US4461510A
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Childs safety device for vehicles
Assignee: Britax Excelsior Ltd
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Filing: 1982-05-25
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Granted: 1984-07-24
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Expires: 2002-05-25
Abstract
Abstract A safety device for enabling a child to use an adult vehicle safety belt of the type having a shoulder strap and a lap strap consists of a cushion (50) having a respective belt retainer (54, 56) on each side thereof, under which the lap strap of the adult safety belt engages. An auxiliary strap (14) is attached to the cushion so as to extend from the back thereof and has a belt guide connector (18) secured to its free end. In use, the belt guide connector slidably receives the shoulder strap of the adult belt so that the shoulder strap extends in front of, and the auxiliary strap extends behind the child's torso with the belt guide connector located above the child's shoulder.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas J. Cunningham
- 👤 Harry W. Gilkes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:24
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2803; B60N2/2866; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/02; B60R22/023; B60R22/024
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A safety device for enabling a child to use an adult vehicle safety belt having a shoulder strap (38) and a lap strap (32), comprising a cushion (10, 50) having a respective belt retainer (34, 54, 56) on each side thereof to enable the lap strap (32) to inhibit forward movement of the cushion (10, 50), characterised by an auxiliary strap (14) attached to the cushion (10, 50) so as to extend from the back thereof and a belt guide connector (18) secured to the free end of the auxiliary strap (14), whereby when the cushion (10, 50) is disposed on a vehicle seat, each side of the lap strap (32) is engagable in a respective belt retainer (34, 54, 56) to retain the cushion against forward movement, and the shoulder strap (38) is slidably received in the belt guide connector (18) so that, in use, the shoulder strap (38) extends in front of and the auxiliary strap (14) extends behind the user's torso with the belt guide connector (18) located above the user's shoulder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A safety device for enabling a child to use an adult vehicle safety belt having a shoulder strap (38) and a lap strap (32), comprising a cushion (10, 50) having a respective belt retainer (34, 54, 56) on each side thereof to enable the lap strap (32) to inhibit forward movement of the cushion (10, 50), characterised by an auxiliary strap (14) attached to the cushion (10, 50) so as to extend from the back thereof and a belt guide connector (18) secured to the free end of the auxiliary strap (14), whereby when the cushion (10, 50) is disposed on a vehicle seat, each side of the lap strap (32) is engagable in a respective belt retainer (34, 54, 56) to retain the cushion against forward movement, and the shoulder strap (38) is slidably received in the belt guide connector (18) so that, in use, the shoulder strap (38) extends in front of and the auxiliary strap (14) extends behind the user's torso with the belt guide connector (18) located above the user's shoulder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A safety device according to claim 1, characterised in that the belt guide connector (18) comprises a pair of spaced parallel bars interconnected at one end and having a slot (22) therebetween at the other end, through which slot (22) the shoulder strap can be inserted, the auxiliary strap (14) being connected to one of said bars.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A safety device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the attachment of the auxiliary strap (14) to the cushion (10, 50) is arranged to permit adjustment of the effective length of the auxiliary strap (14).
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-07-24 | 1988-01-23 | 1988-07-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-07-24 | 1992-01-23 | 1992-07-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-07-24 | 1996-01-23 | 1996-07-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |