Abstract: A safety installation for carrying children in a vehicle. The safety installation comprises a framework to be fastened to a seat of the vehicle, a net structure attached thereto and fastening belts to connect the net structure to the framework. To insure that a carrying portion of a pram or the like to be arranged within the safety installation stay safely in place in case of sudden breakings, crashes, or the like, shock absorbing elements running parallel to the net structure are attached to the framework of the safety installation, the shock absorbing elements together with the fastening belts forming a firm holder for the carrying portion of the pram.

Abstract: A child car seat includes a seat frame having a vertical seat back portion and a horizontal seat bottom portion, both covered with a resilient padding material. Lateral supports on the seat back and seat bottom portions restrain a child from lateral movement, and a padded vertical leg divider extends upwardly on the seat bottom portion. A pair of mounting posts extend upwardly from opposite sides of the seat bottom portion, adjacent a forward edge and a tray is detachably mounted by a releasable hinge on each of the mounting posts. The tray may be selectively pivotally raised from either a left or right side of the seat bottom portion, or may be entirely detached and removed from the seat. A pair of fasteners are provided on opposite sides of the seat frame for engagement with opposite buckle ends of a conventional vehicle seat belt.

Abstract: A swivel grab bar assembly for a bicycle carrier is provided. The grab bar assembly is mounted on a bicycle child carrier forward of and above the child and includes a grab bar, an assembly for mounting the grab bar on the carrier, and a pivoting system which enables the grab bar to swivel or rotate from a first down position (in which a child may enter and exit the carrier) to a second upright position (so that the child is prevented from falling out the carrier).

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: 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 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 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: The present invention provides a vehicle seat with a built-in toddler seat. The toddler seat is pivotally mounted with respect to the seat back and has a first position forming a lower portion of the seat back and a second position providing an elevated seating position for the toddler seat occupant. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, a child barrier is pivotally mounted with respect to the seat back and has a first position forming an upper portion of the seat back and a second position which limits the forward movement of the toddler seat occupant. An embodiment of the inventive seat of the present invention described above also provides a novel arrangement for locking in an infant carrier to the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A child's car seat is disclosed which consists of two basic parts, the first comprising a base, frame, and back, and the second consisting of a seat removably secured to the base adjacent the back whereby, when the seat is secured to the base, a child's car seat is provided for infants and small toddlers and, when the seat is removed from the base, a booster seat is provided for larger children. The seat includes a split shield secured to the seat portion so as to be used in both the car seat and booster seat configuration. A harness, including a crotch strap, is provided for use when the car seat configuration is used.

Abstract: A convertible multi-function child restraint system is provided.

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 vehicle infant safety seat characterized by an infant receiving cavity which is concealed in a non-use condition, and conversely. The aforesaid cavity includes cushioning, for infant comfort, and a retaining cover for positive cushioning placement in a non-use condition, such also serving protective purposes during a use condition. The instant infant safety seat is typically positioned in the mid-region of the back seat of the vehicle, as in the customary location of an arm rest. Belting and/or webbing, and a safety bar, are provided to selectively assure and limit infant movement.

Abstract: A high chair bench assembly simultaneously accommodates several children side-by-side on a horizontal bench bottom pivotally connected to a vertical bench back which is attached to a wall. The bench bottom is held in the horizontal position by a support bar pivotally connected at the top of the side of the bench back and which has a keyhole slot brought over a stud located at the front of the side edge of the bench bottom. The bottom is lowered to a vertical stowage position by removing the keyhole slot from the stud. Each seating place is provided with back and bottom cushions as well as a safety belt. Trays are attached at independently selectable heights above the brackets into vertical perforated tracks located at the sides of each seating place. The trays are secured by an adjustable tension tie releasably connecting the front of each tray to an adjacent bench bottom location.

Abstract: To enable a passenger to ride a "roller coaster" in a standing position, the inventive device includes a seat placed between the legs of the passenger, a back member with a headrest incorporated in it, and two harnesses which provide retention of the passenger from above as well as lateral retention of his head and good front and lateral retention of his body. One of the harnesses is movable and can be swung upwardly to enable easy access to the subject device by the passenger and to enable a ventral bar to be brought into tight contact with the passenger's abdomen before being locked shut in that position. Because the sliding carriage which bears the two harnesses, the back member and the seat are displaceable and lockable along the columns which have their base fixed to the chassis of the train, the present invention can accommodate passengers of different heights and sizes and reliably retain such passengers regardless of their orientation in space during the operation of the associated roller coaster.

Abstract: A child support structure fits inside the child seat portion of a typical shopping cart. The child support has two primary elements; a horizontal platform or table that extends across the top portion of the shopping cart seat at approximate chest height, restraining the child from falling within or from falling or climbing out of the shopping cart seat; and, an upright wall-like teething guard to prevent the child from contacting parts of the shopping cart with his or her teeth or mouth. The preferred embodiment is made from a sheet of stiff plastic which is cut out and bent to form a squared C shape platform with folded over side extensions for the legs and an upwardly turned portion of the closed side of the platform as the teething guard. The bottom portion of the legs are further bent to form tabs or feet for resting on the bottom ribs of the shopping cart seat, and the top portion of the teething guard is bent to form a lip.

Abstract: A construction for attaching a safety guard for a child's auxiliary seat for automobiles comprises a pair of handrails, and a safety guard adapted to be slid on the handrails in the longitudinal direction. The safety guard is provided at its right- and left-hand sides with depending members and sliders. The sliders are transversely slidable and constantly urged to abut against the inner lateral sides of the handrails. The abutting portions of the handrails and sliders are provided with engagement ridges and recesses which, when engaged with each other, inhibit the longitudinal slide movement of the safety guard. If the engagement between the engagement ridges and recesses, on one side of the auxiliary seat, is canceled, the safety guard is allowed to turn around the axis of the handrail disposed on the other side.

Abstract: A juvenile car seat for supporting a child is disclosed. The seat includes a bottom seat portion and a back support portion. A barrier shield is provided which includes an arm member, a first shield member, and a second shield member. Each of the first and second shield members is pivotally coupled to the arm member for pivoting between a use position generally above and parallel to the bottom seat portion, and a storage position generally to the side of the bottom seat portion. A latch and buckle are provided for fixing the first and second shield members in the use position. A shoulder harness is also provided. The shoulder harness includes a first shoulder strap connected between the back support portion and the first shield member, and a second shoulder strap connected between the back support portion and the second shield member.

Abstract: The child-passenger safety restraint for a seat of a vehicle comprises a safety seat positioned on the vehicle seat and a restraining body securable by a safety belt of the vehicle seat, the restraining body being held on the safety seat with its relative height and horizontal position adjustable according to the size of the child seated. The restraining body and the safety seat are attached to each other by a coupling mechanism that includes at least one member adjustable in itself and/or relative to the safety seat and/or relative to the restraining body and securable in a particular position, with whose help the optimum position of the restraining body for safe restraint is adjustable and securable relative to the safety seat and the child.

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 children's automobile-mounted safety seat (1) has a seat portion (2), a safety guard (6), left-hand and right-hand support rods (b 9, 10), and left-hand and right-hand connecting rods (15, 16) built onto the safety guard (6) and removably attached to the left-hand and right-hand rear portions (18, 19) of the seat portion (2). The left-hand and right-hand support rods (9, 10) are journalled at their upper ends to the left-hand and right-hand lateral surfaces of the safety guard (6) and at their lower ends to the left-hand and right-hand lateral surfaces (11, 12) of the bottom of the seat portion (2). The left-hand and right-hand connecting members (15, 16) are built into the safety guard (6) so that they are longitudinally slidable within a predetermined range. The children's automobile-mounted safety seat (1) further has left-hand and right-hand springs to urge the left-hand and right-hand connecting members (15, 16) of the safety guard (6) to move toward each other.

Abstract: The safety shield is designed to be energy absorbing and is constructed of a non-rigid self-supporting energy-absorbing material and is adapted to engage across the side walls of a children's car seat. The lateral sides of the shield are provided with depending flanges which envelop the upstanding side walls of the car seat as well as with snap-lock protuberances for engaging the side walls at top and bottom. Also, the shield is provided with a face guard which extends from the shield and with padding which envelops the face guard and the inside of the shield. A gripping means is provided on the front of the shield to securely receive and grip a retaining belt, such as an automobile seat belt, to hold the seat and shield in place against lateral movement and pivoting.

Abstract: An automobile booster seat for a child having a unitary seat portion and upwardly extending sidewalls and a tubular frame terminating above each of the sidewalls. Mating shields are slidably and rotatably mounted on the terminal ends of the frame above the sidewalls and are rotatable between a mating position in front of the occupant and a raised position above each of the sidewalls so as to facilitate placement and removal of the occupant. The shields are slidable between two positions so as to accommodate occupants of varying sizes. The shields are configured so as to provide an outer channel for accepting an automobile seat belt so as to maintain the seat firmly against the automobile seat when the seat belt is secured.

Abstract: An activity cover of sheet material is wrapped around the shield of an infant's automobile safety seat. The cover has strips of friction fastener material on a surface facing an infant in the seat and stuffed toys with complementary friction fastener elements for attachment to and detachment from the cover strips.

Abstract: A vehicle seat harness which is self-actuating for movement from an inoperative position wherein it is situated to allow unobstructed access to the seat and an operating position wherein it restrains forward motion of the occupant, such movement being effected when the occupant is first seated. The seat harness is constructed with a pair of pivot arms hingedly mounted to the vehicle seat and a body restraining portion operatively associated with the pivot arms. An actuating mechanism is provided for moving the harness from the inoperative to the operative position.

Abstract: Equipment for transporting and lifting invalids and disabled persons comprises a wheeled chassis 1,a telescopic lifting column 2 and a patient support structure 4 supported by an arm 3 from the column 2. The structure 4 is of adjustable articulated form and comprises a central seat section 20 and adjustable end sections 21 22, adjustment of which allows a patient to be supported either in a lying down position or in a seated position facing one way or the other. Restraining means for use with a seated patient comprise an L-shaped member 27 with a first portion 28 which in operative position extends above the seat portion 20 in front of the patient and an end restraining portion 29 which then extends alongside the body of the patient. The member 27 can be turned in a mounting boss 30 to position the portion 29 according to the seated direction used, and the boss 30 turns on a spindle 17 to allow the member 27 to be raised to an inoperative position at the side of the support structure 4.

Abstract: In a safety seat installation in a vehicle such as a bus or coach, where the seat is one of a longitudinal row of similar forward facing seats, the back is constructed in two portions 4 and 5 which are pivotally mounted at 3 and 6 respectively. In the event of sudden deceleration, for example in an accident, the rearwardly seated occupant's knees push the bottom of the lower seat back portion 4 forwards so that the top of this portion pushes the upper seat back portion 5 backwards into a position to restrain the rearwardly seated occupant's torso.

Abstract: A container, for carrying an infant in a supine position, having an open top which is covered by a flexible cover of resilient perforate material, provided with seat belt retention means such that it can be retained to the rear seat of a vehicle having seat belts therein, and in the event of vehicle impact, an infant is supported over a large area of its body.

Abstract: A system for restraining forward movement of an occupant of a motor vehicle seat comprises a chest pad 18 on an arm 16 which is pivotable about a transverse axis 20 behind and below the seat, together with a lap restraint in the form of an arm 10 having a padded portion 12 which extends across the user's lap. The arm 10 is pivotally mounted on a transverse axis 24 located near the front of the seat. A lever 26 is fast with the arm 16 and a lever 28 is fast with the arm 10. A roller 32 engages confronting surfaces 34 and 36 on the arms 26 and 28. When the roller 32 is in the position shown, forward movement of the arm 16 causes relatively little backward movement of the arm 10 so that the occupant can lean forward in his seat without forcing the bar on the arm 10 into his lap. If, due to sudden decceleration of the vehicle, the occupant moves forward in his seat, lifting the padded portion 12, the roller 32 shoots forwards into engagement with stop surface 38.

Abstract: A passive restraint system for use in motor vehicles which is responsive to the closing of a vehicle door to activate the restraining member of the device. The restraining member is hinged to a center-mounted pedestal and is spring-biased to a vertical position. Closing the vehicle door causes a pushrod mounted under the seat to rotate a take-up roller at the base of the pedestal. This in turn winds up a cable attached to the restraining member, causing the member to swing down to a closed, horizontal position. In this position, the restraining member extends across the lap of a vehicle occupant. The position of the restraining member is made adjustable to suit a particular occupant.

Abstract: A restraining device for wheelchairs is disclosed consisting of a plurality of restraining bars for removable attachment to conventional wheelchairs, and designed to prevent an occupant of the wheelchair from moving himself or herself therefrom, or from moving his or her legs and body forwardly in the chair to an undue extent, while allowing sufficient freedom of movement to make the occupant comfortable. The restraining bars are adjustable, both singly and in unison, to various positions in relation to the wheelchair and occupant.

Abstract: A seat for a public transport vehicle has a handle for use by people who are standing rather than sitting in the vehicle. The handle is mounted in pivot bearings, but is normally restrained from pivoting by a shear pin. In a crash, a seated person may be jerked forward so that his head hits the handle. If this happens, the shear pin breaks so that the handle can pivot forward and does not present an obstacle which could damage the person's head.

Abstract: An automotive vehicle seat has a portion of its back part or seat part which can be pivoted or slid into a position above the sitting surface of the seat part and in front of the leaning surface of the back part. This portion is U-shaped and constitutes a passive child restraint having a pair of parallel legs extending in the direction of travel and a front cross piece, all padded. When out of use the U-shaped restraint bar may be pushed back level with the front surface of the back part of the seat or the top surface of the seat part of the seat.

Abstract: A transport device for small children which is detachably secured to a chair lift. The transport device includes a seat sized to accommodate a child. A safety bar is pivotally mounted to the sides of the child's seat, and which when placed in a chair lift, the safety bar is positively secured in the down or fastened position in a manner to prohibit the pivoting of the safety bar to a release or unfastened position. A linking member is connected to the transport device to secure the child seat to the back of a chair lift when the child's seat is placed in a chair lift, and a central support member is connected to the safety bar so as to prohibit a child from sliding under the safety bar when in the fastened position.