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Child car seat and head rest for the same
Assignee: Combi Corp
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Filing: 2000-09-14
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Granted: 2002-04-30
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Expires: 2020-09-14
Abstract
Abstract The instant invention pertains to a child car seat body including a headrest, an abdominal support and a mechanism interconnecting the abdominal support and the headrest such that as the headrest is lowered the abdominal support moves toward the headrest.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuaki Takamizu
- 👤 Mitsuru Washizuka
- 👤 Kojiro Yamazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2872; B60N2/02; B60N2/0284; B60N2/2803; B60N2/2806; B60N2/2812; B60N2/2821; B60N2/2839; B60N2/2851; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; B60N2/80; B60N2/806; B60N2/809; B60N2/829; B60N2/885; B60N2002/0204; B60N2002/022
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A child car seat for supporting a child thereon, comprising: a child car seat body; an abdominal support to support a child's abdomen; a headrest mounted on said child car seat body to support the child's head; and structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support, said structure being operable to move said abdominal support toward said headrest as said headrest is lowered relative to said child car seat body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A child car seat for supporting a child thereon, comprising: a child car seat body; an abdominal support to support a child's abdomen; a headrest mounted on said child car seat body to support the child's head; and structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support, said structure being operable to move said abdominal support toward said headrest as said headrest is lowered relative to said child car seat body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The child car seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a vertical position adjusting mechanism to adjust a vertical position of said headrest.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The child car seat according to claim 2 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support is also operable to move said abdominal support away from said headrest as said headrest is raised.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
150 words
The child car seat according to claim 3 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support includes: first and second plates connected to respective opposite lateral sides of said child car seat body, each of said first and second plates having a slot therein; third and fourth plates positioned laterally outside of and movable relative to said first and second plates, respectively, each of said third and fourth plates having a slot therein and an inclined outer peripheral portion that slopes downwardly toward a rear end of said third and fourth plates, respectively; a first rod that is connected to said headrest and is positioned to travel along said inclined outer peripheral portion of said third and fourth plates; and a second rod that is connected to said abdominal support and is receivable within each of the slots of said first, second, third and fourth plates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The child car seat according to claim 4 , wherein said vertical position adjusting mechanism comprises said first rod and said inclined outer peripheral portion of said third and fourth plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The child car seat according to claim 5 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support further includes a spring to bias said third and fourth plates in a direction from a front end of said third and fourth plates toward the rear end of said third and fourth plates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
150 words
The child car seat according to claim 2 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support includes: first and second plates connected to respective opposite lateral sides of said child car seat body, each of said first and second plates having a slot therein; third and fourth plates positioned laterally outside of and movable relative to said first and second plates, respectively, each of said third and fourth plates having a slot therein and an inclined outer peripheral portion that slopes downwardly toward a rear end of said third and fourth plates, respectively; a first rod that is connected to said headrest and is positioned to travel along said inclined outer peripheral portion of said third and fourth plates; and a second rod that is connected to said abdominal support and is receivable within each of the slots of said first, second, third and fourth plates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The child car seat according to claim 7 , wherein said vertical position adjusting mechanism comprises said first rod and said inclined outer peripheral portion of said third and fourth plates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The child car seat according to claim 8 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support further includes a spring to bias said third and fourth plates in a direction from a front end of said third and fourth plates toward the rear end of said third and fourth plates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The child car seat according to claim 1 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support is also operable to move said abdominal support away from said headrest as said headrest is raised.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
150 words
The child car seat according to claim 10 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support includes: first and second plates connected to respective opposite lateral sides of said child car seat body, each of said first and second plates having a slot therein; third and fourth plates positioned laterally outside of and movable relative to said first and second plates, respectively, each of said third and fourth plates having a slot therein and an inclined outer peripheral portion that slopes downwardly toward a rear end of said third and fourth plates, respectively; a first rod that is connected to said headrest and is positioned to travel along said inclined outer peripheral portion of said third and fourth plates; and a second rod that is connected to said abdominal support and is receivable within each of the slots of said first, second, third and fourth plates.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The child car seat according to claim 11 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support further includes a spring to bias said third and fourth plates in a direction from a front end of said third and fourth plates toward the rear end of said third and fourth plates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
150 words
The child car seat according to claim 1 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support includes: first and second plates connected to respective opposite lateral sides of said child car seat body, each of said first and second plates having a slot therein; third and fourth plates positioned laterally outside of and movable relative to said first and second plates, respectively, each of said third and fourth plates having a slot therein and an inclined outer peripheral portion that slopes downwardly toward a rear end of said third and fourth plates, respectively; a first rod that is connected to said headrest and is positioned to travel along said inclined outer peripheral portion of said third and fourth plates; and a second rod that is connected to said abdominal support and is receivable within each of the slots of said first, second, third and fourth plates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
54 words
The child car seat according to claim 13 , wherein said structure for interconnecting said headrest and said abdominal support further includes a spring to bias said third and fourth plates in a direction from a front end of said third and fourth plates toward the rear end of said third and fourth plates.
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