Patent ID: 6193310
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A child car seat for installation in a vehicle including anchor points, the car seat mountable to an automobile seat in both a frontward facing configuration and a rearward facing configuration, comprising:an exterior portion and an interior portion, the interior portion defining a receiving area for a child, a front area of the interior portion being generally open and a rear area of the interior portion being generally closed by a back section;first means positioned on the interior portion for securing a first seat securing strap thereto such that the first seat securing strap is positioned interiorly of the seat and is capable of extending both toward the front area and the back area;second means positioned on the interior portion for securing a second seat securing strap thereto such that the second strap is positioned interiorly of the seat and is capable of extending both toward the front area and the rear area;wherein, when mounted in the frontward facing configuration the first and second seat securing straps extend toward the rear area for attachment to respective vehicle anchor points; andwherein, when mounted in the rearward facing configuration the first and second seat securing straps extend toward the front area for attachment to respective vehicle anchor points.