Patent ID: 7862117
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A car seat for transporting a child in an automobile, comprising: a seat member including a seat back having a front surface and a rear surface, said seat back including at least one track member and a control rack formed with a plurality of generally vertically spaced notches located on said rear surface; a head rest extending above said seat member and including at least one slide member in register with the corresponding said track member to be engaged therewith for selective movement of said head rest relative to said seat back between a plurality of generally vertical positions; a locking mechanism pivotally mounted on said head rest to engage said control rack to secure said head rest into a selected said vertical position, said locking mechanism including a lock bar that can be pivoted into engagement with a selected one of said notches to fix said head rest in the corresponding selected vertical position; and said seat back being formed with a pair of laterally spaced openings therethrough, said locking mechanism including a pair of guide members mounted on said lock bar in communication with said openings and positioned along said rear surface of said seat back; and a fixed guide bar mounted in said seat back above said openings, said harness belt extending from an anchor point and being wrapped over said fixed guide bar and extending therefrom to the corresponding said guide member to direct said harness belt from a position behind said seat back through a generally horizontally oriented outlet in said guide member to pass through said openings in said seat back to a position in front of said seat back for support of the child positioned in said car seat, said harness being positionally adjustable in conjunction with vertical movement of said lock bar with said head rest.