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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091965 | Plastic booster seat apparatus A stackable plastic booster seat apparatus with a body having a set of four corner cylindrical portions. A right foot having cylindrical portions engages two of the corner cylindrical portions and a left foot engages the other two corner cylindrical portions. The bo... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8070228 | Child vehicle seat A child restraint comprises a base and a seat which can be detachably connected to the base. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061773 | Child safety seat support apparatus A support apparatus for a child's safety seat allows the user to adjust the tilt of the safety seat while maintaining a child in a safe position. The support apparatus comprises a base portion, an upper portion connected to one end of the base portion, and a bottom ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047608 | Method for implementing a supporting base of a car seat for children, base and car seat thus obtained A method for implementing a supporting base (1) of a car seat, the latter including said base apt to rest onto a seat of such vehicle and apt to support an upper structure (16) apt to receive and retain a child, the base comprising a first (2) a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7971933 | Handle for infant carrier An infant swing has a base member supported by hanger members for reciprocal movement. The base member is formed with an upwardly extending mounting protrusion that nests into a mating receiver structure formed on the bottom of the seat carrier. A latch mechanism ca... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7950738 | Latch belt storage system for juvenile vehicle seat A child restraint including a juvenile seat configured to be mounted on a seat base. The seat base includes a seat support and a LATCH system including first and second anchor belts for anchoring the seat support to the seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a st... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7926874 | Belt-anchor system for juvenile vehicle seat A seat base for a child restraint adapted to receive a juvenile seat. The seat base includes a first anchor belt and a second anchor belt for anchoring the seat base to a vehicle seat of a vehicle. The seat base includes a belt anchor system for anchoring the first ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909400 | Modular child safety seat for vehicles A child safety seat system and the corresponding method of using a modular child safety seat assembly to compensate for the stature changes of a growing child. The child safety seat system utilizes a base shell that is strapped into an automobile using the automobil... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7887129 | Actively securable base for a modular child restraint system A child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a seat portion and a base. The base secures the child restraint system to a vehicle seat with a vehicle restraint such as a seat belt or a LATCH system. The base both engages the vehicle restraint and includes a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883149 | Multiple person vehicle car seats Apparatus for multiple person vehicle seats, specialized car seats, modular car seat systems, dual person car seats, and overlapping car seats, for use in a land, sea or air vehicle, mounted onto the vehicle's built-in seat and used for securing a car seat user, suc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7837264 | Children's safety seat with guide and tension device Children's safety seat comprises—a seat body comprising a sitting section and a back section, wherein the back section and the sitting section has an inner surface for the support of a child and an outer surface whereto a seat belt, is to be arranged, a base onto ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7819472 | Latch mechanism for a child car seat A latching mechanism for a car seat that is mountable on a separable base member provides a positive locking of the car seat to the base member. The latch mechanism has a member that is positioned in the seat portion of the car seat to pivot upwardly when the latch ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7770971 | Seat support structure for a child motion device A child motion device has a frame assembly configured to rest on a floor surface, a drive system defining a generally vertical axis of rotation, and a support arm supported above the floor surface by the frame assembly. The support arm is cantilevered from near the ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7753445 | Automobile child seat A child seat includes: a base member; a seat body switchable at least between a forward facing state and a sideways facing state in a bed shape on the base member; a prop or strut member attached to a front end of the base member and extending to a position where th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7703848 | Vehicle sound and vibration simulator for use with an infant vehicle seat The invention includes a vehicle simulator for simulating the sounds and vibrations generated by a moving vehicle. The vehicle simulator includes a housing configured to receive any standard infant carrier including infant vehicle seats. An acoustic system, includin... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7484801 | Detachable child safety seat A detachable child safety seat comprises a base member, a seat body mounted on the base member detachably, an upper locking mechanism to lock or unlock a stand wall of the base member and a backrest of the seat body, a lower locking mechanism to lock or unlock a bot... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7472955 | Infant car seat An infant car seat includes a base and a carrier to detachably secure to the base. In an exemplary infant car seat, the carrier can have a carrier weight of less than 10 pounds, and the infant car seat can have a rated weight of up to 40 pounds. In another exemplary... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7464990 | Child safety seat support apparatus The invention is a support apparatus for a child's safety seat. The support apparatus allows the user to adjust the tilt of a child safety seat while maintaining a child in a safe position. The support apparatus comprises a base portion, an upper portion connected t... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7441733 | Support device for a child vehicle safety seat A support device includes a positioning tube to be connected to a child vehicle safety seat and formed with a plurality of positioning hole units. A support tube is sleeved telescopically on the positioning tube and is formed with a pair of through holes. A support ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422278 | Two-stage protective car seat cover for child and infant safety chairs There is provided a seat cover for accommodating a child safety chair upon a seat. The seat cover comprises a lower protective member which is disposable upon a seating portion of the seat. This lower member can accommodate the child safety chair when positioned in ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7370913 | Locking mechanism of child car seat and child car seat securing apparatus of stroller A locking mechanism of a child car seat includes a locking member which is capable of being engaged with a pin disposed in an armrest of a stroller body and disengaged therefrom, a stopper which is rotated together with the locking member, and a stopper unlocking me... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364213 | Frame assembly for mounting baby seat in motor-vehicle seat The invention relates to a fastening frame (3) for fastening a child seat (1) in motor vehicles that are provided with child seat anchoring elements (5), with which the vehicle is equipped and which are assigned to each vehicle seat while being ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357452 | Recline adjustment apparatus A recline adjustment apparatus locatable on a vehicle seat to control a recline angle of a rearwardly-facing child car seat relative to the vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a cover to be placed on the vehicle seat. The apparatus further includes a recline adjust... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347498 | Seating device A solid frame orthotic seating device for use in a sling seat that is supported by solid rails, such as a wheelchair. The solid frame orthotic seating device comprises a solid, rigid, non-collapsing, and durable interior skeletal frame with an elevated anterior wedg... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344193 | Bench for children A bench for seating a number of children includes a shelf and a number of seating stations. Each seating station has an opening formed in the shelf and a seat assembly removably mounted to the shelf in engagement with its opening. In one possible arrangement, each s... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338120 | Device for attaching a child safety seat to a fixed catch on a vehicle A device for attaching a child safety seat has a frame defining a slot engageable by a fixed catch; and a lever which rotates, about an axis of rotation, from a release position to a lock position to retain the catch inside the slot. The frame guides a control membe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338122 | Modular child restraint system A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7328946 | Chassis as well as a child vehicle seat provided with such a chassis A chassis which is suitable for supporting a child vehicle seat is provided with a frame as well as with connectors that can be detachably connected in use to securing elements that are present in a vehicle. The chassis is further provided with an unlocking mechanis... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328948 | Child seat A child seat (10) is described with a seat shell (14) which can be displaced between different positions on a base part (12). An actuating handle (26) is provided on the front edge (30) of the seat shell (14) and is connecte... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325871 | Infant car seat An infant car seat includes a base including a belt path along which a vehicle belt can be secured to the base, and a carrier to detachably couple to the base. The carrier is positionable in a first, reclined position and a second, upright position. The belt path is... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322649 | Child safety seat A child safety seat, including a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back. A vehicle seat attachment assembly is carried by the safety seat for securing the safety seat to rigid anchorage units carried by a vehicle proximate to a vehicle seat. The attachment a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320500 | Seat A seat having a main support base 1, a backrest 2 for supporting the back of a person, and an area 3 for receiving the posterior of a person, the base having a plurality of outwardly opening recesses, e.g., 6, 7, and 8, at a first ... | 01/22/2008 |
| RE40010 | Juvenile vehicle seat cup holder A juvenile vehicle seat is provided including a cup holder. The cup holder is movable between a retracted position adjacent the seat and an extended position spaced from the seat. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311353 | Infant seat assembly An infant seat assembly includes a base member adapted to releasably support an accompanying infant seat member. The base member includes retractable wheels allowing the assembly to be used as a stroller. The infant seat member can be separated from the base member ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303230 | Juvenile vehicle seat with quick-connect backrest A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat base and a backrest. The backrest is mounted on the seat base and includes a seat back that is retained in an upright fixed seat-forming position relative to a seat bottom included in the seat base. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300113 | Child's booster seat A booster seat, including a seat bottom for being supported on an upper surface of a vehicle seat, with first and second latches carried by respective lateral first and second sides of the seat bottom for securing the seat bottom to the upper surface of the vehicle ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284796 | Cheek seat The present invention is a supplemental motorcycle seat for the rear passenger that provides additional lateral seat support. The supplemental seat includes a pair of side cushions and a pair of support frames. The support frames define a support for the seat cushio... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281763 | Automotive seat for mounting child seat thereon An automotive seat of the type allowing a child seat to be mounted thereon and including a center back portion, wherein a shape-retaining/locking element is provided to a lower region of the center back portion. The shape-retaining/locking element includes a rigid h... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273256 | Infant seat with armrests for motorcars An infant seat with armrests for motorcars has an inclinable backrest. The infant seat is slidingly fitted onto a base and has a locking mechanism being apt to lock it in different points of its shiftinig travel on the base. The armrests are each made up by an indep... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261376 | Child's car seat 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 th... | 08/28/2007 |
