Patent ID: 9586504
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B60N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A child seat configured to be secured to a vehicle seat in both a rear-facing and a forward-facing orientation by a belt of the vehicle seat, the child seat comprising: a seat base comprising a seat portion, a backrest portion, first and second lateral edges that protrude forwardly and upwardly from the seat and backrest portions, a first belt path generally at a middle of the seat portion in a forward and rearward direction, and a second belt path generally at an intersection of the seat and backrest portions; and a tensioning mechanism attached to the seat base to be movable between a first position and a second position, the tensioning mechanism having an end attached to the backrest portion at an axis such that the tensioning mechanism rotates between the first position and the second position pivotally about the axis, and wherein the tensioning mechanism has a first lateral edge surface and a second lateral edge surface, the first and second lateral edge surfaces extending along respective sides of the tensioning mechanism from and transverse to the axis, wherein in the first position, the tensioning mechanism is substantially adjacent to the seat base, and wherein in the second position, the tensioning mechanism is at least partly displaced from the seat base in order to enable at least one of the first belt path or the second belt path to receive the belt, wherein the first belt path is configured to allow a user to position the belt to be displaced by the first and second lateral edge surfaces relative to the first and second lateral edges to secure the child seat to the vehicle seat when the child seat is in the rear-facing orientation, wherein the second belt path is configured to allow the user to position the belt to be displaced by the first and second lateral edge surfaces relative to the first and second lateral edges to secure the child seat to the vehicle seat when the child seat is in the forward-facing orientation, and wherein in each of the forward or rear-facing orientations, the first and second lateral edge surfaces of respective different portions of the tensioning mechanism displace the belt to apply tension to the belt.