Patent ID: 8141950

Claim:
An apparatus for securing a child seat to an anchor structure of a vehicle comprising: a first coupler lockingly and releasably engageable with an anchor structure of a vehicle; a second coupler lockingly and releasably engageable with said anchor structure; a first flexible elongated component having a first end and a second opposite end attached respectively to said first coupler and said second coupler; a locking mechanism mounted to a child seat, said locking mechanism having a second elongated member extendable therefrom, said second elongated member coupled to said first elongated component, said locking mechanism having said second elongated member extendable therefrom to provide slack in said first elongated component to allow said first coupler and said second coupler to be moved outwardly from said child seat to lockingly engage said anchor structure with said second elongated member tightenable to reduce said slack in said first elongated component securing said child seat to said anchor structure, said second elongated member has projections thereon limiting travel of said second elongated member; and, a pair of guide rods with said second elongated member extending slidingly therebetween being guided to said first elongated component with one of said rods contactable with said projections to limit travel of said second elongated member.