Patent ID: 7950738
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A seat base for a child restraint adapted to receive a juvenile seat, the seat base comprising a seat-base belt including a first anchor belt having a first free end adapted to mate with a first stationary fixture associated with a vehicle seat of a vehicle, and a second anchor belt having a second free end adapted to mate with a second stationary fixture associated with the vehicle seat, such that the seat-base belt anchors the seat base to the vehicle seat, storage means for storing the first and second free ends of the first and second anchor belts when the first and second free ends of the first and second anchor belts are detached from the first and second stationary fixtures, wherein the storage means comprises a housing including a generally U-shaped wall having an end wall, a first side wall having a first end and a second end, the first side wall extending outwardly from the end wall, a second side wall having a first end and a second end, the second side wall extending outwardly from the end wall, and an interior region formed between the end wall and the first and second side walls wherein the first free end of the first anchor belt and the second free end of the second anchor belt may be stored when the first and second free ends are detached from the first and second stationary fixtures, wherein the end wall includes a bottom end and top end, the first side wall includes a bottom end and top end, and the second side wall includes a bottom end and a top end, the height of the first side wall between the bottom end and top end of the first side wall varying between the first end and second end of the first side wall, and the height of the second side wall between the bottom end and top end of the second side wall varying between the first end and second end of the second side wall, and wherein the end wall is inclined outwardly with respect to the interior region as the end wall extends from the bottom end of the end wall toward the top end of the end wall.