Abstract: A car seat including a seat body having a seat back and a seat pan for supporting an occupant thereon, and at least one belt coupled to the seat body for retaining an occupant on the seat body. The car seat further includes a belt tensioning mechanism, the belt tensioning mechanism including a pawl coupled to the seat body and a rotatable spool coupled to the belt. The spool can be rotated to wind the belt upon the spool, and the spool includes a gear that can interact with the pawl such that the pawl can selectively block rotation of the spool and thereby block unwinding of the belt off of the spool.

Abstract: A child seat assembly. A child-seat seat bottom has a first surface, a second surface located below the first surface, and a slot extending through the first surface and toward the second surface. The second surface has spaced-apart first and second notches. A crotch-strap subassembly has a member positioned in the slot and extending above the first surface and toward the second surface. The member includes a portion which is resiliently biased toward the second surface and into engagement with an aligned one of the notches. The member is movable in the slot and away from the second surface for disengagement of the portion from the aligned notch. When the portion is so disengaged, the member is movable across the slot to move the portion between the first and second notches.

Abstract: A dirt box for an upright vacuum cleaner comprises an elliptical upper side wall portion below a top wall, a bowl-shaped bottom wall, an inlet neck opening into the chamber in the lengthwise direction and below one end of the upper side wall portion, and aimed to establish a swirling action. An outlet port for the dirt box is off-center toward the end from which the inlet extends. The bowl-bottomed dirt box is tilted and emptied through the inlet neck.

Abstract: The guard cover for a commodity slicing machine sharpener extends over and protects the otherwise exposed knife edge at the knife sharpening area. The guard protects the knife edge at all times regardless of whether the sharpener is in the sharpening position, storage position, or is being moved between these positions. The sharpener employs a non-rotatable honing stone which seeks proper honing relationship with the knife upon coming into contact therewith. A latch holds the sharpener when in the sharpening position and prevents it from being returned to the storage position until released. The latch release is position dependent so that the operator's hand and fingers should be in a certain predetermined position on the sharpener housing, away from the knife edge, to operate the latch release.