Patents Assigned to Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9227648
    Abstract: A collapsible stroller includes a mobile base and a juvenile seat coupled to the mobile base. The mobile base includes a foldable frame and wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C Sundberg, Joseph D Langley, Ward A Fritz
  • Patent number: 9221366
    Abstract: A child restraint includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an energy-absorption apparatus coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat. The energy-absorption apparatus is configured to absorb external energy associated with an external impact force applied to the energy-absorption apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Oltman, Rajiv A. Menon, Meihui Lin
  • Patent number: 9216670
    Abstract: A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mode. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan W Heisey
  • Patent number: 9215428
    Abstract: A child-monitoring system includes a parent unit and a child unit. The child-monitoring system is configured to communicate audio and video signals between the parent unit and the child unit through a wireless connection so that the parent unit and the child unit may be maintained in a spaced-apart relation to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger J. Babineau, Helena C. Silva, John Ristuccia
  • Patent number: 9174606
    Abstract: A harness retainer for use with a juvenile vehicle seat in accordance with the present disclosure may include a first belt mount that couples to a first harness belt, a second belt mount that couples to a second harness belt and couples to the first belt mount, and a lock that moves from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration, wherein the lock moves from the locked configuration, blocking movement of the first belt mount away from the second belt mount, to the unlocked configuration, allowing movement of the first belt mount away from the second belt mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Meihui Lin, Paul D Gaudreau, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9162600
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a child restraint includes a juvenile seat and a child-restraint harness coupled to the juvenile seat. The juvenile seat includes a seat bottom and a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom. The juvenile seat further includes a cupholder coupled to the seat bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul D. Gaudreau, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150291065
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a child car seat comprising an active protection system and a system for triggering the active protection system when needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: DOREL JUVENILE GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Francois Renaudin, Nicolas Garnier
  • Patent number: 9126557
    Abstract: A childcare device is configured to receive a child. The device includes a child-restraint harness including first and second shoulder straps and inflatable elements associated with each shoulder strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Renaudin, Nicolas Garnier
  • Patent number: 9126509
    Abstract: This invention has for object an automobile seat (1) for children, intended to be integral with the seat of a motor vehicle, of the so-called group 1/2/3 type, comprising a seat (2) and a seatback (3), said automobile seat offering two separate guide paths for a safety belt of said vehicle intended to maintain said seat and/or said child, respectively according to whether said seat is used in a so-called group 1 position or in a so-called group 2/3 position. The seat includes means for determining the position, group 1 or group 2/3, wherein said seat is located, and at least one passage indicator (53; 54; 57) of a strap of said safety belt of the vehicle able to have two different states, an active state and an inactive state, according to information and/or an action delivered by said means for determining the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Biaud, Nicolas Guilgault
  • Patent number: 9119483
    Abstract: A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mode. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Nathan W Heisey
  • Patent number: 9119481
    Abstract: A juvenile seat assembly includes a seat bottom and legs for elevating the seat bottom above the ground to support a child seated on the seat bottom in an elevated position above the underlying ground. In illustrative embodiments, the juvenile seat assembly further includes a seat back arranged to extend upwardly from a rear edge of the seat bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim R Varney, Bryan R Hotaling
  • Patent number: 9108660
    Abstract: A compact collapsible stroller includes a mobile base provided with front and rear wheels. A push handle is coupled to the mobile base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C Sundberg, Kurt Nygren, Walter S Bezaniuk, Joseph D Langley
  • Patent number: 9090182
    Abstract: A child car seat includes a base to be positioned on the seat section of a vehicle seat and a seat body pivotably mounted between a forward facing travel position, a rear facing travel position, and at least one right or left arranging position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Haja Rabeony
  • Patent number: 8966680
    Abstract: A playyard includes a collapsible frame having a rail support adapted to support a playyard floor and a playyard top rail. The playyard top rail includes a left rail segment and a right rail segment. The left rail segment and the right rail segment move relative to one another from an inline use position to a folded-storage position when the playyard is collapsed for storage or transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Dowd, Philippe M Putzeys, Christopher David Miller
  • Patent number: 8944415
    Abstract: A multi-sided security enclosure includes several wall units. The wall units are connected to one another in series to form a closed space bounded by the interconnected wall units. Each wall unit includes connectors and a pivot joint between wall units so that they may rotate about a vertical pivot axis to vary the included angle therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Sirotin, Ryan Coyle, Raul G. Pereira, Gaetano D. Desimone