Patents by Inventor Patrick Surot

Patrick Surot 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).

  • Patent number: 5810445
    Abstract: Child seat of the type comprising a bucket 2 equipped with a sitting part and with a back part and intended to be placed on and fastened to an automobile seat 4, characterized in that two lateral frame elements 40 are mounted respectively on either side of the bucket 2 on upper 41 and lower 42 axles integral with the bucket 2 and arranged in a vertical plane, so as to define two armrest reinforcements pivoting between a position in which they are moved close to one another and a position in which they are moved away from one another, the pivoting of the two lateral frame elements being controlled simultaneously by a single control member 52 mounted on the front 5a of the sitting part 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: AmpaFrance S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Surot
  • Patent number: 5810435
    Abstract: Child seat intended to be fastened to a vehicle seat by means of a safety beltChild seat comprising a sitting part 5 and a back part 6 and intended to be placed on and fastened to an automobile seat 4 equipped with a three-point rewinding safety belt 26 comprising a lap portion 26b and a chest portion 26a, the back part comprising, on its rear face, a means 25a for guiding the chest portion 26a of the safety belt, characterized in that said seat comprises a rotary element 33 equipped with an open loop 32 allowing the passage of the chest portion 26a of the safety belt and a means 35 for driving the rotary element 33 in rotation in a single direction, so as to tension the safety belt counter to the inertia system of the rewinder 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Ampafrance S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Surot
  • Patent number: 5810436
    Abstract: A child seat, to be placed on and fastened to an automobile seat, comprising a bucket, equipped with a sitting part, a back part, a reinforcement supporting the bucket, and a tilting mechanism for the bucket, is provided. The tilt of the bucket can be modified by rotating a screw cooperating with a nut mounted in a rocking manner on the reinforcement. Optionally, the sitting part comprises a sliding portion, of which the displacement from front to rear is caused by the rotation of the screw in conjunction with an auxiliary screw in such a way that the dimension of the sitting part is increased when the bucket is tilted to a greater extent. In addition, the child seat may incorporate armrests which pivot towards or away from each other, thereby decreasing or increasing the width of the child seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Ampafrance S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Surot
  • Patent number: 5098157
    Abstract: A child's seat, which is possible to position and fix onto a motor vehicle seat, including a frame covered with a padding including two lateral edges forming, together with the seat, a bucket seat, the lateral frame elements defining the lateral edges being articulated relative to the main frame elements defining the seat and the backrest so as to be able to modify the width of the bucket seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Ampafrance S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Surot
  • Patent number: 4449732
    Abstract: A reversible foldable push-chair of the umbrella type comprises, on both sides of a hammock carried thereon, a tipping joint core and branches articulated to said core, each branch carrying a wheel, a control pushing arm for controlling sliding and tipping motions and passing through each of the cores, and link means connecting said arm to said branches such that depending on the tipping motion imposed upon the cores by said sliding arm, there is obtained display and locking of the push-chair to a "facing mother" or "look ahead" positions.The push-chair is usually applied to transportation of children.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Assignee: Ampafrance S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Surot