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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Graco Children's Products Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Jake Mitchell, Atlanta, GA (US);
Daniel Brunick, Cumming, GA (US);
Nicholas Lombardi, Atlanta, GA (US);
William Conway, Marietta, GA (US);
Graco Children's Products Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A car seat may include a seat shell configured for supporting a child thereon, a base supporting the seat shell, and a support frame positioned at least partially within the seat shell and/or the base and configured to manage energy during a crash event. The support frame may include a first frame portion and a second frame portion attached to the first frame portion. The first frame portion may include a first side support and a second side support spaced apart from one another, and the second frame portion may include a first side support and a second side support spaced apart from one another. A stiffness of each of the first side support and the second side support of the second frame portion may be different than a stiffness of each of the first side support and the second side support of the first frame portion.