Patent ID: 7585026
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
1. A child-care instrument being configured and adapted to have a child seated therein, wherein said child-care instrument comprises: a seat having a seating surface adapted to support the child thereon, and a pair of side surfaces arranged at two sides of said seating surface; and a body restraint arrangement adapted to restrain the child in said seat; wherein: said body restraint arrangement comprises a crotch belt extending upward from said seating surface at a position between said two sides of said seating surface, a pair of waist belts extending upward respectively at said two sides of said seating surface laterally inwardly of said side surfaces, and a fixture arrangement attached to and adapted to selectively interconnect said crotch belt and said waist belts so as to restrain the child in said seat; said crotch belt includes a first elastic member arranged and adapted to exert an elastic force that urges said crotch belt forwardly when said fixture arrangement is disconnected to disconnect said crotch belt from said waist belts; said waist belts respectively include second elastic members arranged and adapted to exert elastic forces that urge said waist belts respectively laterally outwardly when said fixture arrangement is disconnected to disconnect said waist belts from said crotch belt; said crotch belt is positioned to extend upwardly between two thighs of the child, and said waist belts are positioned to restrain a waist of the child; said crotch belt and said waist belts are adapted to be held in a closed restraint position for restraining the child when said fixture arrangement is connected so as to interconnect said crotch belt and said waist belts; said crotch belt and said waist belts are adapted to be respectively urged to an open position thereof by said elastic forces when said fixture arrangement is disconnected so as to disconnect said crotch belt and said waist belts; said crotch belt in said open position thereof extends forwardly above a portion of said seating surface in front of said position at which said crotch belt extends upwardly from said seating surface; said waist belts in said open position thereof extend upwardly along and laterally inwardly from said side surfaces of said seat; and said crotch belt further includes a first belt member and said first elastic member comprises an elastic cushion material arranged along said first belt member, and optionally also said waist belts respectively further include second belt members and said second elastic members comprise elastic cushion materials arranged along said second belt members.