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Child seat for vehicles
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1998-11-25
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Granted: 2000-04-04
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Expires: 2018-11-25
Abstract
Abstract A child seat for vehicles, particularly for passenger cars, having a seat bucket which has a seat surface, a back support and two side parts which laterally bound this back support. For improving such a child seat such that new function areas are opened up for the child, guide rails are in each case arranged on the upper edge of the two lateral parts and, in each guide rail, a structural part projecting upwards on the side part is displaceably accommodated by way of a guiding foot. The two structural parts are constructed such that they are capable of forming support cheeks in a displacement position situated in the head area of the seat bucket, and the guiding feet can be locked at least in the displacement position situated in the head area and in a displacement position situated in the leg area, in which case the structural parts can be used in the latter displacement position for forming a table surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert Weber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:02
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2839; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A child seat for a vehicle, comprising: a seat bucket having a leg support area, a back support area, two side parts laterally bounding said back support area, and a head support area; a guide rail extending along an upper edge of each of said side parts between said leg support area and said head support area; at least one structural part having at least one guide foot which is selectively engageable with one of the guide rails at a plurality of positions along said one of the guide rails including a head support position proximate said head support area and a leg area position proximate said leg support area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A child seat for a vehicle, comprising: a seat bucket having a leg support area, a back support area, two side parts laterally bounding said back support area, and a head support area; a guide rail extending along an upper edge of each of said side parts between said leg support area and said head support area; at least one structural part having at least one guide foot which is selectively engageable with one of the guide rails at a plurality of positions along said one of the guide rails including a head support position proximate said head support area and a leg area position proximate said leg support area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said at least one structural part is formed as a support cheek such that said structural part acts as a lateral head support when in said head support position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
A child seat according to claim 1, further comprising means for locking said at least one guide foot to said guide rail when said at least one structural part is in said head support position and when said at least one structural part is in said leg area position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A child seat according to claim 1, further comprising a suspender type belt coupled to the seat bucket for securing a child in the seat bucket.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said guide rail defines an opening for receiving said guide foot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said at least one structural part is constructed to form a depositing surface when in said leg area position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A child seat according to claim 6, wherein said at least one structural part is constructed to form a lateral support for an attachment part when in said leg area position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A child seat according to claim 7, wherein said attachment part is one of a play table, an activity table, and a diversion game.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein a swivel connection is provided between said at least one structural part and said guide foot, such that said at least one structural part can be swivelled about a longitudinal axis of the guide rail.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A child seat according to claim 9, wherein said swivel connection includes means for locking said at least one structural part in a substantially vertical plane and in a substantially horizontal plane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
69 words
A child seat according to claim 10, wherein said swivel connection is constructed such that when said at least one structural part is in the leg area position said structural part can be swivelled from said substantially vertical plane 90° toward the exterior of the seat bucket into said substantially horizontal plane such that said at least one structural part forms a depositing table situated outside the seat bucket.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
91 words
A child seat according to claim 10, wherein said at least one structural part comprises two of said structural parts arranged on said guide rails, respectively, and wherein said swivel connection is constructed such that when said structural parts are in the leg area position each of said structural parts can be swivelled from said substantially vertical plane 90° toward the interior of the seat bucket into said substantially horizontal plane such that said two structural parts form a table which transversely covers the leg support area of the seat bucket.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
65 words
A child seat according to claim 12, wherein said swivel connection is constructed such that when said structural parts are in the leg area position either of said structural parts can be swivelled from said substantially vertical plane 900 toward the exterior of the seat bucket into said substantially horizontal plane such that said structural part forms a depositing table situated outside the seat bucket.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of making a multi-functional system for a motor vehicle child seat having a seat bucket having a leg support area, a back support area, two side parts laterally bounding said back support area, and a head support area, said method comprising: forming a guide rail on an upper edge of each of said side parts extending between said leg support area and said head support area; providing at least one structural part having at least one guide foot which is selectively engageable with one of the guide rails at a plurality of positions along said one of the guide rails including a head support position proximate said head support area and a leg area position proximate said leg support area.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of making a multi-functional system for a motor vehicle child seat having a seat bucket having a leg support area, a back support area, two side parts laterally bounding said back support area, and a head support area, said method comprising: forming a guide rail on an upper edge of each of said side parts extending between said leg support area and said head support area; providing at least one structural part having at least one guide foot which is selectively engageable with one of the guide rails at a plurality of positions along said one of the guide rails including a head support position proximate said head support area and a leg area position proximate said leg support area.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said guide rail defines an opening for receiving said guide foot.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
117 words
A multi-functional system for a motor vehicle child seat having a seat bucket having a leg support area, a back support area, two side parts laterally bounding said back support area, and a head support area, said multi-functional system comprising: a guide rail extending along an upper edge of each of said side parts between said leg support area and said head support area; at least one structural part having at least one guide foot which is selectively engageable with one of the guide rails at a plurality of positions along said one of the guide rails including a head support position proximate said head support area and a leg area position proximate said leg support area.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
117 words
A multi-functional system for a motor vehicle child seat having a seat bucket having a leg support area, a back support area, two side parts laterally bounding said back support area, and a head support area, said multi-functional system comprising: a guide rail extending along an upper edge of each of said side parts between said leg support area and said head support area; at least one structural part having at least one guide foot which is selectively engageable with one of the guide rails at a plurality of positions along said one of the guide rails including a head support position proximate said head support area and a leg area position proximate said leg support area.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system according to claim 16, wherein said guide rail defines an opening for receiving said guide foot.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2003-04-04 | 2003-10-04 | 2004-04-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2007-04-04 | 2007-10-04 | 2008-04-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2011-04-04 | 2011-10-04 | 2012-04-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |