Patents by Inventor Kyle S. MASON

Kyle S. MASON has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210078461
    Abstract: An infant car seat includes a seat base and a stability leg. The stability leg is rotatably disposed under the seat base. The stability leg includes an upper leg tube, a rotary member and a first latch. The upper leg tube includes at least one opening. The rotary member includes a pivoting portion and an encircling portion. The pivoting portion is rotatably connected to the seat base. The encircling portion is connected to the pivoting portion and slidably disposed on the upper leg tube. The first latch is disposed on the rotary member, and adapted to detachably engage with the at least one opening for constraining a movement between the rotary member and the upper leg tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Ma, Kyle S Mason
  • Publication number: 20210039526
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a backrest portion and a sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion, an adjustable headrest movable along the backrest portion, and a first belt guide fixedly connected with the sidewall at a top thereof and a second belt guide provided on the headrest, wherein the first belt guide and the second belt guide are configured to receive a shoulder belt portion of a vehicle seatbelt disposed through a gap between the sidewall and the headrest. In some embodiments, the child safety seat may include a latch belt disposed transversally across the seat shell and having two opposite ends respectively provided with two connectors for attachment to an anchorage provided in a vehicle, and a storage compartment on a rear of the backrest portion adapted to receive the two connectors of the latch belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: David A. LEHMAN, Kyle S. MASON
  • Patent number: 10843597
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a backrest portion and a sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion and having a first rod inside the seat shell, an adjustable headrest movable along the backrest portion, the headrest being fixedly connected with a second rod and a spacer that are located adjacent to each other, and a child restraining harness having a harness strap, the harness strap wrapping around the first rod and forming two folded strap portions that extend downward from the first rod, one of the two folded strap portions wrapping around the second rod, and the spacer being disposed between the two folded strap portions for preventing a contact between the two folded strap portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: David A. Lehman, Kyle S. Mason
  • Publication number: 20200361347
    Abstract: An infant car seat is adapted for being installed on a seat carrier. The infant car seat includes a seat shell, a latch, a release unit, and a resilient member. The seat shell is formed with a receiving space having an opening. The latch is disposed in the receiving space, and is adapted for engaging with a ledge of the seat carrier. The release unit includes an actuating member operable to drive the latch to move from a rest position, where a portion of the latch protrudes out of the opening for engaging with the ledge of the seat carrier, to a retracted position, where the latch is retracted into the receiving space. The resilient member is connected between the seat shell and the latch for biasing the latch toward the rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe
  • Publication number: 20200361348
    Abstract: An infant car seat includes a seat main body having a handle mount, a canopy unit operable to positionally cover the seat main body, and a handle mounted to the handle mount of the seat main body. The handle is rotatable relative to the handle mount about a mounting axis, and is operably connected to the canopy unit so that rotation of the handle relative to the handle mount drives the canopy unit to move relative to the seat main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, Colin F. Eggert-Crowe
  • Patent number: 10766385
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a seat region for receiving a child, two extension parts and a locking mechanism. The two extension parts are respectively disposed at a left and a right side of the seat region, are connected with the seat shell, and are coupled to each other via a linking assembly. The two extension parts are movable together relative to the seat shell to protrude forward from a front of the seat shell or retract toward the seat shell, the two extension parts being disconnected from each other at the front of the seat shell. The locking mechanism is operable to lock the two extension parts in position relative to the seat shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, David A. Lehman
  • Publication number: 20200223332
    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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Ma, David A Lehman, Kyle S Mason
  • Publication number: 20200223333
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell for receiving a child, an extension member, an extension locking mechanism operable to lock the extension member with respect to the seat shell, and an anti-rebound part. The anti-rebound part can be installed on the extension member or the seat shell. The child safety seat is installable on a vehicle seat in a rear facing position with the anti-rebound part extending at an angle above the extension member and adjacent to a seatback of the vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle S. MASON, ANDREW MA, DAVID A. LEHMAN
  • Publication number: 20200223331
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a child restraint system. The child restraint system includes a main body and an adjustable headrest assembly. The adjustable headrest assembly is installed on the main body. The adjustable headrest assembly includes at least one rail disposed on the main body. The head support portion is movably disposed on the at least one rail. A position of the head support portion can be adjusted by movement of the head support portion relative to the rail easily. Furthermore, the present invention further discloses a related adjustable headrest assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle S Mason, David A Lehman
  • Patent number: 10604034
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a support base, a seat shell disposed on the support base and having a front end provided with an opening, a harness system for restraining a child, and a release actuator. The harness system includes a locking device that is concealed inside the child safety seat and has a clamping member, and an adjustment strap passing through the locking device and extending outside the seat shell through the opening, an inner portion of the adjustment strap extending inside the child safety seat between the locking device and the opening. The locking device has a release state where the clamping member unclamps the adjustment strap, and a locking state where the clamping member clamps the adjustment strap. The release actuator is configured to operatively connect with the locking device, and is operable to switch the locking device from the locking state to the release state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, David A. Lehman
  • Patent number: 10576850
    Abstract: A support base for a child safety seat includes a shell body and a belt restraining frame. The shell body is adapted to support a child seat, and has an upper surface provided with a storage cavity sized to receive an attachment strap and two latch connectors. The belt restraining frame is pivotally connected with the shell body, and is rotatable relative to the shell body between a release position where the belt restraining frame rises away from the upper surface of the shell body so that the storage cavity is opened upwardly, and a clamping position where the belt restraining frame is adjacent to the upper surface for holding an anchoring belt that is routed across the storage cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, Colin P. Hansel, Andrew J. Taylor, Curtis M. Hartenstine
  • Patent number: 10576849
    Abstract: A child safety seat is for use on a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has two anchors. The child safety seat includes a seat back, a seat bottom, and a latch belt. The seat bottom is connected to the seat back for cooperatively providing a seating space with the seat back. The latch belt has a connection strap, first and second branch straps extending from the connection strap, and two latches respectively connected to the first and second branch straps. The connection strap is connected to the seat back and is routed around the seat back together with the first and second branch straps, so as to make the two latches located at two lateral sides of the seat back respectively to be detachably engaged with the two anchors for fixing the child safety seat on the vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
    Inventors: David Andrew Lehman, Kyle S. Mason
  • Patent number: 10524585
    Abstract: An infant carrier includes a carrying handle having a coupling shell pivotally connected with a coupling portion of a seat body, and a latch assembled in the coupling shell. The carrying handle is adjustable to multiple angular positions, which include a carry position for facilitating transport of the infant carrier with the carrying handle, and a recline position inclined relative to the carry position. The latch can engage with the coupling portion for locking the carrying handle in position, or disengage from the coupling portion for allowing rotation of the carrying handle. A safety mechanism is disposed in an inner cavity between the coupling shell and the coupling portion, and is operable to allow the latch to engage with the coupling portion for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position during adjustment of the carrying handle from the carry position toward the recline position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Kyle S. Mason, Gregory S. Sellers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Patrick J. G. Bowers
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20190232826
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell having a backrest portion and a sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion and having a first rod inside the seat shell, an adjustable headrest movable along the backrest portion, the headrest being fixedly connected with a second rod and a spacer that are located adjacent to each other, and a child restraining harness having a harness strap, the harness strap wrapping around the first rod and forming two folded strap portions that extend downward from the first rod, one of the two folded strap portions wrapping around the second rod, and the spacer being disposed between the two folded strap portions for preventing a contact between the two folded strap portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
    Inventors: David A. LEHMAN, Kyle S. MASON
  • Publication number: 20190231090
    Abstract: An infant carrier includes a carrying handle having a coupling shell pivotally connected with a coupling portion of a seat body, and a latch assembled in the coupling shell. The carrying handle is adjustable to multiple angular positions, which include a carry position for facilitating transport of the infant carrier with the carrying handle, and a recline position inclined relative to the carry position. The latch can engage with the coupling portion for locking the carrying handle in position, or disengage from the coupling portion for allowing rotation of the carrying handle. A safety mechanism is disposed in an inner cavity between the coupling shell and the coupling portion, and is operable to allow the latch to engage with the coupling portion for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position during adjustment of the carrying handle from the carry position toward the recline position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew J. TAYLOR, Kyle S. MASON, Gregory S. SELLERS, Curtis M. HARTENSTINE, Patrick J.G. BOWERS
  • 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: 10315538
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell, an extension member and a foot. The seat shell has a bottom surface capable of resting stably on a vehicle seat. The extension member is connected with the seat shell, and is configurable between a first position where a forward end of the extension member extends forward from a front end of the seat shell, and a second position where the extension member is retracted toward the seat shell. The foot is connected with the seat shell and is disposed adjacent to the bottom surface of the seat shell, the foot being movably linked to the extension member. The foot and the seat shell are movable relative to each other to adjust the seat shell between at least a first and a second angular position, the second angular position being reclined rearward relative to the first angular position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
    Inventors: James M. F. Hutchinson, Robert E. Haut, Kyle S. Mason
  • Patent number: 10299609
    Abstract: An infant carrier includes a carrying handle having a coupling shell pivotally connected with a coupling portion of a seat body, and a latch assembled in the coupling shell. The carrying handle is adjustable to multiple angular positions, which include a carry position for facilitating transport of the infant carrier with the carrying handle, and a recline position inclined relative to the carry position. The latch can engage with the coupling portion for locking the carrying handle in position, or disengage from the coupling portion for allowing rotation of the carrying handle. A safety mechanism is disposed in an inner cavity defined at least partially by the coupling shell and the coupling portion, and can interact with the latch for forcing the carrying handle to stop in an intermediate safety position during adjustment of the carrying handle from the carry position toward the recline position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Taylor, Kyle S. Mason, Gregory S. Sellers, Curtis M. Hartenstine, Patrick J. G. Bowers
  • Patent number: 10266078
    Abstract: A child safety seat includes a seat shell and an extension member. The seat shell has a seat portion and a backrest, the seat portion having a front end opposite to the backrest. The extension member is pivotally connected with the seat shell, and is rotatable relative to the seat shell between a retracted position where the extension member is stowed in the seat shell and a deployed position where the extension member deploys forward beyond the front end of the seat shell to expand a leg room at a front of the child safety seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: WONDERLAND NURSERYGOODS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kyle S. Mason, James M. F. Hutchinson, Robert E. Haut, Curtis M. F. Hartenstine