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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Mark A. Sedlack, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Graco Children's Products Inc., Elverson, PA (US);
Abstract
A child restraint car bed is disclosed comprising a shell body (,) including a chamber (,) sized to receive an infant; and first and second through-slots (,) extending through the shell body and communicating with the chamber. A lower surface portion (,) of the first sidewall is concave to support an infant in an on-side position and the bottom chamber surface (,) is substantially planar to support the child in a supine position. A harness assembly (,) is further provided for engaging the shell body and includes retention straps (,) having hook and loop end portions (,) that extend through the through-slots (,) and attach to an infant positioned within the chamber to fixedly secure the infant to the shell body. The harness assembly laterally moves within the through-slots (,) into alternative locations to adjust to a variable body position assumed by an infant in the chamber. The shell body further includes a skirt flange (,) extending from proximate a top rim (,) along a first sidewall (,) and retention hooks (,) positioned along the skirt flange to engage and retain a vehicle seat belt thereagainst.