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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1994
Antoine Trubiano, Montreal, CA;
Cari-All Inc., Montreal East, CA;
Abstract
An automatically retractable safety belt device for arresting a child seated in a seat compartment of a shopping cart. The device comprises a housing attachable to a frame member adjacent the seat compartment. An elongated strap is disposed in the housing and has a free end thereof provided with a connector and accessible from outside the housing. A retracting mechanism is provided in the housing and the inner end of the strap is connected thereto. The retractable mechanism maintains a major portion of the belt retracted in the housing. The connector at the end of the strap is attachable, when the strap is extended from the housing, whereby to position the strap in a restraining manner about a child seated in the seat compartment. When the connector is released, the belt is automatically retracted in the housing by the retracting mechanism.