Patent ID: 6733175
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A child positioning apparatus having a rotatable turntable comprising:(a) A vertical film cassette positioner comprising: (i) an L-angle having a vertical portion and a horizontal portion said horizontal portion mounted in a block attached to a top of the child positioning apparatus; (ii) a vertical groove in the vertical portion of the L-angle; (iii) a film cassette tray; (iv) a right and left tray guide attached to the tray for slidably guiding the tray along the vertical portion of the L-angle; (v) a dial knob having a first end attached to the tray and a connecting portion passing through the vertical groove to a control portion for engaging and disengaging the cassette tray with the vertical portion; (b) a second dial knob with a control portion, a connecting portion passing through the horizontal portion of the L-angle said horizontal portion having a groove and a first end attached to the block; (c) an upright restraint fastening mechanism supported by the turntable comprising; (i) a first upright restraint having a first wing brace for standing the first upright on a top of the turntable; (ii) a strap attached to the first upright said strap having a first side comprising a first fastenable material and a second side; (iii) a second upright restraint having a second wing brace for standing the second upright on the turntable top said second upright restraint having a second fastenable material attached thereon wherein the first and second fastenable materials may be removably connected; (iv) a first wing clamp rotatably attached to the turntable proximal to the first wing brace for engaging said first wing brace and a second wing clamp rotatably attached to the turntable proximal to the second wing brace for engaging said second wing brace; (v) at least one upright restraint pad between said first upright restraint and the turntable and said second upright restraint and the turntable; (d) an adjustable indicator plate comprising: (i) a guide attached to the positioning apparatus; (ii) a mounting plate having a front side and a rear side said mounting plate having a vertical groove on the mounting plate and being vertically moveable with respect to the guide; (iii) a shield attached to the mounting plate; (iv) a third dial knob having a control portion, a connecting portion passing through the mounting plate vertical groove and an end portion engaging the positioning apparatus, wherein the control portion is operable to engage and disengage the mounting plate and thereby allow it to be fixed in a desired position relative to the child positioning apparatus; (e) a turntable latch mechanism comprising: (i) a lock hole positioned on the perimeter of the turntable; (ii) a lock mechanism mounted on the top of the child positioning apparatus proximal to the perimeter of the turntable comprising: (1) a shaft for engaging the lock hole; and (2) a lock tab in communication with the lock shaft for activating the lock shaft by causing it to move forward toward the perimeter of the turntable and for deactivating the lock shaft by causing it to move rearward away from the turntable; (f) an adjustable seat mechanism comprising: (i) a seat; (ii) a seat stand attached to the seat having a plurality of engagement contacts; (iii) a seat lock for retractably engaging an engagement contact; and (iv) a seat lock cover attached to the turntable proximal to the seat lock for preventing the application of leverage to an engaged seat lock when the seat lock is moved indirectly by movement of the seat stand.