Patent ID: 7441823

Claim:
A child seat tether routing apparatus, comprising: a frame member of a vehicle having an inner surface and an outer surface; a base plate having an engaging surface and an opposite surface, said engaging surface fixedly secured to said frame member inner surface; and a rigid rod fixedly secured to said base plate opposite surface and extending beyond said frame member such that an engaging portion of said rigid rod is spaced apart from said frame member outer surface, said rod generally formed as an open loop including a mounting portion secured to said base plate opposite surface, said engaging portion axially extending in generally parallel relation to said frame member outer surface and an extending portion disposed between said mounting portion and said engaging portion, an open side of said open loop opposite said extending portion receives a tether of a child seat, said rod further includes a retaining portion extending from an end of said engaging portion opposite said extending portion, said retaining portion extending in a substantial longitudinal direction of the vehicle, said tether wraps around said engaging portion so as to reverse direction.