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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141951 | Child safety seat A child safety seat includes a seat body, an engaging board, a backrest, and an engaging mechanism. The engaging board is connected to the seat body. A tooth-shaped structure is formed on the engaging board. The backrest is movably disposed on the engaging board. Th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8070226 | Infant car seat base An infant car seat base assembly has a base section with a top side, a bottom side, an upright base panel on a first end, and first and second openings vertically spaced apart on the upright base panel. A foot is attached to the first end and is slidable along the u... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7871125 | Infant support with independently repositionable legs An infant support includes a base member, a tray, a first leg, a second leg and an adjustment member. The base member includes a seat portion and an upright portion. The tray is configured to be removably coupled to the upright portion. The first leg is configured t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7673940 | Height-adjustment mechanism for juvenile seat A juvenile seat includes a seat base mounted for up-and-down movement on an underlying foundation. A lock is provided to set the elevation of the seat base relative to the foundation. ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669926 | Headrest actuator for juvenile vehicle seat A juvenile seat includes a base having a bottom seat portion, a lower back section coupled to the base and positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion, and a headrest coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the ba... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7387336 | Child seat A child seat includes a main body having a seat portion and a backrest portion with a hole therein, a sliding member disposed at the backrest portion to cover the hole and having webbing inserting holes, and a guide rail mounted vertically on a rear side of the main... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387337 | Booster seat An adjustable booster-type seat having a base 10 for supporting the seat on a flat surface, a riser 12 mounted for height adjustment on the base, a body support 14 having a seat and back mounted for arcuate motion on the riser 12 for chan... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370912 | Child seat An adjustable child seat includes a backrest and a seat base. The backrest is adjustable and includes a top portion movably connected to a bottom portion. The back rest includes a latch connected to one of the top or bottom portions that engages a notch located in t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360830 | Juvenile vehicle seat base with cup holder A juvenile vehicle seat includes first and second cup holders and a seat bottom located between the first and second cup holders. The juvenile vehicle seat is adapted to be mounted in a restrained position on a seat in a vehicle. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357454 | Regulating device for a lateral part of a seat An adjustment device is provided for adjusting the height of a side cheek (1) of a seat, whereby the side cheek (1) has a compressible section. The adjustment device comprises pressure means (3) allocated to the compressible section, which are d... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322647 | Adjustable headrest for juvenile vehicle seat A juvenile vehicle seat unit includes a seat and a headrest mounted for up-and-down movement on a headrest support included in the seat. The seat unit also includes a headrest height-adjustment mechanism coupled to the headrest and to the headrest support. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306284 | Adjustor for juvenile vehicle seat A juvenile seat includes a seat shell having a bottom seat portion and a back support portion coupled to the bottom seat portion and positioned at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion. A headrest of the juvenile seat is coupled to the seat shell and arranged... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7300103 | Child booster with spillproof tray An apparatus for use in conjunction with feeding infants and toddlers. The apparatus is a two-part tool that combines a booster seat along with a spill-proof food tray that is removed and placed onto an adjacent table surface. The booster seat includes a small stora... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7246852 | Headrest actuator for juvenile vehicle seat A juvenile seat includes a base having a bottom seat portion, a lower back section coupled to the base and positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion, and a headrest coupled to the lower back section for up and down movement relative to the ba... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232185 | Adjustable head rest for child car seat A head rest for a car seat used to transport a child in an automobile is positionally adjustable vertically along the seat back on which the head rest is mounted. A latching mechanism, actuated by a button at the top of the head rest, is located within the frame of ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7104603 | Booster seat An adjustable booster-type seat having a base 10 for supporting the seat on a flat surface, a riser 12 mounted for height adjustment on the base, a body support 14 having a seat and back mounted for arcuate motion on the riser 12 for chan... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097245 | Vehicle child seat A vehicle child seat, in particular a child's car seat, including a seat module demountably attachable to a base module, and configurable between rearward-facing and forward-facing configurations. The base module includes a retractable and pivotable support leg and ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059677 | Juvenile booster seat with tiltable base A booster seat includes a juvenile seat configured to mount on a tiltable base. By adjusting the tilting orientation of the base relative to an underlying vehicle seat, a caregiver can control the orientation of the juvenile seat relative to the underlying vehicle s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055903 | Adjustor for juvenile vehicle seat A juvenile vehicle seat includes a seat shell having a seat bottom and a back support coupled to the seat bottom. A headrest of the juvenile vehicle seat is coupled to the seat shell for up-and-down movement relative to the seat shell to adjust a height of the headr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032970 | Booster chair assembly A booster chair assembly includes a base that has a top side and a bottom side. A plurality of posts is attached to and extends upwardly from the base. The plurality of posts includes a first front post, a second front post, a first rear post and a second rear post.... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021710 | Juvenile vehicle seat with movable headrest A juvenile seat includes a base and a lower back section coupled to the base. The base includes a bottom seat portion and the lower back section is positioned to lie at an angle relative to the bottom seat portion. The lower back section includes a planar front surf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011368 | Stackable child restraint for aircraft A child restraint for use with aircraft seats wherein the restraint is a one-piece shell-like body having integrally formed bottom and side walls that support the child and which permit nesting of the seats for compact storage. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000985 | Adjustable non-freestanding child seat A non-freestanding child seat for use with in underlying seat or other support structure. The child seat is well-suited for use with “spectator” seats such as those found at sport event, theatres, and performing arts venues. The child seat may including a flexib... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6676213 | Dimensionally adjustable booster seat A dimensionally adjustable booster seat for use in combination with a seat belt system, including a seat back and a plurality or set of optional seating planes that are stack-able to form a 3-dimensional trapezoid base, and a coupling mechanism for detach... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6267441 | Child vehicle safety seat A method for securely mounting a child safety seat to an adult vehicle seat, and to a kit with which a conventional child safety seat can be retrofitted for more secure mounting to a vehicle seat. The child vehicle safety seat includes a seat portion and ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6264278 | Adjustable footrest for car seat An adjustable footrest for a car seat. The adjustable footrest can be permanently attached, with screws and bolts, to a given car seat. The adjustable footrest has a vertical plate and a horizontal plate that can be swung into place with the use of ball b... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6045184 | Child seat A child seat is provided wherein the distance between shoulder belts can be adjusted in accordance with the adjustment of the height of a seat plate. The seat plate formed of a front seat plate and a rear seat plate is supported to a seat body attached to... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6033019 | Feeding seat A child's feeding seat includes a base, a tiltable seat for holding a child, and a removable feeding tray. The base has a bottom surface for supporting the seat upon a horizontal support. The tiltable seat includes a seat frame with a back portion and a p... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6019426 | Child seat A child seat is formed of a base; a seat body attached to the base and having a seat back; a seat plate disposed in the seat body; and a supporting mechanism for supporting the seat plate. The seat plate includes a front seat plate having a first engaging... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6000753 | Child car seat foundation An apparatus is provided for supporting a child car seat on a vehicle seat having a seat belt. The apparatus includes a seat foundation that is adapted to lie upon the vehicle seat. The seat foundation includes a base with an upper surface that is adapted... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5836650 | Car seat with height adjustment mechanism An adjustment mechanism for a car seat provides multiple vertical locking positions for adjusting the attitude of a seat with respect to an automobile seat cushion and back. The car seat has a base with forward and rear support walls each having a key way... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5695248 | Retrofit adjustable seat A retrofit adjustable seat for connection to a conventional wheelchair having a frame, wheels, a wheelchair seat and back operably connected thereto, comprises a base with releasable connector for connnecting the base to the frame of the wheelchair, a ret... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5599063 | Baby bathing, feeding, sleeping and seating chair A seat-like apparatus having a cradling surface capable of supporting and cradling an infant at an angle of 30°, an angle greater than 30°, and an angle less than 30° for facilitating feeding, washing, seating, and sleeping. The angle of support is adj... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5474355 | Combination booster seat and high chair A combination booster seat and high chair having a back member and a pair of arm panels pivotally connected to the sides of the back member. The arms move between an operative position wherein they are disposed essentially perpendicular to and extending f... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5346279 | Orthopedic appliance A children's orthopedic construction comprises a seating assembly, a base for the seating assembly and a tilt mechanism connecting the seating assembly and the base. The seating assembly is tiltable to different positions relative to the base and the base... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5332286 | Booster seat apparatus An invertible booster seat apparatus is provided for a chair having a supporting seat and a laterally curved seat back. The booster seat includes a pair of spaced apart side supports, each having a first support portion for engaging the supporting seat an... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5149172 | Child safety seat A child safety seat which can be mounted on a chair having a seat and a backrest comprises a seat portion which engages the chair seat and includes a child engaging seat part and elongated lateral restraints at the sides of the seat part which extend from... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5125717 | Adjustable booster seat for juvenile auto passengers A booster seat for juvenile auto passengers, including an invertible booster cushion with a double-sided seating plane member located so that different seating heights are obtained depending on which seating surface of the cushion is disposed facing upwar... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5031960 | Child restrain for vehicles This invention relates to the protection of children riding in motor vehicles against injury otherwise possibly occurring. More particularly, this invention relates to a child restraint which both exercises the necessary restraint against uncontrolled mov... | 07/16/1991 |
