Tiltable Patents (Class 297/256.13)
  • Patent number: 11938848
    Abstract: A child restraint system is provided and configured to be installed on a vehicle seat to support a child. The child restraint system includes a main body, a reclining foot and an adjusting foot. The main body includes a seat portion and a backrest portion. The reclining foot is pivotably coupled to the main body. The adjusting foot is pivotably coupled to the main body or the reclining foot. The adjusting foot is pivotable between a forward position and a rearward position. No matter when the child restraint system is in a rearward-facing direction or a forward-facing direction, the child restraint system can be supported stably on the vehicle seat, and a recline position of the child restraint system can be adjusted in a wide adjustment range by pivoting of the reclining foot. Therefore, the child restraint system is convenient to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew Ma, David A Lehman, Kyle S Mason
  • Patent number: 11897373
    Abstract: A car seat configured to be fastened to a vehicle, includes a seat shell and a belt guide disposed at the seat shell to redirect a belt set of the vehicle for rerouting the belt set along a deviation path from an original path. When the belt set is not engaged with the belt guide, the belt set is routed along the original path. When the belt set is engaged with the belt guide, the belt set is routed along the deviation path from the original path. The rerouted belt set improves the symmetry of forces encountered by the vehicle and also improves the kinetics of the car seat during a crash. A break-away feature in the belt guide advantageously absorbs forces at different times during a crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Gregory Sellers, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Patent number: 11877671
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a convertible children's high chair. According to various embodiments, the convertible high chair generally includes a first child seat supported above a floor by a high chair frame, and a second child seat configured for being removably coupled to the first child seat. The second child seat is configured such that, when detached from the high chair's first child seat, it can be used as a booster seat. In certain embodiments, the second child seat includes a base surface configured to stably support the second child seat on a separate support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KIDS2, INC.
    Inventors: Jacob Sclare, Chaitanya Tadipatri
  • Patent number: 11878609
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a spin lock mechanism. The seat body is movably disposed on the base and switchable relative to the base between a forward facing position and a rearward facing position. The spin lock mechanism includes a pivoting component and a locking component. The pivoting component is pivotally connected to one of the base and the seat body. A driving slot is formed on the pivoting component. The locking component slidably passes through the driving slot for engaging with and disengaging from the other of the base and the seat body. The locking component can be driven by pivoting movement of the pivoting component to slide relative to the driving slot to disengage from the other of the base and the seat body to allow switching movement of the seat body relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Bruce L. Williams
  • Patent number: 11833938
    Abstract: The child safety seat is a safety device. The child safety seat is used with an automobile. The child safety seat is adapted for use by a client. The client sits in the child safety seat when traveling as a passenger in the automobile. The child safety seat protects the client from injury when the automobile is involved in an unfortunate event. The child safety seat mounts in the automobile such that the transverse direction of the child safety seat is parallel to the coronal direction of the automobile. The child safety seat comprises a protective structure, a pedestal structure, an anchor structure, and the automobile. The pedestal structure attaches to the protective structure. The anchor structure secures the protective structure to the automobile. The protective structure forms a protected space in which the client sits. The pedestal structure adjusts the elevation of the protective structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Sherman Carrington
  • Patent number: 11833940
    Abstract: The invention relates to a child seat for attaching to a motor vehicle seat, comprising an impact shield, wherein the impact shield is prevented from being dismantled from a main body in at least a first configuration and/or in at least a first state of use of the child seat and/or is prevented from being partially or at least fully mounted on a/the main body in at least a second configuration and/or in at least a second state of use of the child seat, and/or wherein possibilities for configuring and/or installing the child seat are dependent on the fastened state of the impact shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CYBEX GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Peleska, Martin Kreis
  • Patent number: 11772529
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a spin lock mechanism. The seat body is movably disposed on the base and switchable relative to the base between a forward facing position and a rearward facing position. The spin lock mechanism includes a pivoting component and a locking component. The pivoting component is pivotally connected to one of the base and the seat body. A driving slot is formed on the pivoting component. The locking component slidably passes through the driving slot for engaging with and disengaging from the other of the base and the seat body. The locking component can be driven by pivoting movement of the pivoting component to slide relative to the driving slot to disengage from the other of the base and the seat body to allow switching movement of the seat body relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Bruce L. Williams
  • Patent number: 11691544
    Abstract: A lateral protecting mechanism adapted for a child carrier is provided and includes a protecting block, a locking component, a driving component and an operating component. The protecting block is pivotally disposed a lateral portion of the child carrier. The locking component is slidably disposed on the lateral portion of the child carrier and configured to slide to abut against the protecting block for restraining a pivoting movement of the protecting block. The driving component is located at a position corresponding to the locking component for driving the locking component to slide to abut against the protecting block for restraining the pivoting movement of the protecting block. The operating component is coupled to the driving component for driving the driving component to pivot to drive the locking component to abut against the protecting block when the operating component is operated. Besides, a related child restraint system is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Zong-Wang Cui
  • Patent number: 11584267
    Abstract: A child safety seat for use in a vehicle, the safety seat having a base including a rotating mechanism and a seat shell for a child that is detachably connectable to the base. The base is anchorable in the vehicle using either conventional safety belts or LATCH anchoring provisions. The base is configured to allow a conventional three-point occupant restraint to secure the base to the vehicle and to prevent interaction between the seat shell and the restraint belt. The seat shell, when connected to the base, may be rotated about a generally upstanding axis into forward-facing, rearward-facing, or side-facing configurations. The base includes a moveable wedge that allows the base to optimally fit a variety of vehicle seat having different seat cushion inclinations. The seat shell also includes a height-adjustable backrest portion that allows the seat configuration to be optimized for the occupant, even as the occupant child grows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Artsana USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Longenecker, Matthew J. Ransil, Derek A. Eberly, Joshua D. Stuckey, Michael S. Degrace
  • Patent number: 11565612
    Abstract: A child restraint spin lock is adapted to be installed in a safety seat that includes a base member and a mid base being rotatable relative to the base member about an axis. The child restraint spin lock includes two locking components and a pivot component. The locking components are adapted to be co-rotatably connected to the mid base, are spaced apart from each other, and are adapted to be movable relative to the base member between a locked position and an unlocked position. The pivot component is adapted to be rotatable relative to the mid base about the axis, and is pivotally connected between the locking components such that movements of the locking components are synchronized by rotation of the pivot component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventor: Bruce L. Williams
  • Patent number: 11559145
    Abstract: The present floor seat apparatus includes a base, a seat removably seatable in the base, and a tray engagable to the base. The base may be used as a seat by itself, with or without the seat and with or without the tray. The base includes a post. The seat includes a post through opening that engages the post and positions the seat in the seat receptacle of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Regalo International, LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Flannery, Gary T. Schultze
  • Patent number: 11440446
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a child restraint system including a main body and an adjusting foot. The main body includes a seat portion, a backrest portion, a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion. The first supporting portion is located adjacent to a first end of the seat portion away from the backrest portion, and the second supporting portion is located adjacent to a second end of the seat portion connected to the backrest portion. The adjusting foot is movably disposed on the main body and includes a third supporting portion. The first supporting portion and the third supporting portion abut against a vehicle seat to support the child restraint system at a forward facing position on the vehicle seat. The second supporting portion and the third supporting portion abut against the vehicle seat to support the child restraint system at a rearward facing position on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew Ma, David A Lehman, Kyle S Mason
  • Patent number: 11350762
    Abstract: A swing dining chair comprising supporting frames, swing arms and a chair body. The chair body comprises a seat and a backrest. A multi-stage included-angle adjustment device is arranged between the seat and the backrest. The swing arm is provided with a lifting base, and the seat is connected with the lifting base. A first locking device is arranged between the seat and the lifting base for locking the seat. A second locking device is provided for locking the first locking device. A third locking device is arranged between the seat and the lifting base for locking the multi-stage included-angle adjustment device. A fourth locking device is arranged between the swing arm and the supporting frame for locking the swing arm. The lifting base is provided with an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the fourth locking device. The present disclosure has a simple structure, achieves convenient operation, and avoids maloperation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Jianlun Chen
  • Patent number: 10766384
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base having an attachment point, and a shell having a guiding element mounted on an upper portion of the shell. The child safety seat additionally includes a top tether connected to the attachment point of the base, and the guiding element is configured to abut against and slidably support the top tether when the top tether is secured to an anchoring point of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Britax Römer Kindersicherheit GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schmitz, Richard Henseler
  • Patent number: 10752134
    Abstract: A child safety seat may include a base portion configured to be disposed on a vehicle seat base of a vehicle seat, a back portion configured to be disposed proximate to a vehicle seat back of the vehicle seat, and a top tether operably coupled to a portion of the child safety seat to enable the child safety seat to be tethered to an anchor disposed in the vehicle. The top tether may include a quick connect coupler and a first strap portion having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end of the first strap portion may be configured to engage the anchor. The quick connect coupler may be operably coupled to the first strap portion proximate to the proximal end of the first strap portion. The quick connect coupler may also be configured to enable the first strap portion to be coupled or decoupled from the back portion of the child safety seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BRITAX CHILD SAFETY, INC.
    Inventor: Brandon Cory Hoover
  • Patent number: 10696192
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell adapted to receive a child, a belt tightener and a latching mechanism. The seat shell defines a first and a second belt path, the first belt path being configured to receive an anchoring belt for attaching the child safety seat in a forward facing position on a vehicle seat, and the second belt path being configured to receive an anchoring belt for attaching the child safety seat in a rearward facing position on a vehicle seat. The belt tightener is pivotally connected with the seat shell, and is adjustable between a first position for clamping an anchoring belt disposed along the first belt path, and a second position for clamping an anchoring belt disposed along the second belt path. The latching mechanism is operable to lock the belt tightener in the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Clyde S. Harmes, V, James M. F. Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 10583756
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a seat-support base having a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat-support base is adapted to be anchored on a passenger seat of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Anderson, David A. Lehman, Mei-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 10500989
    Abstract: A safety belt guiding apparatus and a child car seat are disclosed, the latter includes a seat shell with a holder and thereon a backrest section and a seat section movably disposed. The seat section and the backrest section are pivoted to each other thereby allowing the seat shell at least two using positions. A safety belt guiding apparatus assembled to the holder includes a safety belt director and a linking assembly with one end of it linked to the backrest section or the seat section and another to the safety belt director. During a switch among using positions, the backrest section or the seat section selectively drives the safety belt director to pop out of or retract to the holder, where a safety belt selectively passes through the safety belt director to fasten the seat shell, alone or base-assembled, to a car seat, thereby providing versatility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventor: Ruibin Chen
  • Patent number: 10479236
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a shell having a seat portion and a backrest, and a seat board assembled with the shell, the seat board being disposed on the seat portion so that a child placed in the child safety seat sits on the seat board, the seat board being slidable relative to the shell toward or away from the backrest. The seat board can be thereby configurable as an extension member that is movable relative to the shell for adjusting a leg room for a child sitting on the seat board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: WONDERLAND NURSERYGOODS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, James M. F. Hutchinson, Robert E. Haut, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Patent number: 10427559
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat-support base adapted to be retained on a vehicle passenger seat. The child restraint also includes a juvenile seat mounted on the seat-support base and sized to seat a juvenile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Anderson, David A. Lehman, Mei-Hui Lin
  • Patent number: 10419953
    Abstract: A central management system polls a lighting node in a mesh lighting network, sending a command message for the node to measure a link quality indication (LQI) of the received command message. The node returns a status message, including in its payload the measured LQI. The management system computes from the node's status messages, a statistical characterization of the link quality of the node and compares it with a threshold quality value. If the comparison indicates sufficient degradation in link quality, the management system automatically transmits a disconnect command to the node. In response, the node disconnects and enters a discovery mode to find a better quality link to rejoin the network. In example embodiments, the lighting node may also report its illumination and operational status in the payload of the status message, along with the LQI, enabling the management system to determine whether illumination by the node is failing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Echelon Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Keating, Jwalant Dholakia, Jonathan Lloyd, Glen Riley, John Waclawsky
  • Patent number: 10336219
    Abstract: A support base for a child safety seat includes a shell body for supporting a child seat, a foot and a recline actuator. The shell body has a first and a second end opposite to each other, an upper surface facing upward, and an end surface extending generally vertical at the first end. The foot is disposed at a bottom of the shell body adjacent to the first end, and is movable to adjust an inclination of the support base. The recline actuator is connected with the shell body, and can engage with the foot to lock the foot in position. The recline actuator has at least an actuating portion exposed on the upper surface, the actuating portion being operable to cause an unlocking movement of the recline actuator for disengaging the recline actuator from the foot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: WONDERLAND NURSERY GOODS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, Colin P. Hansel, Anthony V. Ruggiero
  • Patent number: 10137805
    Abstract: The reclining baby car seat is a child safety seat that can be reconfigured into both an upright and a reclining position. In the upright position it provides comfortable safe seating for a small child. In the reclining position it accommodates a sleeping child. The reclining baby car seat may be motorized for ease of reconfiguration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Inventor: Fay McKenzie
  • Patent number: 10086722
    Abstract: A child restraint including a tiltable juvenile vehicle seat and a seat support underlying the tiltable juvenile vehicle seat is provided. The tiltable juvenile vehicle seat is coupled to the seat support and configured to move relative to the seat support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean R. Denbo, Mei-Hui Lin, Kyle M. Franke
  • Patent number: 10011200
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat base assembly, a seat body assembly, and a sled assembly coupled to the seat base assembly and the seat body assembly. The sled assembly is configured to allow linear movement of the seat body assembly relative to the seat base assembly when the seat is exposed to impact forces, and includes a modular energy absorber configured to reduce the impact forces on an occupant of the seat body assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Clek Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Minato, Yunzhen Zhou, Christopher Leiphart, Iuliu Vig Dinescu
  • Patent number: 9937823
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell, and a first and a second belt restraining member respectively connected with the seat shell. The seat shell has a shell surface, and a first and a second opening for selective passage of an anchoring belt to attach the child safety seat on a vehicle seat in two different configurations, which include a rearward and a forward facing configuration. The first belt restraining member is independently operable to press against an anchoring belt passing through the first opening, and the second belt restraining member is independently operable to press against an anchoring belt passing through the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Bruce L. Williams, Gregory S. Sellers
  • Patent number: 9771007
    Abstract: A multi-position child safety seat having a base and a separable seat shell supported by the base wherein the base comprises a movable block that alters the angle of the seat shell dependent upon the position of the block and provides for at least two usable positions of the seat shell. The seat shell includes a latching mechanism for securing the seat shell to the base which is operable in any of the at least two positions. The movable block is hingedly connected to the base and preferably movable between two generally opposing positions corresponding to two pre-determined seat shell positions and may include restraint provisions to preclude unintentional movement of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: ARTSANA USA, INC
    Inventor: Mitchell L. Shellenberger
  • Patent number: 9771005
    Abstract: A raising mechanism is adapted for a child safety seat. The child safety seat includes a base and a backrest disposed on the base. The raising mechanism includes a front raising block, a rear raising block, and a driving member. A front end of the front raising block is connected to the base. A rear raising block is connected to the front raising block. The front raising block and the rear raising block form a seating portion cooperatively. The driving member is movably disposed on the base or the backrest. The driving member drives the front raising block and the rear raising block to raise the seating portion. Therefore, the raising mechanism improves sitting comfort and safety and has advantages of simple structure, low manufacturing cost, and easy operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: BP Children's Products HK Co., Limited
    Inventor: Xiao-Long Mo
  • Patent number: 9592751
    Abstract: A child safety seat comprising a base placeable on and securable to a vehicle seat and a seat element releasably engageable with the base. The base has an inclination adjustor which is selectively adjustable in at least two different positions relative to a base body in order to adjust the inclination of the base with respect to the vehicle seat. The adjustor includes a locking mechanism for locking the adjustor in a selected adjustment position and for releasing the adjustor in order to allow for selection of another adjustment position. An actuator operates the locking mechanism to lock or release the adjustor. The actuator is positioned on the base so that the actuator is covered by the lower surface of the seat element when the latter is fixed to the base. The actuator therefore cannot be accessed without unlocking and separating the seat element from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Hauck (Hong Kong) Ltd
    Inventor: Matthias Kirstein
  • Patent number: 9421889
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat base assembly, a sled assembly coupled to the seat base assembly, and a seat body assembly slidably coupled to the sled assembly. The sled assembly includes a modular energy absorber that is configured to reduce impact forces on an occupant of the seat body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Clek Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Minato, Yunzhen Zhou, Christopher Leiphart, Iuliu Vig Dinescu
  • Patent number: 9221368
    Abstract: A warning device for a car seat base includes a car seat base, a support leg and a color signal revealing mechanism. The car seat base is capable of mounting on a vehicle seat and provided with a support face for supporting a car seat thereupon and a signal window for showing signals by colors. The support leg is movably and rotably mounted to the car seat base. Once the length of the support leg is not yet good enough to abut the car seat base, or someday the lock means of the support leg is failed, the weight of the support leg would carry itself moving downward, by this way to cause the signal element to reveal a warning signal from signal window to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: LERADO (ZHONG SHAN) INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hung-Chung Hou, Yu-Te Chou, Chin-Hu Wang, Yu-Le Lin
  • Patent number: 9150163
    Abstract: An equipment cradle for motor vehicles that is capable of securing equipment during transit in the passenger compartment of motor vehicles, and rests on the motor vehicles seats and is securely coupled to the motor vehicle using the standard Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) Restraint System.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Mobile Title Agency of Michigan, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Cronkright, II, Lawrence R. Duthler
  • Patent number: 9073459
    Abstract: A collapsible support device adapted to be installed on a child safety seat is disclosed. The collapsible support device includes a first supporting part and a second supporting part. The second supporting part is pivotally connected to an end of the first supporting part to be capable of being collapsed to the first supporting part. Another end of the first supporting part is pivotally connected to the child safety seat. The first supporting part is selectively rotated relative to the child safety seat to be located at one of a use position and a storage position. The second supporting part is selectively rotated relative to the first supporting part to be located at one of a supporting position and a collapsed position. The collapsible support device has advantages of simple structure and providing operation convenience to users. Additionally, a child safety seat having the collapsible support device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BP Children's Products HK Co., Limited
    Inventor: Hong-Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 9056567
    Abstract: A seat element and a backrest element are integrated in a baby carrier in the form of a bucket seat, such that the angle of inclination can be adjusted. A carrying handle is pivotally and lockably mounted on the lateral walls such that the handle substantially lies on the center of gravity axis of the baby carrier. The outer upper end of the seat element or the backrest element that has an adjustable angle of inclination is mounted on the corresponding end wall in a pivotal manner about a transverse axis. Laterally outward projecting bearing pins of the other inner lower end of the seat element or backrest element are guided in slots of a respective lifting device which is pivotally mounted on the lateral walls, by means of which the pivotally mounted element can be raised from a lowered seating position into a lying position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Curt Wuerstl Vermoegensverwaltungs—GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Jan-Stefan Wuerstl
  • Patent number: 9039083
    Abstract: More specifically, the crash indication system for a child safety seat includes a seat bottom. A base is provided for supporting the seat bottom, which is slidably connected to the bases so that the seat body is movable relative to the base, between a resting position and a ride down position, a position due to a change in environmental forces. The seat body is adjustably affixed to a carriage to set a recline position. An indicator member is attached to the carriage and moves therewith to visually track and monitor the movement of the seat. When ride down of the seat occurs due to a change in forces to the seat, the indicator member moves with the sliding carriage to reflect a ride down position of the seat bottom. A ratchet connection is provided to prevent the carriage from going back to its resting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: DIONO, LLC
    Inventor: David Clement
  • Patent number: 9010857
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat body, a support foot and an angle adjusting mechanism. Two support ribs are disposed at opposite sides of a bottom of the seat body. Each of the support ribs includes a front support end and a rear support end. The support foot is disposed between the two support ribs and pivotally connected to the two support ribs. The angle adjusting mechanism selectively adjusts and fixes the support ribs and the seat body such that one of the front support end and the rear support end supports the seat body on the vehicle seat along with the support foot. Accordingly, the child safety seat of the invention is capable of adjusting an angle of the seat body and supporting the seat body securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: BP Children's Products HK Co., Limited
    Inventor: Hong-Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 8998318
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat base and a juvenile seat. The juvenile seat is tiltable relative to the seat base at the option of a caregiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Cosco Management, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul D. Gaudreau, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8991919
    Abstract: A child safety seat having a seat, a backrest, and a belt device for buckling a child therein. The belt device includes a shoulder belt routed through an opening in the backrest. The opening includes a longitudinal slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the backrest in a reclining element and a belt slot in a belt guide piece. The guide piece is movable along the reclining element to adapt the position of the belt slot to the child's body. The guide piece detachably connects to the reclining element via a locking device having a locking element pretensioned by a reset force. An actuating element on the reclining element applies tensile force to the tensioning element, counter to the reset force. This moves the locking element into a release setting, thus releasing the locking device and displacing the guide piece along the longitudinal direction of the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Hauck GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Tobias Neuber, Reinhold Unseld
  • Publication number: 20150076878
    Abstract: The invention refers to a motor vehicle child safety seat comprising a support with means of side anchoring to the vehicle and a telescopic leg for support on the floor of the vehicle, characterised by the fact that the support is made up of a sloping frame, with means for anchoring it and having means to adjust the its length, so that by varying the length of the leg, you can change the slope of the support and thus the tilt of the chair. Thus, it is not necessary that the seat comprises means of conventional articulation to achieve the tilt of the chair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Manuel JANE SANTAMARIA
  • Publication number: 20140368009
    Abstract: An adjusting mechanism includes a first engaging component, a second engaging component and a third engaging component is applied to a child carrier including a supporting component and a seating component. The first engaging component is detachably disposed on the supporting component. The second engaging component is disposed on the seating component. The third engaging component is movably located between the first engaging component and the second engaging component in a switchable manner. The second engaging component drives the third engaging component to move between a first position and a second position. The third engaging component moves to the first position to engage with the first engaging component so as to constrain relative movement between the seating component and the supporting component. The third engaging component moves to the second position to be separated from the first engaging component and the seating component can rotate relative to the supporting component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Robert E. Haut
  • Patent number: 8899678
    Abstract: A child seat assembly has a base to rest on a vehicle seat, a seat shell, and a recline mechanism that selectively permits adjustment of the seat shell between first and second recline positions and includes a recline positioner, pin, biasing element, and handle. The recline positioner has first and second portions defining the first and second recline positions, respectively. The pin is movable between a released position and an engaged position in which the pin is configured to engage the first or second portion to retain the seat shell in the corresponding first or second recline position. The biasing element is coupled to the pin and configured to bias the pin to the engaged position. The handle is operable to move the pin from the engaged position to the released position in which the seat shell is movable between the first and second recline positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: William Doolan, Daniel Brunick
  • Patent number: 8894151
    Abstract: A child seat assembly for use on a vehicle seat includes a seat portion, a base and a backrest. The seat portion is adapted to be supported on the vehicle seat and includes a cavity. The base is disposed at least partially within the cavity of the seat portion. The seat portion is operatively coupled to the base for selective sliding movement of the seat portion in a longitudinal direction relative to the base. The backrest is coupled to the seat portion and pivots about an axis extending in a lateral direction in response to the sliding movement of the seat portion relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Clek Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Joseph Poniatowski, Rohanna Marie Lindhorst, Mark Anthony Brockman
  • Patent number: 8870285
    Abstract: A child safety seat assembly includes a detachable child seat and a base. The child seat has a seatback, and a foremost end opposite to the seat back. The base includes a shell body, an adjustable platform and a latch mechanism. The shell body has a first and a second end edge opposite to each other. The first end edge is at a height that is greater than that of the second end edge. The adjustable platform is operable to releasibly attach with the child seat. The adjustable platform and the child seat attached with each other are movable in unison between a first state where the foremost end is near the first end edge, and a second state where the foremost end is away from the first end edge and below the first end edge of the shell body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Bruce L. Williams, Gregory S. Sellers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Nathanael Saint
  • Patent number: 8840184
    Abstract: Provided is a child restraint system (CRS) with automated installation that provides automated feedback and control of seat installation angle, belt latching and tightening, and confirmation of correct install. The CRS utilizes sensors to monitor CRS base angle relative to level, confirm correct latching of the CRS to its base and then to the vehicle seat, and confirm tightening of the belts to the required tension to be crashworthy. The stepwise operation and confirmation of the installation procedure may be operated via button(s) or other tactical input, and relayed to the user via electronic visual display and/or audible means. All operations will be overseen and processed by an integrated control system, affording minimal user decision or interface. An intelligent latching device which can be adapted for use with an existing CRS is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Thorley Industries LLC
    Inventors: Dave Szakelyhidi, Robert D. Daley, Henry F. Thorne, Frederick Karl Hopke, John J. Walker
  • Publication number: 20140265488
    Abstract: A child restraint includes an adjustable base for installation on a passenger seat of a vehicle. The child restraint also includes an infant carrier associated with the adjustable base. The adjustable base is configured to be adjusted to tilt the infant carrier relative to the passenger seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Nathan W. Heisey, Carl P. Gasner, Troy D. Mason
  • Publication number: 20140252827
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat body, a reclining foot, and a force-generating member. The reclining foot is connected to a lower portion of the seat body such that the reclining foot is capable of rotating and sliding relative to the seat body to be selectively located at a first position or a second position relative to the seat body. The force-generating member is connected to the seat body and the reclining foot for applying a force to the reclining foot for urging the reclining foot to move toward the first position. When at the first position, the reclining foot can be rotated relative to the seat body and slid relative to the seat body in a distance to be blocked by a blocking structure at the lower portion from rotating reversely under the force so as to be located at the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Kyle S. Mason
  • Publication number: 20140097653
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat body, a support foot and an angle adjusting mechanism. Two support ribs are disposed at opposite sides of a bottom of the seat body. Each of the support ribs includes a front support end and a rear support end. The support foot is disposed between the two support ribs and pivotally connected to the two support ribs. The angle adjusting mechanism selectively adjusts and fixes the support ribs and the seat body such that one of the front support end and the rear support end supports the seat body on the vehicle seat along with the support foot. Accordingly, the child safety seat of the invention is capable of adjusting an angle of the seat body and supporting the seat body securely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Hong-Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20140062152
    Abstract: A child seat assembly has a base to rest on a vehicle seat, a seat shell, and a recline mechanism that selectively permits adjustment of the seat shell between first and second recline positions and includes a recline positioner, pin, biasing element, and handle. The recline positioner has first and second portions defining the first and second recline positions, respectively. The pin is movable between a released position and an engaged position in which the pin is configured to engage the first or second portion to retain the seat shell in the corresponding first or second recline position. The biasing element is coupled to the pin and configured to bias the pin to the engaged position. The handle is operable to move the pin from the engaged position to the released position in which the seat shell is movable between the first and second recline positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: William Doolan, Daniel Brunick
  • Patent number: 8651572
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seat configured to swivel, recline, and raise to accommodate a child during feeding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: TOMY Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Medeiros, Mike Y. Daikubara, Cindy Fine, Jorge Tomas
  • Patent number: 8632124
    Abstract: The child safety seat includes a seat body having a seat bottom and a seat back. The seat bottom is slidably connected to a first portion of the base and the seat back is slidably connected to a second portion of the base. The seat body is movable relative to the base, namely, between a resting position and ride down position. A dampening member is connected between the seat body and the base for dampening/retarding the movement of the seat body from the resting position to the ride down position. The dampening member is preferably partially oriented yarn that is no longer usable after use, such as in the event of an accident. The recline angle of the seat body relative to the base is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: SKJP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: David Clement, Russell Berger