Patent ID: 7288009

Claim:
A child seat adapted for use in a vehicle, the child seat comprising: a base portion; a carrier portion configured to be removably secured to the base portion; a restraint system component; a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a state of the restraint system component; an electronic control unit secured to either the carrier portion or the base portion, the electronic control unit being operably coupled to the restraint system component to receive the signal, the electronic control unit being capable of processing the signal to provide an output indicative of the state of the restraint system component, wherein the output is visually displayed on a surface of the electronic control unit; and an electrical connector for providing electrical connection between the sensor and the electronic control unit, the electrical connector comprising: a first contact member secured to either the base portion or the carrier portion, the first contact member having a plurality of contact surfaces; and a second contact member secured to either the base portion or the carrier portion, the second contact member having a plurality of spring biased contacts movably secured to the second contact member, wherein the plurality of contact surfaces of the first contact member are configured to make contact with the plurality of spring biased contacts when the carrier portion is secured to the base portion.