Patent ID: 6508510
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A child car seat to be set and fixedly held on a passenger seat of a vehicle by a seat belt that extends between a retractor and a fixed member, comprising:a base to be set on the passenger seat; a seat belt fastening mechanism, supported on said base, for fastening a first portion of the seat belt so as to prevent the seat belt from being pulled from the retractor; a seat belt tightening mechanism, supported on said base, for tightening a second portion of the seat belt that extends between the fixed member and first portion of the seat belt when the first portion is fastened by said seat belt fastening mechanism, by deflecting the second portion of the seat belt toward the passenger seat when said base is on the passenger seat; and a locking mechanism to lock said seat belt tightening mechanism to maintain the second portion of the seat belt in a deflected condition that results from the second portion being deflected by said seat belt tightening mechanism, wherein said locking mechanism is adapted to lock the seat belt tightening mechanism at one of a plurality of positions that respectively correspond to deflections of the second portion of the seat belt as deflected by said seat belt tightening mechanism, and wherein said seat belt tightening mechanism includes a shaft supported on said base, and a lever having a base end supported by said shaft, with said seat belt tightening mechanism being adapted to tighten the second portion of the seat belt by deflecting the second portion of the seat belt in response to turning of said lever about said shaft such that the second portion of the seat belt is pushed by said lever.