Patent ID: 8282165
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A child seat for transporting infants or toddlers generally in a half-lying, half-sitting position in a car, the seat comprising: a seat surface; a backrest inclined shallowly relative to said seat surface, said backrest provided with an unchangeable portion and an extendable portion, a length of said backrest being adapted to be varied by a guided parallel shift of the extendable portion relative to said seat surface, such that a middle area of an upper edge of the extendable portion, in at least one state of operation, projects over the unchangeable portion of said backrest in a direction of travel of the car; wherein the guided parallel shift extends substantially in a direction of a spine of a child seat occupant and is adapted to be varied when the child seat occupant is seated in the child seat and/or when the child seat is fastened on a seat of the car; wherein the guided parallel shift is along a straight line which is inclined by a constant angle α against a horizontal plane, rising in a direction of travel of the car; wherein the extendable portion of said backrest is provided with upper lateral body rests for substantially guiding shoulders and/or upper arms of the child seat occupant; wherein said backrest is provided with at least one guide member disposed at a rear backrest outer face for receiving and guiding a portion of a safety belt proper to the car; and wherein, at a maximum extended position of the extendable portion of said backrest, in which the extendable portion of said backrest is displaced along the straight line for a maximum displacement d