Ford Motor Company Limited

Heather M Loftus

Roger P Daniel

Lynda K Fulgenzi

Jeffrey L Goins

An infant seat apparatus is described for a primary seat in a motor vehicle. The infant seating apparatus includes an infant seat cushion, an infant seat back and an overhead guide attached to an upper end of the infant seat back substantially perpendicular to the infant seat back. The guide projects toward a primary seat back of the primary seat, over the infant seat. The overhead guide directs the inflation of an airbag into the passenger compartment over the infant seat.

Integrated infant seat for vehicles

An integrated infant seat apparatus is described for a primary seat in a motor vehicle. The infant seating apparatus includes an infant seat cushion, an infant seat back and an overhead guide attached to an upper end of the infant seat back substantially perpendicular to the infant seat back. The infant seat is disposed on a tilting infant seat base, adapted to orient the overhead guide with an instrument panel mounted airbag, enabling the guide to direct the inflation of an airbag into the passenger compartment over the infant seat.

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Clawson, MI, United States of America

Heather M Loftus