words
An infant restraint system as defined in claim 1, wherein said support base includes a latching engagement site, and wherein said latching mechanism includes a latching engagement member, said latching engagement member being pivotally mounted on the infant carrier and biased by a biasing member toward engagement with the latching engagement site on the base.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
An infant restraint system as defined in claim 2, wherein said latching engagement member is biased toward an engaging position by the biasing member which comprises a spring member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 190 words
An infant restraint system, comprising: a support base including a latching engagement site; an infant carrier couplable to the base, the infant carrier having a head end and a foot end; a handle attached to the carrier; and a latching mechanism operatively disposed relative to the support base and the infant carrier to detachably connect the carrier to the base, said latching mechanism being independent of said handle, the latching mechanism having an actuating portion located on the carrier substantially proximate an uppermost edge of one of the head end and the foot end of the carrier, the latching mechanism also including a latching engagement member, said latching engagement member being pivotally mounted on the infant carrier and biased by a biasing member toward engagement with the latching engagement site on the base; wherein said latching engagement member is disposed on a central portion of the carrier, wherein said latching engagement site is disposed on a central sire of the base, and wherein said actuating portion of the latching mechanism is coupled to said latching engagement member to allow the latching engagement member to be actuated by the actuating portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 190 words
An infant restraint system, comprising: a support base including a latching engagement site; an infant carrier couplable to the base, the infant carrier having a head end and a foot end; a handle attached to the carrier; and a latching mechanism operatively disposed relative to the support base and the infant carrier to detachably connect the carrier to the base, said latching mechanism being independent of said handle, the latching mechanism having an actuating portion located on the carrier substantially proximate an uppermost edge of one of the head end and the foot end of the carrier, the latching mechanism also including a latching engagement member, said latching engagement member being pivotally mounted on the infant carrier and biased by a biasing member toward engagement with the latching engagement site on the base; wherein said latching engagement member is disposed on a central portion of the carrier, wherein said latching engagement site is disposed on a central sire of the base, and wherein said actuating portion of the latching mechanism is coupled to said latching engagement member to allow the latching engagement member to be actuated by the actuating portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 170 words
An infant restraint system, comprising: a support base, wherein the support base includes a latching engagement site disposed on a central portion of the base; an infant carrier couplable to the base; a handle attached to the carrier; and a latching mechanism operatively disposed relative to the support base and the infant carrier to detachably connect the carrier to the base, the latching mechanism being independent of said handle, the latching mechanism having an actuating portion located on the carrier at one of the head end and the foot end of the carrier, and wherein the latching mechanism includes a latching engagement member disposed on a central portion of the carrier, the latching engagement member being pivotally mounted on the infant carrier and biased by a biasing member toward engagement with the latching engagement site on the base, and further wherein the actuating portion is coupled to the latching engagement member by an elongated, flexible coupling member to allow the latching engagement member to be actuated by the actuation portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 170 words
An infant restraint system, comprising: a support base, wherein the support base includes a latching engagement site disposed on a central portion of the base; an infant carrier couplable to the base; a handle attached to the carrier; and a latching mechanism operatively disposed relative to the support base and the infant carrier to detachably connect the carrier to the base, the latching mechanism being independent of said handle, the latching mechanism having an actuating portion located on the carrier at one of the head end and the foot end of the carrier, and wherein the latching mechanism includes a latching engagement member disposed on a central portion of the carrier, the latching engagement member being pivotally mounted on the infant carrier and biased by a biasing member toward engagement with the latching engagement site on the base, and further wherein the actuating portion is coupled to the latching engagement member by an elongated, flexible coupling member to allow the latching engagement member to be actuated by the actuation portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
An infant restraint system as defined in claim 5, wherein the coupling member is an elongated sheet of plastic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
An infant restraint system as defined in claim 6, the coupling member further including a second elongated, flexible coupling member.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 2003-01-24 2003-07-26 2004-01-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2007-01-24 2007-07-26 2008-01-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2011-01-24 2011-07-26 2012-01-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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