Evenflo Company, Inc.

Tracy George

Paul F Fair

Herman Shie

Joseph J Kelly

Kelly Goodwin

Will Gibson

John Winand

Joe Kapushion

Danny C Bowles

George Thomas Batalaris

Mark Rennie

Tom Witman

Sherry Mescher

The present invention is an electrically driven open top infant swing comprising a crossbar that does not extend directly over the top of the infant swing. Thus, as opposed to other prior art swing designs utilizing crossbars, the crossbar of the present invention provides excellent stability and rigidity to the swing described and claimed herein while still allowing relatively easy access to an infant seated in the swing seat. Additionally, the present invention provides an infant swing that is coupled to an electric drive motor by a &ldquo;moving pivot&rdquo; thereby allowing the swing to pivot independently of the drive motor and thus avoiding undue strain on the swing motor and gearing.

Open top infant swing

A child car seat is configured for attachment to vehicle anchor points in at least two configurations including a frontward facing configuration and a rearward facing configuration. The child car seat includes an exterior portion and an interior portion, the interior portion defining a receiving area for a child. A front area of the interior portion is generally open and a rear area of the interior portion is generally closed by a back section. A first structure is positioned on the interior portion for securing a first strap thereto such that the first strap is positioned interiorly of the seat and is capable of extending both toward the front area and the rear area, and a second structure is positioned on the interior portion for securing a second strap thereto such that the second strap is positioned interiorly of the seat and is capable of facing both toward the front area and the rear area.

Child car seat adapted for frontward and rearward facing configurations

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Huber Heights, OH, United States of America

Tracy George