Patent ID: 7029069
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A rotatable child safety seat apparatus for use in combination with a vehicular seat, said rotatable child safety seat apparatus comprising: (a) a seat rotation mechanism operably enabling selective rotation of a seat portion of said rotatable child safety seat apparatus with respect to a base portion of said rotatable child safety seat apparatus along a generally horizontal plane; and (b) a retractable harnessing means for securing said rotatable child safety seat apparatus to said vehicular seat, said retractable harnessing means having a safety strap retractably extending out from a strap housing, and being integrally mounted within said seat portion and including an automatic locking means for responsively locking said safety strap in a fixed degree of extension from said housing upon incursion of a sudden force urging said safety strap out from said housing, said retractable harnessing means enabling the selective rotation of said seat portion while said harnessing means is engaged with said vehicular seat.