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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735921 | Reversible child car seat with separable base member A car seat includes a seat member on which the child is transported and a separable base member that is mounted to the vehicle seat via the vehicle seat belt which is passed through side openings in the base member and trapped in a belt latch apparatus to secure the... | 06/15/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7246855 | Recline mechanism for a child seat A reclinable child seat assembly includes a base, a seat movably and detachably coupled to the base, and a recline mechanism to enable the seat to be positioned in different recline positions relative to the base. The recline mechanism includes a recline positioner ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222917 | Reversible seat pad A juvenile seat unit includes a seat and a reversible seat pad for the seat. Belt-receiving slots are formed in the reversible seat pad to receive belts coupled to the seat. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207628 | Infant car seat with adjustable base platform An infant car seat with an adjustable base platform provides a variable angle of tilt for the seat. The base platform has a visual indicator showing the degree of tilt that has been selected. This visual indicator can include a clear plastic window in the base platf... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195315 | Device for tightening a seat belt A device for tightening a seat belt (1) such as, for example, a three-point seat belt comprising a lap belt part (2) and a diagonal belt part (3), where the seat belt is used to fix a child car seat in a passenger seat. A portion of the seat bel... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7163265 | Child car seat A child car seat comprises a base, and a seat main body supported by the base, in which the base is provided with a lower base portion mounted on a seat of a vehicle, and an upper base portion mounted so as to freely turn with respect to the lower base portion in su... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7090294 | Juvenile vehicle booster seat kit A booster seat includes a high back 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 high back juvenile seat relative to the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6935687 | Mounting anchor for a motor vehicle A mounting anchor for a motor vehicle includes a locking bar, a first switch, a first movable plate, a second switch and a second movable plate. The first switch is positioned adjacent a first side of the locking bar and the first movable plate is positioned to slid... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6746080 | Child car seat A child car seat includes a cradle to be fastened to a seat of a vehicle, having a base part and a standing part, a sliding base longitudinally slidably mounted on the cradle. A seat body having a backrest part, is supported for turning on the sliding base. The slid... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739659 | Motorized remote controlled reclining child car seat A motor and sprocket drive move a child safety seat between a sitting and reclining position on a base secured by a vehicle safety belt. A drive shaft and gear system, drive belt with pulley system, double action winch and cord system or other drive system positione... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6739660 | Motorized remote controlled reclining child safety car seat A motor and reversible drive move a child safety seat between a sitting and reclining position on a base secured by a vehicle safety belt. A drive shaft and gear system, double action winch and cord system, hydraulic drive, screw drive, or other drive system positio... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6447060 | Aircraft seat child restraint device A small child and infant restraint device is disclosed which can be used with an existing seat of a transportation member such as an aircraft passenger seat. The restraint device includes a base member connected to a back panel by a hinge member. A seat p... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6386632 | Convertible child safety seat The convertible child safety seat of the present invention provides improved occupant protection in all vehicles, in both the front and rear seats, and especially in vehicles equipped with a passenger-side airbag. The child safety seat includes an air bag... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6139099 | Method of and an arrangement for installing a child car seat A method of and an arrangement for installing a rear-facing child car seat (1) employing a supporting arm (5), mounted on the child seat, which is folded into pressing engagement with the backrest part (13) of the passenger seat. Prior to this, engagement... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6042181 | Convertible child safety seat The convertible child safety seat of the present invention provides improved occupant protection in all vehicles, and especially in vehicles equipped with a passenger-side airbag. The child safety seat includes an air bag deflector to deflect an expanding... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5971479 | Infant vehicle seat A child seat cooperating with a vehicle seat has a support frame comprising two lateral plates and at least one locking element at the rear of the support frame. A handle pivotably attached to the support frame has a central carrying portion and two pivot... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5957531 | Child car seat A child restraining apparatus for mounting in a passenger seat of a vehicle is provided. In one embodiment, the child restraining apparatus has an improved vehicle seat belt pathway to accommodate vehicles having particularly forward or high seat belt anc... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5842740 | Child seat with moulded seat part Child seat including a seat part and a back part and adapted to be placed on and fixed to an automobile vehicle seat provided with a three-point safety belt having a lap portion and a chest portion, characterized in that the seat part has a bottom surface... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5722720 | Child safety seat with an anti-rebound support This invention relates to a child safety seat 10 for use in a vehicle seat 18. The child safety seat 10 has an anti-rebound protection. The safety seat 10 comprises a seat and back rest portion 11 and 12 for seating an infant, at least one base member 19 ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5524965 | Child safety seat A child safety seat has a seat body, a support structure, a first releasable coupling for connecting the support structure to a motor vehicle and a second releasable coupling for connecting the seat body to the support structure. The support structure inc... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5487588 | Child safety seat A child safety seat for use in a vehicle comprises a seat body having a seat portion and a backrest portion. In order to connect the seat body to a motor vehicle, a pair of attachment buckles are mounted by rigid links on opposite sides of the seat body f... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5458398 | Infant car seat with recessed belt path A child's car seat having a recessed area in the back through which the vehicle seat belt passes. Apertures in the left and right sides of the recessed area allow the vehicle seat belt to be threaded through one opening, across the recessed area, and thro... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5121965 | Child's car seat A child's car seat which can be redisposed to function as a backwardly or forwardly facing child's car seat, a forwardly facing belt seat or a belt cushion. The child's car seat includes at least two slabs or cushion members, which form, in a collapsed st... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5106154 | Car seat with integral convertible frame An improved integral frame, convertible, child car seat positionable out of a car between reclined and erect orientations and positionable in a car either facing forwardly or rearwardly. The car seat comprises, in combination, a one-piece integral shell h... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5052749 | Baby seat Baby seat having a seat part and a back part, the baby seat being provided with a support which can be put in at least four positions with a first underlying position, in which the baby seat can rest with its support on an underlying supporting surface in the ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4915446 | Infant seat, removable seat and seat latch An infant seat, a removable seat and a seat latch, the seat having a base, a removable seat, and means for restraining a child in the removable seat. The seat is usable as a car seat and the base securable to an automobile seat with a seat belt. The remov... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913490 | Auxiliary chair mounted in vehicle An auxiliary chair is to be removably mounted on an automotive seat. The chair comprises a seat portion having a front edge and a rear edge, a backrest extending from said rear edge of the seat portion, and an adjuster a slant angle of the seat portion. T... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4768828 | Structure for fixing children's seats in cars A structure for fixing a child's seat body on a car seat by means of a car seat belt wherein hook members are provided on both sides of the child's seat body and the pulling end of the seat belt is connected to the hook members through connectors which ar... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4754999 | Child's car seat/booster seat A child's car seat is disclosed which consists of two basic parts, the first comprising a base, frame, and back, and the second consisting of a seat removably secured to the base adjacent the back whereby, when the seat is secured to the base, a child's c... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4743064 | Seat for a child in car A seat for a child in car comprising a seat portion and a back portion and capable of being mounted on a car seat by mean of a seat belt with its backside directed forward. It is also provided with an auxiliary support collapsible into the underside of it... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4707024 | Safety seat for the conveyance of babies and very small children in vehicles A safety seat for the conveyance of babies and small children in vehicles, including a holder frame, a seat shell swivelably on the holder frame for pivotal movement about a swivel axis and so as to define an area of overlap between a bottom of the seat s... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4615562 | Reversible child restraint for automobiles This invention relates to a child restraint for automobiles which can be used either in a rearward facing or in a forward facing direction, and that can be moved from one configuration to another without mechanical adjustments. In order to obtain the poss... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4613188 | Child restraining device A child restraining device is provided with a reclining mechanism including a supporting member for supporting a child receiving vessel mounted rotatably in a step manner thereon through crank means. Accordingly, the vessel can be reclined readily in the step ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4480870 | Infant restraint for vehicles An infant restraint for use in a vehicle has a frame adapted to be securely fastened to the vehicle seat and on which an infant support shell is pivotally mounted and yieldably retained in a position for supporting the infant in a comfortable, somewhat re... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4345791 | Child restraint system for a motor vehicle A child restraint system including a bolster supportable on a vehicle seat cushion and a child seat supportable on the bolster or seat cushion independently of the bolster. Both the bolster or the independently supported child seat are adapted to be retai... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4186962 | Car seat support and restraining stand A rigid support and restraining stand for an infant car seat having opposed legs pivotally mounted to the seat. A bight member is connected to the opposed legs by associated rod members. The rod members and legs form an acute angle whereby the bight membe... | 02/05/1980 |
| 3992056 | Car seat A car seat for use in an automobile having a lap belt; said seat comprising an integral double wall molded shell; said shell having a seat section, a back rest section, and side panel sections extending substantially the length of the seat section and the... | 11/16/1976 |