IP Library Granted Patent US 7,261,376
Granted Patent B2
US 7,261,376 · App. 11/044,960 · Granted Aug 28, 2007

Child's car seat

Assignee: Recaro GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 7,261,376
App. No.
11/044,960
Granted
Aug 28, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention involves a child's car seat with a seat surface, a back rest, optionally with side arm supports and/or head supports or rests, and with side guides for the insertion of the belt of a car, and with at least one device for the automatic tightening of the car belt, and with a device for adjusting the inclination of the child's car seat relative to the vehicle's own seat. The device for the automatic tightening of the car belt is located in the area of a belt provided in the top area of the back rest guide and acts at the same time on the shoulder belt and the waist belt. There is further at least one device for fastening the car's shoulder belt immovably with respect to the child's car seat.

Claims (9)

1. A child car seat ( 1 ) comprising a seat surface ( 4 ), a back rest ( 5 ), side arm supports having side guides ( 12 , 14 ) for insertion of a belt ( 10 ) of a car, at least one device ( 42 ; 42 ′) for automatic belt tightening of the car belt ( 10 ), and a cam mechanism for adjusting inclination of the child car seat ( 1 ) relative to a vehicle seat of the car characterized by the fact that the device ( 42 ; 42 ′) for belt tightening ( 10 ) is disposed in an area of the side guides ( 12 , 14 ) and acts on shoulder and waist belts at the same time, and in that at least one clamp is provided in a top area of said back rest ( 5 ) for fastening the car shoulder belt ( 9 ) immovably relative to the child car seat ( 1 ) by clamping of the car shoulder belt ( 9 ), wherein the device ( 42 , 42 ′) for belt-tightening is provided with an element ( 44 , 45 ; 44 ′, 45 ′) that is movable relative to at least one of the seat surface ( 4 ) and the back rest ( 5 ).

2. A child car seat ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the element ( 44 , 45 ; 44 ′, 45 ′) of said belt-tightening device ( 42 ; 42 ′) is elastic.

3. A child car seat ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the element ( 44 , 45 ; 44 ′, 45 ′) of said belt-tightening device ( 42 ; 42 ′) comprises an elastic material with a Shore hardness of between 30 and 80 .

4. A child car seat ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the element ( 44 , 45 ; 44 ′, 45 ′) of said belt-tightening device ( 42 ; 42 ′) has cutouts in cavities that increase elasticity.

5. A child car seat ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said cam mechanism for adjusting the inclination of the child car seat ( 1 ) relative to the vehicle seat effects the adjustment without relative motion of said back rest ( 5 ) with respect to said seat surface ( 4 ).

6. A child car seat ( 1 ) according to claim 5 , wherein said cam mechanism for adjusting the inclination of the child car seat ( 1 ) comprises a component ( 18 ) hinged to a selected one of a bottom and back ( 17 ) of the seat ( 1 ).

7. A child car seat ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein said component ( 18 ) hinged to the selected one of the bottom and the back ( 17 ) of the seat ( 1 ) can pivot around a shaft ( 21 , 24 ) perpendicular to a seat direction and a seat direction of travel.

8. A child car seat ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 7 wherein said cam a mechanism is adapted for setting an angle of inclination of said component ( 18 ) relative to the seat bottom ( 17 ).

9. A child car seat ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 8 wherein said cam mechanism for setting the angle of inclination of pivotable component ( 18 ) is provided with at least one cam element ( 30 ) that is located in an area between the seat ( 1 ) and said pivotable component ( 18 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: RECARO GMBH & CO. KG
To: RECARO CHILD SAFETY GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028845/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2005
From: KESPOHL, HORST-GUNTHER
To: RECARO GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 016233/0994 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 005 624 · Feb 4, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050168025A1 · Aug 4, 2005