Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly is disclosed containing an integrated child seat having a child seat cushion and headrest stored within the seat back of the seat assembly. The child seat is deployed by raising the child seat headrest from an upper portion of the seat back and rotating the child seat cushion from the seat back forward to a generally horizontal use position overlying the adult seat cushion. The seat assembly of the present invention includes a floating pivot axis for the child seat cushion to enable the seat cushion attaching hardware to be placed rearward from the face of the seat back to improve adult seating comfort. The buckle for the child seat restraint system is pivotally mounted directly to the child seat cushion enabling a user to easily insert a latch plate of the restraint system into the buckle with one hand freeing the other hand for restraining the child.

Abstract: A vehicle booster seat includes a base adapted to be supported on a vehicle seat for supporting a child on the base in an elevated position relative to the vehicle seat; first and second side bolsters on the base extending upwardly from the base for laterally restraining the child; first and second slots in the first and second side bolsters for receiving the vehicle seat belt and guiding the seat belt over the child to restrain the child in the booster seat, and secure the booster seat to the vehicle seat; a removable shield for restraining a child in the booster seat with a lap belt only, the shield including a generally U-shaped shield body having first and second tongue members extending therefrom adapted to slidingly engage the first and second slots in the base respectively for receiving the U-shaped shield in the base; and a guide in the shield body for receiving a seat belt for securing the U-shaped shield to the base and securing the base relative to the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A device for use with a safety belt (8), e.g. a three-point safety belt, and a seat in a car to prevent the transverse belt (8a) of safety belt (8), which in a normal position lies in loose contact across the user's thighs, from sliding up to and pressing against the user's abdomen in case of abrupt braking or a possible car clash, in which case it might injure internal organs, especially the womb and foetus of pregnant women. The transverse belt (8a) is releasably fastened to a connector (5), which is fastened between the user's thighs to a sitting support (3). Sitting support (3) may consist of the seat portion (3a) of the car seat.

Abstract: A high chair safety pants is provided which consists of a pair of pants for an infant. A first fastener member is applied to the bottom surface of the pair of pants. A second fastener member is applied to a seat of a high chair, which engages with the first fastener member to prevent the pair of pants with the infant from sliding off the seat of the high chair injuring the infant.

Abstract: A harness for securing an object to a support comprises a flexible longitudinal strap member having first and second opposite end portions and an intermediate portion between the end portions. First and second strap portions having respective inner portions and respective outer end portions, are connected to the intermediate portion such that the first and second strap portions extend transversely to the longitudinal member. Connectors are provided for connecting respective outer end portions of the first and second strap portions to the first end portion of the longitudinal member to form a cradle. Third and fourth strap portions having respective inner portions and respective outer end portions are also connected to the intermediate portion such that the third and fourth strap portions extend transversely to the longitudinal member. Connectors are provided for connecting together respective outer end portions of the third and fourth strap portions to secure same about an object.

Abstract: A three-mode seat for a motor vehicle cooperable with an adult seat belt assembly to provide three modes of operation including an adult seat mode, a large child booster seat mode, and a small child mode. The seat includes a child's seat module arranged to be secured to the seat back frame between the space provided between two side cushions. The module includes a rigid back panel which carries a cushion assembly and a child's seat belt assembly.

Abstract: Problems encountered in adapting child restraint devices of the kind used to retain a child in the seat of a shopping cart, "stroller", dining chair, or like device, for use in different circumstances and with children of different sizes, are overcome by a restraining device which comprises a pair of straps, each having a releasable fastener at each end portion. The cooperating parts of the fastener are spaced apart lengthways so that when they are fastened the end portion will form a loop. In use, the straps are placed over a child's shoulders and crossed over each other both front and rear. The ends of the straps are attached to a belt secured around the child by looping the end portions around the belt and fastening the releasable fasteners. The restraining device conveniently restrains the child in the seat, the shoulder straps preventing it from wriggling upwards out of the waist belt. Because the straps are releasably attached to the belt, they can be used independently.

Abstract: A child's car seat comprising a rigid frame having back, bottom, and side portions and a buckle located therein; strap means extending from the back over the shoulders of a child occupant of the seat; and a T-shield secured to the lower ends of the straps. Also included is a latch plate, the latch plate having an upper portion with an opening adapted to receive the straps and a lower portion with a locking aperture to be releasably secured in the buckle, the upper portion of the latch plate being of a first rigidity and being encompassed and secured within the T-shield and the lower portion of the latch plate being heat treated to render it more rigid than the upper portion.

Abstract: A swing which allows neuromuscular handicapped persons to assume a normal sitting position and to receive good vestibular therapy. The swing has a chair formed by a rigid shell equipped with cushions. The chair is suspended on four ropes which attach to the top edge of the chair back and to the front edges of its sides. The ropes attach at their top ends to a swivel hook mounted on the ceiling or another overhead support. Adjustable head support pads on the back of the chair keep the neck of the occupant from bending unduly and hold the head in place. An adjustable leg support pad on the seat is straddled by the legs of the occupant.

Abstract: A chair restraint for supporting a patient in a sitting position from a chair or the like includes an upper torso support member having an orthotic support panel readily removable therefrom. The orthotic support panel is made from a plastic which is readily deformable by a heat gun or the like such that it may be custom fit to surround the patient both from his back and sides to provide lateral support to the patient. The upper torso restraint member includes a pair of straps extending forwardly to wrap around the front of the patient to thereby secure the patient within the upper torso restraint member. A seat cushion member includes a flat panel stiffener to provide a firm base for the patient and an interior cushioning member which is inclined generally rearwardly to thereby cradle the patient within the restraint. A center divider member of cushioning material provides two separately defined areas for receiving the patient's legs.

Abstract: A safety device to be used in combination with a chair adapted to support a child and preclude the possibility of a child sliding down from a front edge portion of a chair including a platform having a top surface upon which the infant resides, a bottom surface supported on a chair seat, and an upwardly extending horn adjacent the front edge of the safety device platform which is interposed between the two legs of the baby to preclude the baby's motion off of the chair. The safety device is attached to the chair by means of strands of cord at the intersection of a rear edge and lateral edges of the safety device with the strands of cord extending to the chair.

Abstract: A toy safety restraint configured for use with a doll to simulate a safety restraint of the type worn by a child while riding in a vehicle, and thus encourage the use of such restraints, includes a padded panel adapted to be worn on the back of the doll and a harness operationally associated with the panel for securing the panel to the back of the doll in the manner in which such restraints are actually worn by children.

Abstract: The restraint and protection seat 1 for an infant includes a seat main unit 2, an infant seat belt 4 mounted on this seat main unit 2, a breast pad 5 mounted on the tip of this infant seat belt 4, and a fastening device to fasten the breast pad 5 on the seat main unit when the infant seat belt 4 is attached on an infant's body. The fastening device is provided with a receiving member 6 mounted on the breast pad 5 and with a fastening member mounted on the seat main unit 2 and to removably fasten the receiving member 6. The fastening device is arranged on the seat main unit 2 and is freely moved in a front-to-back direction by the screw device 28. Thus, the infant seat belt 4 and the breast pad 5 can be continuously adjusted and can be fitted to an infant of any physical shape.

Abstract: An airline safety seat is provided having a lap bolster for use adjacent a minor, such as a child. A retractor system consisting of two tension straps are connected to a male buckle adapter so that they may be pulled at the same rate as they pass over the head of a user and then buckled between the legs of the user. The tension straps are designed so that they may be fully extended without tension pull to engage a snapping pull so that they may retract and encompass a user thereof. These tension straps are connected to inertial rollers or reels mounted inside the lap bolster. The rollers or reels are suitably mounted. A buckle system is retracted into the lap bolster by the two inertial rollers or wheels. A male adapter system is pulled over the user's head and down the back to be buckled between the legs of the user to meet a female attachment. The female attachment extends approximately one inch out of the lap bolster.

Abstract: A child car seat having an improved restraint system in which the restraint system may be easily connected and disconnected, automatically placed about the child in the proper position, and automatically adjusted to properly secure the child within the seat. The restraint system includes a pivotal barrier assembly, a harness assembly, and an adjusting assembly, each of which is interconnected. As a portion of the barrier assembly is pivoted into a position in front of the child, the harness assembly is automatically placed upon the child in the proper position. Moreover, the harness assembly is automatically adjusted about the child by the adjusting assembly. When the restraint system is in the locked position by locking of the barrier assembly, further loosening of the harness assembly is substantially prohibited by the adjusting assembly.

Abstract: A restraining harness to hold a child in a highchair is disclosed consisting of an elongated panel having strategically placed VELCRO hook and loop type fasteners thereupon such that the panel will encompass completely a range of highchair backs ranging in heights from 17 inches to 8 inches, the panel always arranged and attaching to itself such as to firmly engage the highchair back and present the same end emerging at the top of the highchair back. Further, only the loop-type VELCRO hook and loop type fasteners are presented to the backside of a child. A plurality of straps operably attached to the panel pass parallel over the child's shoulders to a holding strap, and then converge to a single strap passing through the child's legs and under-the-seat to rejoin the panel. A chest encircling strap is operably attached to the panel and the shoulder straps.

Abstract: An invalid chair restraint for securing a patient in a chair (or wheelchair) in a substantially upright and seated position. The restraint includes a back portion which is releasably secured to the back of the chair with a securing strap that extends from opposite edges of the back portion. This back portion is integrally formed with a seat portion which is dimensioned for receiving the lower to mid torso of the patient. In this connection, the seat portion includes a section upon which the patient is seated, and a crotch strap that extends between the legs of the patient. A body securing element is releasably joined to the distal end of the crotch strap, with this body securing element embracing the patient for holding the torso of the patient in a desired and substantially upright posture. In the preferred embodiment, this body securing element is a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders of the patient and releasably engage the securing strap that embraces the back of the chair.

Abstract: An adjustable lock infant seat. An infant seat positionable atop an automobile seat, includes a seat belt buckle mounted to the bottom or seat portion of the infant seat. The buckle is lockingly engageable with a tongue slidably mounted to a belt having opposite ends extending through a lower pair of slots or an upper pair of slots extending through the back support of the infant seat. One belt end is fastened to a buckle located on the rearward surface of the back support whereas the opposite belt end extends through a releasably lockable adjuster mounted to the back support. By extending the belt either through the upper or lower slots and by operation of the adjuster, the belt may be sized to fit the infant.

Abstract: A child travel seat comprising a child receiving and restraining seat and back mounted between opposed side walls. The side walls define a base portion below the seat which mounts a series of spaced parallel wheel assemblies positioned with exposed lower peripheries along a low level arc. A pivoted handle moves between a first stored position with the handle bar nested within the wheel assemblies and a rearwardly extending upwardly angled position for manipulation of the travel seat as a stroller.

Abstract: A generally circular bath seat providing back support and positionable rotationally in a bath tub with means for selectively securing the relative seat position.

Abstract: A seatbelt positioning assembly for positioning a seatbelt of an automobile along the lower abdominal region of a pregnant person so as to avoid crossing over the womb. The seatbelt positioning assembly comprises a seat pad adapted to be positioned on the seat of the automobile being secured thereto by a securing strap fastened about the seat back portion. A sleeve is removably fitted along a portion of the length of the seatbelt wherein a pair of positioning straps connected to and extending from the seat pad are adapted for attachment with a bottom edge of the sleeve so as to pull the sleeve and, accordingly, the attached seatbelt downwardly in position along the lower abdominal region of the user.

Abstract: A baby restraint device is disclosed which securely retains a baby on a seat. The device has a base with an elongate, shallow shape and an upstanding retainer positioned to define two wings of the base. The wings have holes for securely being screwed or bolted to the seat. Each wing also has a depression for receiving the undersides of the baby's thighs or bottom. The retainer has a concave shape toward the baby to retain the baby in the seat. The retainer and wings with the depressions securely fastened to the seat prevent twisting or sliding of the baby past either side of the retainer. The restraint device is so formed that it can be attached to a wall and the retainer can be used as a hook, or it can serve as a book end with the edge of the base and the tip of the retainer both engaging the side of a book.

Abstract: An improved high chair comprising a seat with a back component and a bottom component for receiving a child thereon; a plurality of tubes for strengthening the seat and extending on opposite sides of the seat for forming arm rests; a plurality of legs for supporting the seat at a proper height; a tray removably positioned on the arm rests in front of the seat above the bottom component; and a seat belt assembly comprising a pair of generally horizontally extending waist straps each coupled at its remote end to a portion of a high chair seat with a buckle part at its front end, a crotch strap permanently secured to a front central extent of the seat portion and having a free front end, and a main buckle permanently attached to the free end of the crotch strap with the main buckle also having a pair of attachment mechanisms for removably receiving the buckle parts of the ends of the waist straps.

Abstract: Because of the complicated structure and expense, collapsible seats for use by children in automobiles are a rarity. A simple device of this type includes a pair of cushioned panels hingedly interconnected end-to-end which normally define a portion of a conventional backrest in an automobile, the panels being releasably retained in a stored position in a recess in the backrest for folding outwardly and downwardly to define a child's seat on the seat portion of the automobile seat, and a chest protector/armrest which is normally stored in a vertical position above the seat, and which is rotatable to a position in front of the child.

Abstract: A child restraint device including a chest pad, a back pad, shoulder pads and a chest strap which can be connected between the chest pad and the back pad, a crotch strap which can be connected between the chest pad and the back pad, and a loop adapted to receive a seat belt stitched to the crotch strap near the back pad.

Abstract: A transportable, machine washable, collapsible, compact, lightweight seat insert for supporting a human in a sitting position. The insert includes a box shaped, flexible, resilient, padded frame including a back wall, a pair of side walls, a bottom wall, and a front wall having a pair of openings for accommodating the human's legs. The seat insert further includes a pillow adapted to be selectively disposed above and adjacent to the back wall and attached to the back wall by means of VELCRO fasteners.

Abstract: A securing device for holding a child upright on a moving swing seat has an elongated panel of flexible cloth material with an intermediate portion is extendable in forward-and-aft relation below the swing seat and front and rear portions connected to and extending in opposite directions from the intermediate panel portion. The front and rear panel portions are extendable upwardly from the front and rear of the swing seat and along the front and rear of the child seated thereon. An elastic strap attached on the intermediate panel portion is extendable forward-and-aft relation over the swing seat for anchoring the intermediate panel portion under the swing seat. A snap fastener with matable parts on the strap and intermediate panel portion is provided for detachably attaching the strap thereto.

Abstract: An infant auxiliary seat for a vehicle is disclosed which comprises an auxiliary seat body constituted by a combination of a seat floor and a seat back; a pair of infant-arresting belts previously set up between the seat back and the seat floor so as to be capable of retracting and projecting; and a belt-stop mechanism attached to a central portion of the front surface of the seat floor so as to be capable of being erected and prostrated. The pair of infant-arresting belts are provided to be freely fastened to the belt-stop mechanism at the respective longitudinally middle portions thereof.

Abstract: A child holder includes a halter which incorporates crotch, abdomen and shoulder straps and is readily adjusted to fit seat backs of different sizes and to accommodate children of different sizes, and an integral, separate or separable booster seat.

Abstract: A body restraint device for restraining the body of a person from sliding from an upright sitting position to a slumping position or a position out of the chair or seat upon which it is desired to retain the body of the person. The body restraint device is of generally T-shaped configuration and includes a crotch portion which is joined to the center of an elongated waistband portion. The waistband portion includes a pair of opposed waistband wings which carry interlocking loop and hook portions of an interlocking fastening material. The part of the crotch portion which is most distally located with respect to the waistband carries a plurality of slots which are adapted to receive therethrough the waistband wings to permit the restraint device to be wrapped around the abdomen and hips of the person whose body is to be restrained.

Abstract: An automobile car seat for a child is provided with a tray which is pivoted slightly above and behind the shoulders of the child who is to sit in the seat. Shoulder and lap straps are secured to the pivoted tray structure so that as the tray is swung down into position, the shoulder and lap straps automatically come into position to hold the child in place. The tray is provided with a large padded center post which locks into position into the chair set as the tray is swung forward into position. As the child gets older and bigger, the position of the shoulder straps may be raised and locked into their new position. The seat and back may be tilted as a unit by raising the front of the seat, so that the child can lean back and sleep.

Abstract: A chair, particularly adapted for use by infants, is disclosed, including a chair body having a generally upright part with a forwardly inclined supporting surface and an interconnected rearwardly extending lower part adapted to form a seat for the infant when the infant is positioned on the chair with the front of the torso presented toward the upright end forwardly inclined chair body, the chair further including adjustable infant supporting means mounted on the chair body and having upper and lower portions presented at an upwardly and rearwardly inclined angle, thereby providing for gravitational support of upper and lower portions of an infant occupant in a forwardly inclined position.

Abstract: A body restraint device which includes a pair of elongated fabric waistband wings joined end-to-end to form a waistband and carrying securement elements at the free end of each of the wings. A trapezoidally-shaped fabric crotch portion is joined to the waistband at its center so that the trapezoidally-shaped crotch portion and the waistband wings collectively form a generally T-shaped fabric restraint panel. At the opposied corners of the trapezoidally-shaped crotch portion adjacent the side of the crotch portion which is spaced from, and extends parallel to, the longitudinal axis of the elongated wing portions, the crotch portion carries a pair of securing elements.

Abstract: An infant/child chair restraint including a chair panel of flexible fabric material having hook-and-loop fastening strips at the ends of the panel for adjustably mounting the panel on the back of a chair, a child panel of flexible fabric material having a strip of stiffening material therein and having hook-and-loop fastening strips at the end for adjustably mounting the panel on the body of a child, the chair panel and child panel being connected at their midpoints, and a crotch panel having one end connected to the midpoint of the chair and child panels and having an adjustable loop at the other end for connecting the crotch panel to the child panel.

Abstract: A restraining device for highchairs and the like comprises limb means for closely overlying the lap of an occupant of the chair and adjustable vertically and horizontally with respect to the chair. The device includes a post which is attached in one embodiment to the underside of the feeding tray and in another embodiment to the seat of the chair.

Abstract: A device for stretching of an anatomical portion of the human body, thereafter holding such body portion in a stretched position for a period of time and thereafter returning such body portion to its original, unstretched position is disclosed. A horizontal base platform is provided with a generally vertical support member. The generally vertical support member is freely movable in a first direction with respect to the base platform member but is restricted from movement in a second direction opposite the first direction. Thus, the user of the device may position the subject anatomical body part in contact with the generally vertical support member and thereafter move the support member in the first direction until such time as the subject body part is optimally or maximally stretched.

Abstract: Child-retaining belt comprises first and second flexible bands which are secured together adjacent the mid-section of each at an angle with respect to each other. Fastening devices are secured to the bands at all four ends thereof so that the crossing point of the bands can be placed in a chair, with the rearward pair of band ends attached behind the chair. The child is placed upon the crossing point, and the forward pair of band ends is brought up around the child's waist and back around the chair to be fastened together, thus retaining the child.

Abstract: An automobile car seat for a child is provided with a tray which is pivoted slightly above and behind the shoulders of the child who is to sit in the seat. Shoulder and lap straps are secured to the pivoted tray structure so that as the tray is swung down into position, the shoulder and lap straps automatically come into position to hold the child in place. The tray is provided with a large padded center post which locks into position into the chair seat as the tray is swung forward into position. As the child gets older and bigger, the position of the shoulder straps may be raised and locked into their new position. The seat and back may be tilted as a unit by raising the front of the seat, so that the child can lean back and sleep.

Abstract: An improved harness restraint system for a vehicle seat occupant which includes a unique single-point release device having laterally spaced connectors for attachment of shoulder harness straps. The system also includes an improved harness belt system employing a cross-chest belt configuration as well as a gross adjustment feature for pre-adjusting the harness assembly straps to substantially approximate the occupant. The new system also provides diverging lower restraint belts which encircle each leg of the occupant for anti-gravity and crash restraint. The single-point release device also includes an automatic release mechanism which is activated in a water environment.

Abstract: A child's car seat which includes a rigid, T-shaped shield member which forms the frontal restraint barrier across the chair structure. The shield member includes a lock mechanism between the vertical crotch member and the bottom of the chair structure which can be operated with one hand. The shield member is adjustably and rotatably affixed to the sides of the chair structure to permit rotation of the shield member above the child's head. Shoulder harness straps emanating from the back of the chair structure are automatically positioned as the shield member is lowered into place. The shield member, lock mechanism and shoulder harnesses are adjustable to accommodate infants and toddlers. The shoulder harness straps interact with the lock mechanism of the shield member such that once the lock is engaged, the shoulder harness straps cannot be adjusted.

Abstract: This invention relates to a safety or restraining harness and more particularly to a sack type garment designed to restrain a child in a high chair, stroller or jumper chair.The garment consists of a single elongated strip of flexible material with elastic pieces joining the front and back on each side forming a pouch with partially open sides to slip over the back of a chair. The front of pouch extends downwardly and is brought up between the child's legs forming a crotch, then extends upwardly forming the bib section of the sack where two releasably attached straps pass over the child's shoulders to their anchoring points in the front of the pouch. A crotch strap then extends forwardly between the child's legs, loops around the chair seat, and upwardly to a quick release device at the lower extremity of the back pouch section securing the pouch to the chair.

Abstract: A child passenger securing apparatus includes an apparatus body which is provided with a child passenger restraining webbing. One end of the webbing is led into the inside of the body, passed through a through-hole provided in a fixed plate, passed over an engaging portion of a lock plate and then turned up in such a manner that its direction is reversed, and is then passed through the through-hole again in the opposite direction. Accordingly, the fixed and lock plates are disposed below the seat portion of the apparatus body, and this allows the surface of the seat portion to be flattened. Since the lock plate is slidable along the fixed plate, the tension which acts on the webbing causes the lock plate to slide relative to the fixed plate so as to clamp an intermediate portion of the webbing, and the webbing tension is thereby reliably born.

Abstract: An article comprising a substantially heart-shaped section of fabric (10) having a plurality of severance lines (22,24,26,28,32,34) extending from a first severance line (20) which is located at the midpoint of the top edge (12) of the article, the severance lines defining three sets of tie bands, two sets being used to tie the article to a chair and the other set being used to restrain a person.

Abstract: A child restraining seat having a harness with an adjuster for controlling harness sizing. In the preferred embodiment, the harness includes a pair of belts fixedly secured to a pad having a downwardly extending tongue lockingly received by a belt buckle secured to the seat between the legs of the child. The opposite ends of the belts extend slidably through the seat back being attached to a moveable bar. A third belt attached to the moveable bar extends forwardly through a slot in the forward portion of the seat and is adjustably received by an adjuster mounted to the front of the seat. The adjuster includes a spring biased cam bar for lockingly holding the third belt in place. Alternate embodiments include such a harness assembly having the buckle fixedly secured thereto with a tongue secured to the seat.

Abstract: A child's car seat which includes a rigid, T-shaped shield member which forms the frontal restraint barrier across the chair structure. The shield member includes a lock mechanism between the vertical crotch member and the bottom of the chair structure which can be operated with one hand. The shield member is adjustably and rotatably affixed to the sides of the chair structure to permit rotation of the shield member above the child's head. Shoulder harness straps emanating from the back of the chair structure are automatically positioned as the shield member is lowered into place. The shield member, lock mechanism and shoulder harnesses are adjustable to accommodate infants and toddlers. The shoulder harness straps interact with the lock mechanism of the shield member such that once the lock is engaged, the shoulder harness straps cannot be adjusted.

Abstract: A baby carriage has a seat belt with an annular belt section and a flexible belt connecting section. The annular belt section has disengageable buckles at its opposite ends. When the buckles are engaged with each other, the annular belt section surrounds the entire periphery of a baby's torso including his back with the baby placed on the seat of a baby carriage. The flexible belt connecting section connects the annular belt section to the lower end of the backrest of the baby carriage with a fixed spacing between the backrest and the seat belt proper to prevent a child from standing up.

Abstract: A chair for babies or young infants is intended to be placed on the seat of a conventional chair and comprises a base of substantially square horizontal cross-section, defined at the top thereof by a seat surface. Side and back support parts are formed integrally with the base and the seat surface and extend upwardly from a respective one of three base sides and three edges of the seat surface. The upper edges of the side support parts have gently rounded cross-section, and means are provided for securing the infant's chair to the seat of a conventional chair. The infant's chair is provided with a detachable front and crutch support, which includes a cross-piece, which extends substantially parallel with the front edge of the seat surface, and an upstanding crutch-piece, which extends between the central regions of the cross-piece and the aforementioned front edge.

Abstract: A latch mechanism is designed to secure a safety belt to the upper surface of a seat at any of a plurality of positions spaced longitudinally along the seat surface. The mechanism includes a loop extending downward from the end of the safety belt to fit into any of a series of slots arranged in a longitudinal row along the seat surface. Below the seat surface is a longitudinal channel retaining a plunger. A longitudinal row of hooks, each capable of engaging the seat belt loop, extends upward from the plunger, having the same number and spacing as the slots. The plunger is capable of sliding longitudinally inside the channel, but is biased to a position in which the hooks are aligned with the slots. Retraction of the hooks and hence release of the seat belt loop is achieved by manual manipulation of the plunger. Proper selection of a slot for insertion of the seat belt loop will comfortably yet securely retain an infant or toddler within a range of body sizes.

Abstract: A tub basket for holding a handicaped/active child within a bathtub is provided and consists of a compact adjustable housing that fits around the body of the child reducing the space to move around in, so that the child will not fall out. The housing also has leg openings therein for the handicaped child that may have spastic legs.

Abstract: The vehicle has a pair of spaced apart side frames disposed and spaced apart in parallel relationship. Each of the side frames is provided with a caster wheel and a drive wheel. A seat base assembly is provided above the frame assemblies and is movably interconnected on each side with one of the frame assemblies. A seat back assembly, having an upper end and a lower end, is pivotally and adjustably interconnected at its lower end to each of the side frames. In a preferred embodiment, the transport vehicle is collapsible for storage and has a removable seat base insert, adjustable and removable leg rests and arm rests, a head restraint, a torso restraint, a sun visor, and a removable enclosure for inclement weather.