Patent ID: 7338120
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A device for attaching a child safety seat to a fixed catch on a vehicle, the device comprising: a frame defining a first slot engageable by said catch; a lever which rotates, about an axis of rotation and with respect to said frame, between a release position, in which it permits engagement/disengagement of said first slot by said catch, and a lock position, in which it closes said first slot to retain said catch; a control member; guide means carried by said frame to enable said control member to slide, in a direction perpendicular to said axis of rotation, between a forward position and a withdrawn position with respect to said first slot; push means to push said control member into said withdrawn position; and cam transmission means, between said lever and said control member, to rotate said lever into the release position as said control member slides, in opposition to said push means, into said forward position; wherein said lever is fixed radially with respect to said axis of rotation, and wherein the device comprises: retaining means carried by said frame to retain said lever in the release position; and release means for releasing said retaining means to permit rotation of said lever into said lock position.