IP Library Granted Patent US 9,469,222
Granted Patent B2
US 9,469,222 · App. 14/195,927 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Child safety seat assembly

Inventor: Bruce L. Williams (Narvon, PA)
Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
B60N2/2821B60N2/2824B60N2/2827B60N2/2842B60N2/286B60N2/2893
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Patent No.
US 9,469,222
App. No.
14/195,927
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A child safety seat assembly includes a support structure having an upper surface provided with an opening, and a child carrier operable to detachably assemble with the support structure, the child carrier including a seat shell having an outer surface facing downward, and the seat shell being pivotally assembled with a latch. The latch has a stem protruding downward from the outer surface, and a radial projection connected with the stem. The latch is insertable into the opening to lock the child carrier with the support structure.

Claims (26)

1. A child safety seat assembly comprising:

a support structure having an upper surface provided with an opening, the opening having a sidewall in which a slit is formed, the slit connecting downwardly with a clearance; and

a child carrier operable to detachably assemble with the support structure, the child carrier including a seat shell having an outer surface facing downward, the seat shell being pivotally assembled with a latch rotatable relative to the seat shell, the latch having a stem protruding downward from the outer surface, and a radial projection connected with the stem;

wherein the latch is insertable into the opening to lock the child carrier with the support structure, the latch being in an unlocking state when the radial projection is aligned with the slit, and a placement of the radial projection in the clearance allows the latch to rotate to a locking state where the radial projection is misaligned with respect to the slit.

2. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the child carrier includes a column projecting downward from the outer surface, and the latch is pivotally connected with the column.

3. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the column has a hollow interior through which the stem of the latch is pivotally assembled.

4. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the opening has a shape that mates with the shape of the column.

5. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the clearance is arranged below the upper surface of the support structure.

6. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support structure includes a ramp surface arranged adjacent to the opening, an insertion of the latch through the opening causing the radial projection to be in sliding contact with the ramp surface, which causes rotation of the latch for moving the radial projection toward the slit.

7. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the latch is connected with a torsion spring.

8. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the latch is disposed near a front of the child carrier.

9. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the child carrier further includes a driving member that is connected with the latch, the driving member being operable to slide relative to the seat shell to drive unlocking rotation of the latch.

10. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the driving member is further connected with a second latch toward a rear of the child carrier, the driving member being operable to slide relative to the seat shell to drive concurrent unlocking of the two latches.

11. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the support structure is a support base for installation in a vehicle.

12. A child safety seat assembly comprising:

a support structure having an upper surface provided with an opening, the opening having a sidewall in which a slit is formed, the slit and the opening connecting downwardly with a clearance; and

a child carrier operable to detachably assemble with the support structure, the child carrier including a seat shell having an outer surface facing downward, the seat shell being pivotally assembled with a latch, the latch having a stem protruding downward from the outer surface, and a radial projection connected with the stem;

wherein the latch is insertable into the opening to lock the child carrier with the support structure, the stem of the latch being slidable through the opening while the radial projection is aligned with the slit, and the latch being rotatable to a locking state when the radial projection is received in the clearance, the radial projection being misaligned with respect to the slit while the latch is in the locking state; and

wherein the child carrier further includes a driving member that is connected with the latch, the driving member being operable to slide relative to the seat shell to drive unlocking rotation of the latch.

13. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the child carrier includes a column projecting downward from the outer surface, and the latch is pivotally connected through an interior of the column.

14. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the opening has a shape that mates with the shape of the column.

15. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the support structure includes a ramp surface arranged adjacent to the opening, an insertion of the latch through the opening causing the radial projection to be in sliding contact with the ramp surface, which causes rotation of the latch for moving the radial projection toward the slit.

16. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the latch is spring-biased toward the locking state.

17. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the latch is disposed near a front of the child carrier.

18. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the driving member is further connected with a second and a third latch toward a rear of the child carrier, the second and third latches being movable transversally relative to the seat shell in opposite directions, and the driving member being operable to slide relative to the seat shell to drive concurrent unlocking of the three latches.

19. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the support structure is a support base for installation in a vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2018
From: WONDERLAND NURSERYGOODS COMPANY LIMITED
To: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 045898/0367 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2014
From: WILLIAMS, BRUCE L.
To: WONDERLAND NURSERYGOODS COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 032341/0844 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61851296 · Mar 5, 2013
Related Publication 20140252829A1 · Sep 11, 2014