Patent ID: 8474907
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A child car seat comprising: a base for placement on a vehicle seat; a seat shell removably attachable to the base, the seat shell having a seat back portion and a seat bottom portion; an upper latch mechanism on a back side of the seat back portion and having an upper latch pin biased to protrude outward through a respective upper opening in the seat shell, the upper latch mechanism connecting the seat back portion to the base when engaged; a lower latch mechanism on an underside of the seat bottom portion and having a lower latch pin biased to protrude outward through a respective lower opening in the seat shell, the lower latch mechanism connecting the seat bottom portion to the base when engaged; a release actuator connected to each of the upper and lower latch mechanisms, one end of a release cable coupled to the release actuator and another end of the release cable coupled to the upper latch mechanism, and one end of a supplemental cable coupled to the release actuator and another end of the supplemental cable coupled to the lower latch mechanism; wherein actuation of the release actuator disengages both the upper latch mechanism and the lower latch mechanism whereby the upper latch pin is fully withdrawn from the respective upper opening in the seat shell and the lower latch pin is fully withdrawn from the respective lower opening in the seat shell releasing the seat shell for removal from the base.