US6736455B1
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Dual air bag and crossbar child safety seat
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2003-03-13
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Granted: 2004-05-18
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Expires: 2023-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A child safety car-seat having an upper and a lower safety crossbar, with each crossbar having an air bag. The air bags deploy outward from the crossbars when activated in order to avoid injury to the child in the car-seat when the air bags fill with gas. The position of the air bags and the crossbars helps prevent injury to the head, face, neck, chest, and abdomen of the child during an automobile collision.
Inventors
- 👤 John Zakovic
- 👤 Rose A. Zakovic
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:54
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/16; B60R21/20; B60R21/207; B60R21/2072; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2839; B60N2/2851; B60N2/2884
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A child safety car-seat, comprising: a. a seat portion and a back portion; b. a crossbar rotatably attached to said seat portion and a crossbar attached rotatably to said back portion; c. said crossbars each having an air bag attached thereto; and d. said air bags being deployed outwardly from said crossbars away from said seat portion and said back portion when said air bags are filled with gas.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A child safety car-seat, comprising: a. a seat portion and a back portion; b. a crossbar rotatably attached to said seat portion and a crossbar attached rotatably to said back portion; c. said crossbars each having an air bag attached thereto; and d. said air bags being deployed outwardly from said crossbars away from said seat portion and said back portion when said air bags are filled with gas.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 1 wherein said crossbars are positioned approximately in the center region of said air bags when said air bags are deployed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 2 wherein said air bags engulf said crossbars when said air bags are deployed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 1 wherein said crossbar attached to said back portion is approximately level with a child's chest when the child is in place in said car seat, and said crossbar attached to said seat portion is approximately at the level of the middle abdomen of a child in place in said car seat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 4 wherein each of said crossbars has a padded portion, said air bag being contained in a compartment positioned centrally in said padded portion of said crossbar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 4 wherein said crossbars are positioned approximately in the center region of said air bags when said air bags are deployed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 6 wherein said air bags engulf said crossbars when said air bags are deployed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 1 wherein each of said crossbars has a padded portion, said air bag being contained in a compartment positioned centrally in said padded portion of said crossbar.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
145 words
A child safety car-seat, comprising: a. a seat portion and a back portion; b. a crossbar rotatably attached to said seat portion and a crossbar attached rotatably to said back portion; c. said crossbars each having an air bag attached thereto; d. said air bags being deployed outwardly from said crossbars away from said seat portion and said back portion when said air bags are filled with gas; e. said crossbar attached to said back portion being approximately level with a child's chest when the child is in place in said car-seat, and said crossbar attached to said seat portion being approximately at the level of the middle abdomen of the child in place in said car seat; and f. each of said crossbars having a padded portion, said air bag being contained in a compartment positioned centrally in said padded portion of said crossbar.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
145 words
A child safety car-seat, comprising: a. a seat portion and a back portion; b. a crossbar rotatably attached to said seat portion and a crossbar attached rotatably to said back portion; c. said crossbars each having an air bag attached thereto; d. said air bags being deployed outwardly from said crossbars away from said seat portion and said back portion when said air bags are filled with gas; e. said crossbar attached to said back portion being approximately level with a child's chest when the child is in place in said car-seat, and said crossbar attached to said seat portion being approximately at the level of the middle abdomen of the child in place in said car seat; and f. each of said crossbars having a padded portion, said air bag being contained in a compartment positioned centrally in said padded portion of said crossbar.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 9 wherein said crossbars are positioned approximately in the center region of said air bags when said air bags are deployed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The child safety car-seat of claim 10 wherein said air bags engulf said crossbars when said air bags are deployed.
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