Abstract: A vehicle-mountable child safety seat assembly is disclosed. The seat assembly includes a safety seat and a prop assembly mounted with respect to the safety seat. The prop assembly has a stowed position and a safely deployed position. The prop assembly includes: a leg assembly; a foot assembly mounted to the leg assembly; and a first sensor, for example a tilt sensor, for sensing when the prop assembly is not in the stowed position. A second sensor for sensing when the prop assembly is not in the safely deployed position is also provided. A warning system is also disclosed. The warning system changes from a timing state to the warning state if the second sensor senses that the prop assembly is not in its safely deployed position by a pre-determined time after the change from a standby state to a timing state.

Abstract: A child safety seat comprising a seat shell comprising a seat portion and a back portion, an adjustable backrest configured to be moveable with respect to the seat shell between a first position, where at least a portion of the backrest is moved away from the back portion and closer to a front edge of the seat portion, reducing the available seating area for an occupant of the seat, and a second position, where at least a portion of the backrest is moved toward the back portion and further from the front edge of the seat portion, increasing the available seating area for the occupant of the seat.

Abstract: A child restraint configured to be securable to and separable from a base installed in a vehicle, the child restraint comprising an illuminator positioned on an external portion of the child restraint, configured to operate in a first mode, illuminating a first region external to the child restraint wherein, in the event that the child restraint is not secured to the base, and the child restraint is moved, the illuminator will be activated in its first mode, illuminating the first region external to the child restraint for the purpose of aiding securement to the base, and wherein in the event that the child restraint is secured to the base, the first mode will be deactivated.

Abstract: A child restraint for a vehicle, the child restraint comprising a body for supporting an occupant and at least one side impact element configured to be removably mounted with respect to the body in two configurations.

Abstract: A child restraint configured to be securable to and separable from a base installed in a vehicle, the child restraint comprising an illuminator positioned on an external portion of the child restraint, configured to operate in a first mode, illuminating a first region external to the child restraint wherein, in the event that the child restraint is not secured to the base, and the child restraint is moved, the illuminator will be activated in its first mode, illuminating the first region external to the child restraint for the purpose of aiding securement to the base, and wherein in the event that the child restraint is secured to the base, the first mode will be deactivated.

Abstract: A child safety seat and base assembly wherein a base is arranged to be secured with respect to a motor vehicle and a seat is arranged to be removably secured is disclosed. The assembly includes: a rotary element rotatably mounted to the base; a seat latch on the rotary element that engages the child safety seat to releasably hold the child safety seat to the base and rotary element; a seat latch actuation assembly for opening or closing the seat latch wherein opening the seat latch releases the child safety seat; and an interlock mechanism actuated upon opening the seat latch that prevents rotation of the rotary element with respect to the base. The seat latch actuation assembly may include a slidably mounted handle, wherein in use, the base blocks access to the handle when the seat is in any position other than one or two side-loading position(s).

Abstract: An extendible protective element (10) for use in a child safety seat is disclosed. The extendible protective element comprises a first thread component comprising a first external thread and a first internal thread, and a second thread component comprising a second external thread, wherein the first thread component is rotatably connected to the second thread component via the first internal thread of the first thread component and the second external thread of the second thread component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) comprising an integral harness belt (102) for restraining a child in the child safety seat (100), a belt tension monitor (106) adapted for monitoring a belt tension acting on the harness belt (102), a motorized harness belt tensioner (104) comprising a tensioning element (114) driven by an electromechanical actuator (122) and adapted for adjusting the belt tension acting on the harness belt (102), and a controller adapted for controlling the motorized harness belt tensioner (104) to adjust the belt tension to match a first predefined belt tension and for monitoring the resulting belt tension using the belt tension monitor (106).

Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) comprising an integral harness belt (106) for restraining a child in the child safety seat (100), a deflector (102) for the harness belt (106), an elastic mechanism (104) adapted for forcing the deflector (102) from a first position (114) to a second position (112), the harness belt (106) being guided by the deflector (102), wherein due to the guidance by the deflector (102) the harness belt (106) length available for buckling in the child is shorter in the second position (112) than in the first position (114), a latch mechanism transferable between a blocking position and a release position, the latch mechanism being adapted for blocking in the blocking position the deflector (102) against a movement toward the second position (112) and for releasing in the release position the deflector (102) for a movement induced by the forcing toward the second position (112), a release mechanism adapted for transferring the latch mechanism from the blocking position to

Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) comprising at least a first (104), a second (104) and a third locking mechanism (106) each being adapted for releasably locking the seat (100) to a vehicle at a respective anchorage point, wherein the anchorage points of the first locking mechanism (104) and the second locking mechanism (104) are arranged on a line, the anchorage point of the third locking mechanism (106) being spaced apart from the line a seat surface (101) of the seat (100), the seat surface (101) providing a sitting area of the seat (100), the third locking mechanism (106) being adjustable in height relative to the seat surface (101) and a coupling member (202), the third locking mechanism (106) being secured to the seat (100) via the coupling member (202), the coupling member (202) being height adjustable to enable the height adjustability of the third locking mechanism (106).

Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat adapted to be secured with a safety belt of a vehicle, comprising a seat shell for receiving a child; and a seat base for being placed on a seat of the vehicle. The seat base comprises a base member coupled to the seat shell; a pivoting component connected pivotably to the base member; and an engaging member configured to engage with the safety belt of the vehicle, wherein the engaging member is coupled to the pivoting component such that a movement of the engaging member in a certain direction relative to the base member causes the pivoting component to pivot away from the base member.

Abstract: A newborn insert for a child safety seat may include an accommodation region for a child, and an energy-transferring element. The energy-transferring element may include an inherently stable component, and may be arranged laterally at the accommodation region such that the energy-transferring element is positioned at the child's shoulder height when the child is placed in the accommodation region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) comprising a seat base (102) and a seat back (104), the child safety seat (100) being convertible between a backless booster configuration and a highback booster configuration, in the backless booster configuration a first side (106) of the seat back (104) providing the sitting area (114) of the seat and a second side (108) of the seat back (104) being opposite to the seat base (102), the first side (106) being opposite to the second side (108), in the highback booster configuration the seat base (102) providing the sitting area (114) of the seat and the second side of the seat back (104) providing a back rest of the seat.

Abstract: An extendible protective element for use in a child safety seat is disclosed. The extendible protective element comprises a first thread component comprising a first external thread and a first internal thread, and a second thread component comprising a second external thread, wherein the first thread component is rotatably connected to the second thread component via the first internal thread of the first thread component and the second external thread of the second thread component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) adapted to be secured with a safety belt (40) of a vehicle, comprising a seat shell (20) for receiving a child; and a seat base (10) for being placed on a seat of the vehicle. The seat base (10) comprises a base member (1) coupled to the seat shell (20); a pivoting component (2) connected pivotably to the base member (1); and an engaging member (3) configured to engage with the safety belt (40) of the vehicle, wherein the engaging member (3) is coupled to the pivoting component (2) such that a movement of the engaging member (3) in a certain direction relative to the base member (1) causes the pivoting component (2) to pivot away from the base member (1).

Abstract: A seat base, for a child safety seat, adapted to be secured with a safety belt of a vehicle, includes a base member configured to be placed on a seat of the vehicle, and a positioning element rigidly attached to the base member. The positioning element extends vertically from the base member. The positioning element an engaging member adapted to engage with the safety belt. The engaging member is coupled to the positioning element above the upper surface of the base member at a distance, and the engaging member is kept by the positioning element at the distance from the base member. A child safety seat including such a seat base is also provided.

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.

Abstract: The invention relates to a foot prop adapted to be attached to a child safety seat, comprising an elongate component, comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion is slidable relative to the upper portion in longitudinal direction of the elongate component. The foot prop is configured such that a force applied in the longitudinal direction causes the lower portion to automatically move away from the upper portion whenever the force exceeds a predetermined threshold, so that the length of the elongate component is increased; and the foot prop is configured such that the lower and the upper portion are releasably blocked against relative movement towards one another. The invention further relates to a seat base and a child safety seat comprising a foot prop.

Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell, a headrest, a guiding component, slidably coupled to the seat shell, for guiding a strap of an integral harness system, and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the headrest. The adjustment mechanism includes a coupling element which is configured to be placed in a first and a second configuration, and, when placed in the first configuration, the coupling element couples the headrest with the guiding component such as to allow for movement of the headrest together with the guiding component relative to the seat shell. When placed in the second configuration, the coupling element couples the seat shell with the guiding component to prevent the guiding component from movement relative to the seat shell and to allow for movement of the headrest relative to the seat shell.