Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US6189970?ie=ISO-8859-1
Timestamp: 2014-03-17 14:59:42
Document Index: 224109487

Matched Legal Cases: ['arts 120', 'arts 120', 'arts 118', 'arts 118', 'arts 118', 'arts 118', 'arts 118', 'arts 118']

Patent US6189970 - Harness for juvenile vehicle seat - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA child-restraint apparatus is provided that includes a continuous body strap adapted to pass through apertures formed in the seat, so that some segments of the continuous body strap extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat back, while other segments of the continuous body strap extend across...http://www.google.com/patents/US6189970?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6189970 - Harness for juvenile vehicle seatAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6189970 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/258,453Publication dateFeb 20, 2001Filing dateFeb 26, 1999Priority dateFeb 26, 1999Fee statusLapsedPublication number09258453, 258453, US 6189970 B1, US 6189970B1, US-B1-6189970, US6189970 B1, US6189970B1InventorsMichael Scot RoskoOriginal AssigneeCosco Management, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (44), Referenced by (35), Classifications (4), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHarness for juvenile vehicle seatUS 6189970 B1Abstract A child-restraint apparatus is provided that includes a continuous body strap adapted to pass through apertures formed in the seat, so that some segments of the continuous body strap extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat back, while other segments of the continuous body strap extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat back, thereby anchoring the body strap to the seat and restraining the child situated in the seat.
What is claimed is: 1. A child-restraint apparatus comprising
a seat adapted to seat a child and a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a vertical centerline of a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, wherein the body strap is configured to have an end at the rearward-facing portion of the seat. 2. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seat includes a right side and a left side and the segments of the body strap extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat extend between the right side and the left side.
a seat adapted to seat a child and a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, wherein the segments extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat cooperate to define an X-shaped anchor arranged to embrace the rearward-facing portion of the seat. 10. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 8, wherein the seat includes a seat back and the X-shaped anchor includes a first leg and a second leg positioned to lie between the first leg and the seat back.
a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, a body strap including a first restraint portion positioned to lie on a front side of the seat and a second restraint portion positioned to lie on the front side of the seat, the first and second restraint portions including top parts secured to the seat back, bottom parts secured to the seat, and middle parts positioned to lie between the top and bottom parts, and a strap mount directly coupled to the seat back and the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions, wherein the strap mount includes an extended member coupled to the seat back that couples the first and second middle parts to the seat back. 14. A child-restraint apparatus comprising
a seat adapted to seat a child, a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, a strap mount, wherein the seat includes a seat back and the strap mount is coupled to the seat back and the segments of the body strap extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat, and a strap buckle, wherein the body strap includes a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end and the strap buckle couples the first end of the body strap to one of the segments of the body strap extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat. 15. A child-restraint apparatus comprising
a seat adapted to seat a child, a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, a strap mount, wherein the seat includes a seat back and the strap mount is coupled to the seat back and the segments of the body strap extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat, and the body strap includes, in series, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments and the strap mount coupled to the second and fourth segments to the seat back. 16. A child-restraint apparatus comprising
a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, a body strap including a first restraint portion positioned to lie on a front side of the seat and a second restraint portion positioned to lie on the front side of the seat, the first and second restraint portions including top parts secured to the seat back, bottom parts secured to the seat, and middle parts positioned to lie between the top and bottom parts, and a strap mount coupled to the seat back and the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions, wherein the seat bottom is formed to include a first seat bottom aperture, and a second seat bottom aperture, the seat back is formed to include a first upper seat back aperture, a first lower seat back aperture positioned to lie between the first upper seat back aperture and the first seat bottom aperture, a second upper seat back aperture, and a second lower seat back aperture positioned to lie between the second upper seat back aperture and the second seat bottom aperture, the bottom part of the first restraint portion extends into the first seat bottom aperture, the top part of the first restraint portion extends into the first upper seat back aperture, the middle part of the first restraint portion extends through the first lower seat back aperture to form a first loop, the bottom part of the second restraint portion extends into the second seat bottom aperture, the top part of the second restraint portion extends into the second upper seat back aperture, and the middle part of the second restraint extends through the second lower seat back aperture to form a second loop. 17. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 16, wherein the strap mount includes a rod positioned to lie in the first and second loops.
a seat adapted to seat a child, a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, and a buckle unit, wherein the seat includes a seat back and a seat bottom coupled to the seat back, the buckle unit is coupled to a seat bottom and the segments of the body strap extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat, and the buckle unit includes a first latch plate coupled to slide on one of the segments of the body strap extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat and a second latch plate coupled to slide on one of the segments of the body strap extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat. 19. A child-restraint apparatus comprising
a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, a body strap including a first restraint portion positioned to lie on a front side of the seat and a second restraint portion positioned to lie on the front side of the seat, the first and second restraint portions including top parts secured to the seat back, bottom parts secured to the seat, and middle parts positioned to lie between the top and bottom parts, a strap mount directly coupled to the seat back and the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions, and a strap retainer, wherein the strap retainer is coupled to the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions between the strap mount and a crotch restraint. 20. A child-restraint apparatus comprising
a seat adapted to seat a child, a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, and a strap buckle, wherein the body strap includes a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end and the strap buckle couples the first end of the body strap to one of the segments of the body strap extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat. 21. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 20, wherein the body strap includes, in series, first, second, third, fourth, and fifth segments and the strap buckle couples the first to the third segment.
a seat adapted to seat a child and a continuous body strap having multiple segments configured to pass through apertures formed in the seat so that some of the segments extend across a forward-facing portion of the seat to restrain a child positioned in the seat and other segments extend across a rearward-facing portion of the seat to anchor the body strap to the seat, wherein the body strap includes, in series, a first segment including a first end of the body strap extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat, a second segment extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat, a third segment extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat, a fourth segment extending across the forward-facing portion of the seat, and a fifth segment extending across the rearward-facing portion of the seat. 23. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first and fifth segments cooperate to define a first leg of an X-shaped anchor, the third segment defines a second leg of the X-shaped anchor, and the X-shaped anchor secures the second and fourth segments to the seat.
a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, a body strap including a first restraint portion positioned to lie on a front side of the seat and a second restraint portion positioned to lie on the front side of the seat, the first and second restraint portions including top parts secured to the seat back, bottom parts secured to the seat, and middle parts positioned to lie between the top and bottom parts, and a strap mount directly coupled to the seat back and the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions, wherein the strap mount includes a rod coupled to the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions. 29. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 28, wherein the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to define a back side of the seat and the rod is positioned to lie on the back side of the seat.
a seat having a seat bottom and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, a body strap including a first restraint portion positioned to lie on a front side of the seat and a second restraint portion positioned to lie on the front side of the seat, the first and second restraint portions including top parts secured to the seat back, bottom parts secured to the seat, and middle parts positioned to lie between the top and bottom parts, and a strap mount directly coupled to the seat back and the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions, wherein the body strap is configured to have an end at a back side of the seat. 32. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 31, wherein the seat back and the seat bottom cooperate to define a back side of the seat and the strap mount is positioned to lie on the back side of the seat.
a seat having a front side adapted to receive a child seated thereon, a body strap including a first and second restraint portions configured to restrain a child positioned to lie in the seat, the restraint portions including top parts secured to the front side of the seat, bottom parts secured to the seat, and middle parts positioned between the top and bottom parts, and means for directly coupling the middle parts of the first and second restraint portions to the seat to establish a lower shoulder height without unsecuring the top parts of the first and second restraint portions from the seat. 37. The child-restraint apparatus of claim 36, wherein the coupling means includes a rod and means for coupling the rod to the seat.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to seats for use by children in vehicles, and particularly, to seats having child-restraining harness belts. More particularly, the present invention relates to a child vehicle seat with a child-restraint harness-adjustment mechanism.
As the child grows, it becomes necessary to enlarge the car seat harness to accommodate the growing child. To enlarge the car seat harness, the caregiver must �rethread� the shoulder belt by first removing the shoulder belt from the �lowest� set of shoulder belt-receiving apertures formed in the back wall of the car seat. Then the belt must be threaded through one of the other �higher� sets of belt-receiving apertures formed in a higher portion of the back wall of the car seat. During rethreading, the free end of each shoulder belt must be pulled through and out of its �original� belt-receiving aperture formed in the back wall and then inserted into and threaded through a newly selected belt-receiving aperture that is either higher or lower on the back wall relative to the original belt-receiving aperture.
To couple the body strap to the seat, the body strap is passed through spaced-apart apertures formed in the seat bottom and through a selected pair of apertures formed in the seat back. There are several pairs of apertures formed in the seat back, each pair located at a different height above the seat bottom. The body strap passes through the uppermost pair of belt-receiving apertures formed in the seat back so that the child-restraint device is always �set up� to accommodate a large child in the seat. The second end of the body strap is passed through the strap buckle that is coupled to the first end of the body strap and then moved to place the strap buckle along the body strap at a position between the fifth and sixth segments.
The buckle unit includes a crotch strap coupled to the seat bottom and a latch member coupled to the free end of the crotch strap. The buckle unit also includes a first latch plate coupled to the body strap to slide along the second segment and releasably engage the latch member and a second latch plate coupled to the body strap to slide along the fourth segment and releasably engage the latch member. The second and fourth segments of the body strap and the crotch strap cooperate to define a 5-point harness once the first latch plate on the second segment and the second latch plate on the fourth segment arc �snapped� into engagement with the latch member on the crotch strap.
The seat also includes a body strap mount coupled to the seat back to grasp �middle� portions (i.e., loops) of the second and fourth segments that are pushed �back� through other lower pairs of shoulder belt-receiving apertures formed in the seat back below the uppermost pair of apertures without ever removing �upper� portions of the second and fourth segments from the uppermost pair of shoulder belt-receiving apertures formed in the seat back in order to change the effective �size� of the child-restraint harness established by the body strap. Thus, the child-restraint apparatus of the present invention is adapted to adjust the size of the child-restraint harness to accommodate children of various sizes without having to uncouple the body strap from the seat.
FIG. 6 is a front perspective view similar to FIG. 1 showing �middle� parts of the second (i.e., left shoulder) and fourth (i.e., right shoulder) segments of the body strap �pushed back� through another lower pair of apertures formed in the seat back beneath the �uppermost� pair of apertures already receiving the body strap to lower the �effective shoulder height� of the 5-point harness to accommodate a smaller child in the seat without removing the body strap from the uppermost pair of apertures;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the child-restraint apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2 that is adapted to restrain a larger child taken along line 9�9 of FIG. 2 showing the body strap passing through one of the uppermost pair of apertures formed in the seat back to establish the �tall shoulder height� of the harness shown in FIG. 1 and showing the elastic band holding the rod in place against the seat back adjacent to one of a lower pair of apertures formed in the seat back;
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 10�10 of FIG. 9 showing the rod and the elastic band fed through the lower pair of apertures and �looped� around the rod to hold the rod against the seat back;
FIG. 13 is a view similar to FIGS. 10-12 taken along line 13�13 of FIG. 14 showing use of the rod and elastic band to �fix� the looped middle parts in the lower pair of apertures formed in the seat back to establish a �short shoulder height� of the harness as shown in FIGS. 6-8; and
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 14�14 of FIG. 7 showing the rod in the loop formed in the second segment of the body strap.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS A child-restraint apparatus 10 includes a seat 12 sized to seat a child (not shown) and a harness 14 configured to secure the child in seat 12. Harness 14 includes a strap 16 that is shown in FIG. 3 and coupled to seat 12 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to aid in securing the child positioned in seat 12. Strap 16 is adjustable between a �large child� configuration as shown in FIG. 1 and a �small child� configuration as shown in FIG. 6 without uncoupling strap 16 from seat 12.
As shown, for example, in FIG. 3, body strap 16 is an elongated, continuous, single strap of material having first and second ends 44, 52 and a strap buckle 54 coupled to first end 44. To help visualize how a single strap can be coupled to seat 12 to provide harness 14 it is convenient to �divide� body strap 16 into six segments arranged in series and extending �end-to-end� from first end 44 of body strap 16 to second end 52 of body strap 16. The multi-segment body strap 16 includes, in series, a first segment 40 having first end 44, second segment 18, third segment 24, fourth segment 20, fifth segment 48, and sixth segment 50 having second end 52. Dotted lines are drawn on body strap 16 in FIG. 3 to represent division lines between adjacent segments and parts of segments for illustrative purposes only.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, first and fifth segments 40, 48 of body strap 16 cooperate to define negatively sloping first leg 22 of X-shaped anchor 26 once body strap 16 is coupled to seat 12. Third segment 24 defines positively sloping second leg 24 of X-shaped anchor 26 once body strap 16 is coupled to seat 12. Sixth segment 50 of body strap 16 hangs freely down from strap buckle 54 that is positioned to lie on and define the �division line� between fifth and sixth segments 48, 50 of body strap 16 as shown in FIG. 2.
Seat back 34 is formed to include two pairs of strap-receiving apertures and these apertures are arranged so that body strap 16 always passes through an uppermost pair of apertures 72, 74 to establish the large-child position of body strap 16 as shown, for example, in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5 and so that �middle� parts of body strap 16 can be �pushed back� through a lower pair of apertures 76, 78 by a caregiver to establish the small-child position of body strap 16 as shown, for example, in FIGS. 6-8. Seat back 34 is formed to include first upper seat back aperture 72, second upper seat back aperture 74 spaced apart from first upper seat back aperture 72, first lower seat back aperture 76, and second lower seat back aperture 78 spaced apart from first lower seat back aperture 76. Thus, seat 12 is formed to include seven apertures 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, six of which are arranged to receive body strap 16 and one of which receives buckle unit 56.
To adjust strap 14 from the large-child position shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 to the small-child position shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, middle parts 120, 118 of second and fourth segments 18, 20 are �pushed� through first and second lower seat back apertures 76, 78 to form first and second loops 130, 132, as shown in FIGS. 12-14. As shown in FIG. 11, first end 86 of rod 82 is pulled away from seat back 34 in direction 131 so that first end 86 can be positioned to lie within first loop 130. As shown in FIG. 13, second end 88 of rod 82 is pulled away from seat back 34 in direction 133 so that second end 88 can be positioned to lie within second loop 132. Rod 82 is then released and elastic band 84 pulls rod 82 back against seat back 34.
Any �slack� remaining in first and second loops 130, 132 is then pulled through first and second lower seat back apertures 76, 78 to �lengthen� second and fourth segments 18, 20. By positioning first and second ends 86, 88 of rod 82 in respective loops 130, 132, middle parts 120, 118 of second and fourth segments 18, 20 are secured on seat back 34 so that body strap 16 is coupled further down on seat back 34 and arranged to secure a smaller child without removing body strap 16 from seat 12.
While in the small-child position, body strap 16 is coupled to seat 12 at seven locations (first seat bottom aperture 66, first upper seat back aperture 72, first lower seat back aperture 76, second seat bottom aperture 68, second upper seat back aperture 74, second lower seat back aperture 78, and buckle unit 56) and has short shoulder height 30 for a small child that is less than tall shoulder height 28 for a large child. To move body strap 16 from the small-child position to the large-child position, rod 82 is removed from first and second loops 90, 92 and loops 130, 132 are pulled through seat back 34 to front side 36 to �lengthen� second and fourth segments 18,20.
Devices other than elastic band 90 may also be used to couple rod 88 to seat back 34. For example, a clip (not shown) coupled to seat back 34 at a location adjacent to lower seat back apertures 76, 78 �clips� rod 88 to seat back 34. The preferred clip is a rib sized to receive and secure rod 88 on seat back 34. After positioning rod 88 in loops 130, 132 formed by pushing middle parts 118, 120 through lower seat back apertures 76, 78, rod 88 is secured in the clip to secure middle parts 118, 120 of strap 16 to seat back 34. More than one clip may be provided to secure rod 88 to seat back 34.
A set of hooks (not shown) is also used as a strap mount to couple middle parts 118, 120 of strap 16 to seat back 34. For example, a set of hooks are coupled to seat back 34 at a position between cover 64 and a front side of seat back 34 at an elevation corresponding to a lower effective shoulder height. Each hook includes an extended member (not shown) that �hooks� and secures respective middle parts 118, 120 of strap 16 to seat back 34 to establish the lower effective shoulder height. A set of hooks may be coupled to a back side of seat back 34 to hook loops 130, 132 formed by pushing portions of middle parts 118, 120 through lower seat back apertures 76, 78. When hooks are provided on the front side of seat back 34, portions of middle parts 118, 120 are not pushed through a lower set of seat back apertures.
To adjust the amount of �slack� in second and fourth segments 18, 20, strap buckle 54 is loosened and sixth segment 50 is �shortened� to provide additional slack in second and fourth segments 18, 20 without removing body strap 16 from seat 12. This slack is fed through seat 12 until it is evenly distributed between second and fourth segments 18, 20. Upon obtaining the proper amount of slack in second and fourth segments 18, 20, strap buckle 54 is tightened. To remove slack from second and fourth segments 18, 20, strap buckle 54 is loosened and the extra slack of second and fourth segments 18, 20 is fed through seat 12 and pulled through strap buckle 54 to �lengthen� sixth segment 50.
Patent CitationsCited PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS2833555Jun 26, 1956May 6, 1958John Zotkewicz WalterVehicle safety beltUS3910634 *May 7, 1974Oct 7, 1975Universal Oil Prod CoChild{3 s safety seatUS4033622Jun 29, 1976Jul 5, 1977Hedstrom Co.Infant's car seatUS4205877May 22, 1978Jun 3, 1980Ettridge John PChildren's reclining car seatsUS4231612Sep 1, 1978Nov 4, 1980Questor CorporationBaby carrier and car seatUS4436341Jun 22, 1981Mar 13, 1984Maurice ConverseInfant safety car seatUS4457052Feb 19, 1982Jul 3, 1984Peter HauberBuckle for child's car seat harnessUS4500133Sep 2, 1982Feb 19, 1985Combi Co., Ltd.Baby chairUS4540218 *Jun 6, 1983Sep 10, 1985Allied CorporationSafety belt system for childs chairUS4545617Sep 1, 1983Oct 8, 1985Drexler Joannes HSafety autocar chair for childrenUS4613188Dec 18, 1984Sep 23, 1986Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-SeisakushoChild restraining deviceUS4632456May 13, 1985Dec 30, 1986Aprica Kassai KabushikikaishaChildren's automobile-mounted safety seatUS4685741Jan 23, 1986Aug 11, 1987Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai-Rika-Denki-SeisakushoChild passenger securing apparatusUS4754999Oct 10, 1986Jul 5, 1988Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc.Child's car seat/booster seatUS4770468Dec 31, 1986Sep 13, 1988Shubin Steven AChild safety car seatUS4826246Aug 4, 1987May 2, 1989Spalding & Evenflo Companies, Inc.Child safety seatUS4880277Oct 3, 1988Nov 14, 1989Combi Co., Ltd.On-vehicle auxiliary seat for infantUS4912818Jun 26, 1989Apr 3, 1990Spalding & Evenflow Companies, Inc.Belt adjusting apparatusUS4913490Oct 26, 1988Apr 3, 1990Combi Co., Ltd.Auxiliary chair mounted in vehicleUS4915446Nov 18, 1988Apr 10, 1990Darling Ronald JInfant seat, removable seat and seat latchUS5052750Mar 26, 1990Oct 1, 1991Combi CorporationTiltable auxiliary chair having locking means and pivotal seat belt engagement plate for forward and rearward facingUS5082325 *Jun 14, 1991Jan 21, 1992Century Products CompanyHarness adjustment mechanismUS5181761Sep 12, 1991Jan 26, 1993Lisco, Inc.Child restraint systemUS5236221Jun 28, 1990Aug 17, 1993Takata CorporatonRestraining protective seat for infantsUS5277472Sep 4, 1990Jan 11, 1994Gerry Baby Products CompanyMulti-function infant car seat including glider assemblyUS5286085Oct 16, 1992Feb 15, 1994Takata CorporationRestraining protective seat for infantsUS5551751Jul 12, 1994Sep 3, 1996Century Products CompanyReclining restraint (smart move)US5580126Nov 4, 1994Dec 3, 1996Century Products CompanyFive-point booster car seat belt systemUS5611596Feb 6, 1996Mar 18, 1997Britax-Excelsior LimitedChild safety seatUS5624135 *Jan 9, 1995Apr 29, 1997Portabelt Joint VenturePortable seat beltUS5695243Apr 15, 1996Dec 9, 1997Indiana Mills And Manufacturing, Inc.Child seat mount with anti-twist web mechanismUS5775772Jun 7, 1996Jul 7, 1998Ampafrance S.A.Child seatUS5842740Jun 7, 1996Dec 1, 1998Ampafrance S.A.Child seat with moulded seat partUSD278483Jan 7, 1983Apr 23, 1985 Child safety seat for vehiclesUSD286470Apr 24, 1984Nov 4, 1986 Child safety seat for vehiclesUSD294889Aug 23, 1985Mar 29, 1988Combi Co., Ltd.Baby seatUSD305583Dec 15, 1986Jan 23, 1990Cosco, Inc.Child car seatUSD315453Dec 29, 1987Mar 19, 1991 Child safety seat for vehiclesUSD319543Jul 28, 1988Sep 3, 1991Combi Co., Ltd.Child's safety seatUSD334847Mar 16, 1990Apr 20, 1993Combi CorporationChild's car seatUSD366965Nov 3, 1994Feb 13, 1996Lisco, Inc.Infant car seatUSD383912Nov 9, 1995Sep 23, 1997Lisco, Inc.Child car seatGB2282321A Title not availableWO1998006596A1Aug 6, 1997Feb 19, 1998Maxi Miliaan BvChild's seat* Cited by examinerReferenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS6409272 *Jul 20, 2000Jun 25, 2002Propedia, L.L.C.Child safety restraintUS6457774 *May 23, 2001Oct 1, 2002Britax Child Safety Inc.Child safety seatUS6626493Jun 8, 2001Sep 30, 2003Cosco Management, Inc.Juvenile carrier with juvenile-restraint harness adjustment mechanismUS6688685May 8, 2003Feb 10, 2004Cosco Management, Inc.Juvenile carrier with juvenile-restraint harness adjustment mechanismUS6779843Dec 27, 2002Aug 24, 2004Cosco Management, Inc.Harness-control panel adjuster for child-restraint seatUS7021710Mar 10, 2004Apr 4, 2006Cosco Management, Inc.Juvenile vehicle seat with movable headrestUS7055903Jun 22, 2004Jun 6, 2006Cosco Management, Inc.Adjustor for juvenile vehicle seatUS7246852Mar 10, 2004Jul 24, 2007Cosco Management, Inc.Headrest actuator for juvenile vehicle seatUS7246854Oct 14, 2005Jul 24, 2007Indiana Mills & Manufacturing IncChild vehicle seat having an adjustable harness systemUS7306284Mar 26, 2004Dec 11, 2007Cosco Management, Inc.Adjustor for juvenile vehicle seatUS7338122May 17, 2005Mar 4, 2008Orbit Baby, Inc.Modular child restraint systemUS7547065Feb 23, 2007Jun 16, 2009Evenflo Company, Inc.Child vehicle seat with harness adjustment mechanismUS7552969 *Jun 9, 2005Jun 30, 2009Britax Childcare Pty LtdChild safety seat, shell and harnessUS7559606Oct 29, 2007Jul 14, 2009Orbit Baby, Inc.Modular child restraint systemUS7648199Sep 30, 2008Jan 19, 2010Britax Child Safety, Inc.Energy absorbing tether for child safety seatUS7669926Apr 30, 2007Mar 2, 2010Cosco Management, Inc.Headrest actuator for juvenile vehicle seatUS7740313Dec 4, 2006Jun 22, 2010Orbit Baby, Inc.Child restraint systemsUS7770970Jun 12, 2009Aug 10, 2010Orbit Baby, Inc.Modular child restraint systemUS7789413Sep 29, 2006Sep 7, 2010Orbit Baby, Inc.Removable flexible dual-opening carrying basketUS7810883Jan 8, 2008Oct 12, 2010Skjp Holdings, LlcAdjustable child restraint deviceUS7862117Dec 9, 2007Jan 4, 2011Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., LtdHead rest and harness adjustment for child car seatUS7887129May 17, 2005Feb 15, 2011Orbit Baby, Inc.Actively securable base for a modular child restraint systemUS8087725Dec 3, 2010Jan 3, 2012Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.Head rest and harness adjustment for child car seatUS8113584Jun 25, 2010Feb 14, 2012Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc.Vehicle safety restraint systemUS8182033May 10, 2010May 22, 2012Orbit Baby, Inc.Child restraint systemsUS8235465Aug 2, 2010Aug 7, 2012Orbit Baby, Inc.Modular child restraint systemUS8256841Nov 23, 2010Sep 4, 2012Orbit Baby, Inc.Actively securable base for a modular child restraint systemUS8360521 *Jun 5, 2006Jan 29, 2013Macliver Kevin ScottHarnesses for use with child safety seatsUS8434827Jul 26, 2010May 7, 2013Mattel, Inc.Infant support structure with polymer coated restraint strapsUS8500196 *Apr 15, 2009Aug 6, 2013Britax Child Safety, Inc.Child seat having a crush zoneUS8511749Jul 9, 2012Aug 20, 2013Orbit Baby, Inc.Modular child restraint systemUS8622478 *Jan 5, 2011Jan 7, 2014Graco Children's Products Inc.Child car seat with adjustable harness systemUS20120169098 *Jan 5, 2011Jul 5, 2012Graco Children's Products Inc.Child Car Seat with Adjustable Harness SystemEP1954163A2 *Sep 13, 2006Aug 13, 2008Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd.Child car seat with multiple use configurationsEP2147818A1 *May 28, 2009Jan 27, 2010Maxi Miliaan B.V.A bucket suitable for a child vehicle seat as well as such a child vehicle seat* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification297/250.1International ClassificationB60N2/28Cooperative ClassificationB60N2/2812European ClassificationB60N2/28B4Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionApr 12, 2005FPExpired due to failure to pay maintenance feeEffective date: 20050220Feb 22, 2005LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesSep 8, 2004REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedMay 30, 2000ASAssignmentOwner name: COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC., DELAWAREFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:COSCO, INC.;REEL/FRAME:010881/0038Effective date: 20000517Owner name: COSCO MANAGEMENT, INC. 300 DELAWARE AVENUE, NINTHJun 1, 1999ASAssignmentOwner name: COSCO, INC., INDIANAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ROSKO, MICHAEL SCOT;REEL/FRAME:009985/0777Effective date: 19990226RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google