| US 7,578,561 B2 | ||
| Child seat with removable restraint system | ||
| John S. Canna, Orchard Park, N.Y. (US); and Brian S. Kelly, East Aurora, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/678,888. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/776930, filed on Feb. 28, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0200404 A1, Aug. 30, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A62B 35/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—485 [297/250.01; 297/468; 297/484] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A child seat comprising:
a seat including a child receiving side and an outer side opposite said child receiving side, said seat including a seating
portion and a back rest portion, said seat also including passages through said seat for receiving child restraint straps,
said passages passing from said child receiving side to said outer side;
a restraint including at least two child restraint straps, each of said child restraint straps including a restraint release
fastener disposed on at least a first end of said child restraint straps; and
a restraint release mechanism for releasably securing said restraint by securing at least two of said restraint release fasteners
of said child restraint straps, said restraint release mechanism being coupled to said outer side of said seat and including
a slider for actuating said restraint release mechanism to release all of said restraint release fasteners and child restraint
straps with a single actuation of said slider, and
wherein said slider includes a compression seat and a biasing member and wherein said compression seat is pressed to move
said slider against a force of said biasing member to position said slider to receive or release said restraint release fasteners,
and
wherein said slider also includes a fastener receiving portion for removeably and securely receiving said restraint release
fasteners of said child restraint straps.
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