Patent ID: 7967376
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A load-limited seat base for a child safety seat, comprising: (a) an attachment element carried by the seat base for attaching the seat base to a seating element; (b) a transversely-extending load absorbing assembly positioned in the base and cooperating with the seating element to permit the seating element to be selectively positioned in a recline position and an upright position relative to the base; (c) the load absorbing assembly including an elongate deforming member and a positioning block having at least a first recline position and a second upright position corresponding to the recline position and the upright position within which the deforming member is positioned; (d) the deforming member being selectively positionable in the positioning block to position the seating element in the selected recline or upright position; and (e) the deforming member in either the recline or upright position being positioned such that an acceleration of the base causing a load of predetermined severity deforms the deforming member against the positioning block at a controlled rate, reducing the acceleration and thus the load on the seating element.