Abstract: A child restraint spin lock is adapted to be installed in a safety seat that includes a base member and a mid base being rotatable relative to the base member about an axis. The child restraint spin lock includes two locking components and a pivot component. The locking components are adapted to be co-rotatably connected to the mid base, are spaced apart from each other, and are adapted to be movable relative to the base member between a locked position and an unlocked position. The pivot component is adapted to be rotatable relative to the mid base about the axis, and is pivotally connected between the locking components such that movements of the locking components are synchronized by rotation of the pivot component.

Abstract: A seat fastening device is adapted to a child safety seat. The child safety seat includes a base and a seat body pivoted to the base via a pivotal shaft, so that the seat body can switch between a forward-facing orientation and a rearward-facing orientation by rotating around the pivotal shaft. The seat fastening device includes a locking component, a locked component assembled with one of the seat body and the base, and a tightening and loosening mechanism assembled with the other of the seat body and the base and connected to the locking component. The tightening and loosening mechanism is configured to loosen or tighten the locking component as the seat body is rotated to the forward-facing orientation or the rearward-facing orientation, so as to lock the locking component with the locked component, which achieves firm connection of the base and the seat body and convenient and rapid operation.

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.

Abstract: A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a notifying system. The seat body is disposed on the base and movable relative to the base between a front facing position and a rear facing position. The notifying system includes an actuated device disposed on one of the base and the seat body, an actuating component and a notifying device. The actuating component is disposed on another one of the base and the seat body and configured to actuate the actuated device when the seat body reaches at least one of the front facing position and the rear facing position. The notifying device is electrically connected to the actuated device and configured to generate a notifying signal when the actuated device is actuated by the actuating component, so as to indicate information to facilitate a caregiver to determine whether the child safety seat is installed properly.

Abstract: A coupling mechanism for coupling a first component to a second component. The first component comprises at least one coupling element provided with at least a first hook. The coupling element is pivotable about a pivot axis. The second component comprises at least a first pen. The coupling element is pivotable between a first position wherein the first pen is disconnected from the first hook and the first and second component can be decoupled from each other and a second position wherein the first pen is located in the first hook and the first and second component are detachably coupled to each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rotatable safety seat includes a seat body, a seat base and a rotation component. The rotation component is slidably connected between the seat body and the seat base. The seat body is slid relative to the seat base via simultaneous shifting and rotation. The rotation component is slidably connected between the seat body and the seat base. During slid of the seat body, the seat body is shifted due to the slide, the seat body is shifted because of the slide, so as to move the seat body close to or away from the seat base; in the meantime, the seat body is rotated when being shifted, so that the infant or the child on the seat body is moved close to or away from the caretaker according to the actual demand. The present invention further provides a carrier with the rotatable safety seat.

Abstract: A rotatable child safety seat can include a seat shell for receiving a child therein, a rotating pedestal, and a seat base. The pedestal and seat shell can rotate with respect to the seat base. The pedestal can include a locking pin and the seat base can include a multitude of pin receiving apertures that allow a user to rotate the seat shell and pedestal in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction at a number of different angles or positions. The child safety seat can also include two separate seat belt/LATCH tether pathways. One seat belt/LATCH tether pathway can be provided on the seat back of the seat shell and can be used when the child safety seat is in a forward-facing configuration and the other seat belt/LATCH tether pathway can be provided in the seat base and used when in a rearward-facing configuration.

Abstract: A child safety seat includes a support base having a stop, a sliding carriage, a rotary platform having a follower part, and a child seat. The sliding carriage is slidable relative to the support base between a retracted and an extended position, and the child seat and the rotary platform are rotatable together relative to the sliding carriage and the support base between a forward and a rearward facing position. While the sliding carriage is in a position other than the retracted position, a rotational movement of the child seat and the rotary platform is limited by a contact between the follower part and the stop that keeps the child seat and the rotary platform apart from the forward facing position, and the stop is located outside a travel path of the follower part when the sliding carriage is in the retracted position for rotation of the rotary platform to the forward facing position.

Abstract: Balance joint (1, 101) suitable for attachment between a seat arrangement (6, 106) and a chair leg arrangement (7, 107). The balance joint comprises first and second mountings (2, 3, 102, 103) together forming a hollow space and at least one hinge pin (4, 104). The mountings (2, 3, 12, 103) are rotatably attached to each other by means of the at least one hinge pin, where at least one elastic packing (5, 105) is arranged in the hollow space and the at least one elastic packing is arranged between the mountings so that the possibilities for expansion of the elastic packing is limited by the mountings (2, 3, 102, 103) in at least two directions. It is also described various furniture using such a balance joint.

Abstract: A child safety seat is for use on a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has a safety belt. The child safety seat includes a seat base, a seat panel, and a seat body. The seat base has a seat assembly portion and a backrest portion. The seat panel is openably pivoted to the seat assembly portion for rotating between an open position and a closed position. The seat body is disposed on the seat panel. When the seat panel rotates to the open position, the safety belt passes over the seat base for attaching the seat base to the vehicle seat. When the seat panel rotates to the closed position, the seat panel clamps the safety belt cooperatively with the seat base.

Abstract: A height-adjustable rotatable chair overlay for facilitating entry to and exit from a vehicle by a user includes a seat. A lift is coupled to and extends from a bottom of the seat. The lift is selectively extensible. A turntable is rotationally coupled to the lift distal from the seat. Each of a pair of arms is coupled to a top of the seat. The arms are positioned singly proximate to a left side and a right side of the seat. The turntable is positioned on the lift such that the seat is selectively rotatable relative to the turntable. The arms are positioned on the seat such that the arms are configured to assist a user in entering and exiting the seat. The lift is positioned on the seat such that the lift is positioned to extend and retract. The seat is raised and lowered relative to the turntable.

Abstract: The children's vehicle with a seat is characterised by an adjustable locking device, with which a desired position of the seat in the longitudinal direction of the children's vehicle may be set, and a security locking device, which only releases the adjustable locking device for adjustment of the current position when the seat is unloaded.

Abstract: An infant support device is disclosed. The infant support device comprises a base, a swivel assembly and an support element. The infant support device supports an infant and allows the infant to rotate 360 degrees around a generally vertical axis normal to the device.

Abstract: A child motion apparatus includes an apparatus base, a movable carrier, a seat mount, a motion mechanism, and a seat assembly. The movable carrier is movably disposed on the apparatus base along a sliding direction. The seat mount is rotatably connected to the movable carrier about a rotation axis perpendicular to the sliding direction. The motion mechanism includes a sliding mechanism and a rotating mechanism. The sliding mechanism connects the movable carrier and the apparatus base for sliding the movable carrier relative to the apparatus base along the sliding direction. The rotating mechanism is disposed on the movable carrier and connected to the seat mount for rotating the seat mount about the rotation axis. The seat assembly is detachably connected to the seat mount, so that the seat assembly slides and rotates together with the seat mount.

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.

Abstract: An infant care apparatus capable of providing various swing motions is disclosed. The infant care apparatus includes a base, a sliding mount, and a seat frame. The base has a concave surface. The sliding mount has a convex surface matching with the concave surface and disposed opposite to the concave surface. The sliding mount slides above the concave surface by the convex surface. The seat frame is fixed on the sliding mount to be moved together with the sliding mount. Thereby, the seat frame together with the sliding mount can swing relative to the base in two dimensions. The infant care apparatus can provide various swing motions without any pendulum arm to child sitting thereon. Besides, the infant care apparatus can be assembled in a compact size facilitating transport.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed having a car seat base lower housing fixed in a center position on a car seat; a car seat base sliding rail mounted to the car seat base lower housing; a car seat base mechanism turntable bracket mounted on the car seat base sliding rail; a car seat base turn table rotationally mounted to the car seat base mechanism turn table bracket; a car seat neck mounted to the car seat base turntable; a car seat peg groove formed on the car seat base; and a car seat base peg formed on the car seat base turn table, wherein the car seat peg follows the car seat peg groove as the car seat base turn table bracket translates away from car seat base lower housing causing the car seat to rotate from a rearward facing position toward the direction of translation away from the center position.

Abstract: A car seat including a base unit securable to the seat of a car and a seat unit mounted to the base unit. First and second pivot mechanisms are provided on opposite sides of the car seat. A release mechanism provided on each of the first and second pivot mechanisms to disengage the first portion of the pivot mechanism from the second portion of the pivot mechanism. When the first portion of the first pivot mechanism is disengaged from the second portion of the first pivot mechanism, the seat unit pivots relative to the base unit about the second pivot mechanism. When the first portion of the second pivot mechanism is disengaged from the second portion of the second pivot mechanism, the seat unit pivots relative to the base unit about the first pivot mechanism.

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.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seat configured to swivel, recline, and raise to accommodate a child during feeding.

Abstract: A bi-plate ball bearing is configured for horizontally mounting between a base and a chair. The ball bearing has an upper plate and a lower plate defining a ball bearing race and a tension member holding the plates together disposed through a central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing. The tension member may be configured as a threaded metal tube fixed to a first one of the upper plate and the lower plate and held to a second one of the upper plate and the lower plate by a nut. The threaded metal tube defines a passage through the central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing through which power and control wiring may pass. The bearing may provide a cost-effective swivel bearing for chair that includes powered electronics, for which it is desired to pass wiring from the swiveling chair into a chair base.

Abstract: A child's seat (1), in particular a child's seat (1) for use in an automobile (2), is described. The child's seat comprising: a seat portion (3) which is connectable with, or connected to, or is integrally formed with a base piece (10). The base piece (10) or seat portion (3) when the seat portion (3) and base piece (10) are integrally formed, being provided with one or more Isofix connectors (11) for direct attachment to complementary connector components (12) in the automobile (2). The seat (1) further comprising at least one belt (30, 50) which is provided in the seat portion (3) and which is either in direct connection with the Isofix connectors (11) when the base piece (10) and seat portion (3) are integrally formed, or is in direct connection with the base piece (10) after engagement of the seat portion (3) and the base piece (10), so as to provide a direct attachment path through to the Isofix connectors (11).

Abstract: A swivel device on which a chair can be secured, and which is configured to allow the easy elimination or reduction of accumulated dirt and/or sand. The swivel device may include a mounting device, and a base, wherein the mounting device is connected to the base so that the mounting device can rotate with respect to the base. The swivel device may further include a device for keeping a chair stationary on the mounting device, a first cavity located between the mounting device and the base, and a device for aiding rotation of the mounting device with respect to the base located in the first cavity. There may be a first opening of the mounting device leading to the first cavity, leading to a first opening of the base, which leads to an area outside of the swivel device. The swivel device accommodates all straight and lounge chairs.

Abstract: A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base.

Abstract: There is provided a child car seat that can be stably mounted on a seat of a vehicle by means of a simple mounting operation. A child car seat includes: a pedestal to be mounted on a seat of a vehicle, the pedestal including a base part having a front surface and side surfaces, and a standing part standing from the base part; and a seat body supported on the pedestal. The pedestal includes a waist-belt guide part for guiding a waist belt. The waist-belt guide part includes a front guide part extending on the front surface of the base part, and side guide parts continuous to the front guide part and extending on the side surfaces of the base part. The pedestal includes a lateral guide member having a laterally projecting part laterally projecting from the side surface of the base part, and an upwardly extending part extending upwardly from the laterally projecting part. The laterally projecting part forms at least a portion of a lower edge defining a side guide part.

Abstract: There is provided a child car seat capable of preventing a seat body from being unintentionally moved to a turning position. The child car seat includes a pedestal and a seat body that can be slid with respect to the pedestal. A plurality of reclining positions and a turning position are included in a range within which the seat body can be slid. The seat body includes a retractable projecting member projecting toward the pedestal, and an operation member connected to the projecting member. The seat body can be held in the respective positions when the projecting member is engaged with the pedestal. An operation amount of the operation member, which is required for sliding the seat body between the reclining positions, is smaller than an operation amount of the operation member, which is required for sliding the seat body from the reclining position to the turning position.

Abstract: Improved child and infant safety seats for automotive vehicles. In one embodiment, a safety seat apparatus includes a base unit that may be secured to a vehicle seat, a coupling unit extendably and retractably coupled to the base unit, and a safety seat pivotally and removably coupled to the coupling unit.

Abstract: A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base.

Abstract: An infant swing has a base member supported by hanger members for reciprocal movement. A seat that can be utilized in other applications is detachably mounted on and latched to the base member, which is formed with a swivel mechanism that allows the seat to be selectively positioned in a back-and-forth swing configuration or a sideways swing configuration. The swivel mechanism utilizes a triangular guide that engages an elliptical retainer to cause a lateral shift in the center of gravity of the seat when re-positioned. The base member also incorporates a recline mechanism that can be actuated with one hand. The recline actuation mechanism uses a self-centering push bar that is formed with protrusions engaged with slotted channels to lock the seat in a selected recline position. The push bar is operable to either transverse direction to release the protrusions from the slotted channels for selecting the new recline position.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed having a car seat base lower housing fixed in a center position on a car seat; a car seat base sliding rail mounted to the car seat base lower housing; a car seat base mechanism turntable bracket mounted on the car seat base sliding rail; a car seat base turn table rotationally mounted to the car seat base mechanism turn table bracket; a car seat neck mounted to the car seat base turntable; a car seat peg groove formed on the car seat base; and a car seat base peg formed on the car seat base turn table, wherein the car seat peg follows the car seat peg groove as the car seat base turn table bracket translates away from car seat base lower housing causing the car seat to rotate from a rearward facing position toward the direction of translation away from the center position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to child and infant safety seats for automotive vehicles. In one embodiment, a safety seat apparatus includes a base unit that may be secured to a vehicle seat, a coupling unit extendably and retractably coupled to the base unit, and a safety seat pivotally and removably coupled to the coupling unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotatable child seat (1) for motor vehicles, having a base frame (10) and a seat shell system (20). The base frame (10) is configured to be arranged on a vehicle seat and to be held there by means of an in-vehicle safety belt system. The seat shell system (20) has a seat shell (21) which is rotatable relative to the base frame (10) between a first position, in which the seat shell (21) faces in the direction of travel, and a second position, in which the seat shell (21) faces in the direction opposite to the direction of travel.

Abstract: Child and infant safety seats for automotive vehicles, comprises in one embodiment, a safety seat apparatus including a base unit that may be secured to a vehicle seat, a coupling unit extendably and retractably coupled to the base unit, and a safety seat pivotally and removably coupled to the coupling unit.

Abstract: An infant swing has a base member supported by hanger members for reciprocal movement. The base member is formed with an upwardly extending mounting protrusion that nests into a mating receiver structure formed on the bottom of the seat carrier. A latch mechanism carried by the seat carrier is selectively operable to disengage a pivoted, spring-loaded latch member mounted on the base member mounting protrusion. The seat carrier is formed with a pivoted lift handle that provides a dual lift function, including the normal lift function associated with the lift handle being raised into the upright operative position. The lift handle is formed with grip openings adjacent the pivot connection of the lift handle such that the grip handles are rotated for access when the lift handle is lowered to the folded position to enable the seat carrier to be lifted by grasping the two transversely spaced grip openings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a car baby seat system, which comprises: (a) a baby seat; (b) a supporting device for the baby seat; (c) positioning mechanism associated with said supporting device and baby seat, for transversally moving the supporting device and baby seat along the rear passengers' seat between at least three states, a safe center-car state, a side-car state, and a loading/unloading state, wherein in the loading/unloading state the baby seat is positioned by said mechanism at least partially outside the car in a rotated orientation relative to the normal use orientation, thereby enabling convenience of loading and unloading of the baby, and additional space for rotation.

Abstract: A child seat for transporting a child in a car includes a seat support with a support bottom and a support back which extends above the support bottom, a seat frame that has harness belts for holding the child against the seat frame, and slides between the seat support and the seat frame for coupling the seat frame in adjustable tilt positions to the seat support, which slides include an upper slide for connecting the upper or shoulder part of the seat frame to the support back and a lower slide for connecting the lower or bottom part of the seat frame to the support bottom. In accordance with the invention on both sides of the seat frame the seat support includes a diagonal bar for connecting the forward part of the support bottom to the support back above or at the height of the upper slide.

Abstract: A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base.

Abstract: A child restraint including a seat support and a juvenile vehicle seat removably coupled to the seat support. The juvenile vehicle seat may be reclined with respect to the seat support.

Abstract: A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base.

Abstract: A child seat attached to a vehicle seat comprises a base platform which is attached on the vehicle seat and comprises a guide groove; and a child seat body which comprises a bottom face and a guided member which is fixed on the bottom face. The guided member being slidably engaged with the guide groove. The guide groove comprises a curved portion. The child seat can turn to a substantially lateral direction to a moving direction of a vehicle by the guided member being guided along the curved portion.

Abstract: A child seat includes: a base member; a seat body switchable at least between a forward facing state and a sideways facing state in a bed shape on the base member; a prop or strut member attached to a front end of the base member and extending to a position where the prop member abuts on a floor of an automobile; and a rigid bar-shaped support member supported by the prop member so as to be displaceable between an upper position and a lower position. A side engagement portion is provided in a side surface of the seat body. The side engagement portion engages with the support member when the support member is brought to the upper position in the sideways facing state in the bed shape.

Abstract: A modular child restraint system for use in vehicles comprises a base and interchangeable attachable seats where the seats are for different stages of childhood development. The system can further comprise additional bases adapted to other uses such as strollers and infant swings. A common engagement mechanism allows the various seats to be moved from one base to another. One such system comprises a base and a seat configured to rotate relative to one another when engaged. The seat can also lock in a position relative to the base. The base includes a visual indicator to show that the seat is secured to the base.

Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat support and a juvenile seat mounted to swivel about an axis on the seat support. The seat support is adapted to set on a vehicle seat.

Abstract: A child car seat device for facilitating insertion of a child into the infant car seat in a vehicle includes a base being positioned on a seat of the vehicle. The base includes a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that extends between the top wall and the bottom wall to define an interior space of the base. Each of a pair of side walls of the perimeter wall has a seat belt aperture that extends therethrough to permit a seat belt to be extended through the base to secure the base to the seat. A seat assembly is rotatably coupled to the base. The seat assembly receives and supports the child. The seat assembly is rotatable through approximately 180 degrees to facilitate the child being inserted into and removed from the seat assembly.

Abstract: An infant glider device is disclosed. The glider includes a base, a carriage that moves in an oscillatory motion along a predetermined path with respect to the base, and seat connected to the carriage. The seat is rotationally repositionable about an axis generally perpendicular to the carriage, and is adapted to be reoriented from a first seat facing position to a second seat facing position, and vice versa.

Abstract: A child restraint includes a seat support and a juvenile seat mounted to swivel about an axis on the seat support. The seat support is adapted to set on a vehicle seat.

Abstract: An assembly for safely supporting an occupant in a vehicle such as, but not limited to, a watercraft and including a seat assembly and a support frame. A connector assembly is disposed and structured to movably interconnect the seat assembly to said support frame along a first rotational axis. A mount assembly is connected to the vehicle and includes an attachment assembly disposed and structured to movably interconnect the support frame to the mount assembly along a second rotational axis. The support frame and the connector assembly associated therewith as well as the mount assembly and the attachment assembly associated therewith are cooperatively disposed and structured to orient said first and second rotational axes in substantially perpendicular relation to one another, such that the seat assembly will be able to move in a substantially gimbal-like fashion relative to the movement of the vehicle while traveling.

Abstract: A child car seat is provided, which comprises a swivel seating part assembled on a fixed base so that the seat can be orientated according to two positions, one forward facing and the other facing the side door, and disengaging return means which, when engaged, act on a plate connected to said seat so as to return the latter to said forward facing position.

Abstract: A pivotal vehicle child seat and associated method includes a base member with a top surface and vertically upstanding walls formed therewith. The top surface is countersunk below a top edge of the walls, such that a recessed cavity is formed therein, and a seat member is vertically stacked on top of the base member and has a bottom ridge within the recessed cavity. A mechanism lifts and swivels the seat member above the base member and about a vertically registered fulcrum axis centrally defined within the recessed cavity. The mechanism is maintained at a locked position so the user is required to actively maintain an actuating force traversing the fulcrum axis so that the bottom ridge remains elevated above the recessed cavity during swiveling procedures.

Abstract: A child car seat includes: a seat base having top and bottom surfaces and a peripheral surface interconnecting the top and bottom surfaces and having a rear surface portion; a backrest extending uprightly from the seat base; and an abutting member having first and second ends. The second end of the abutting member is pivoted to the peripheral surface of the seat base so as to allow the abutting member to rotate relative to the seat base about a horizontal axis between a first position, in which the first and second ends of the abutting member are disposed in front of the rear surface portion of the peripheral surface of the seat base, and a second position, in which the first end of the abutting member is disposed behind the rear surface portion of the peripheral surface of the seat base.