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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richad Glover, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cosco Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/228 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/228 ;
Abstract
An extensible tether is provided for tethering a juvenile vehicle seat to a tether anchor in a vehicle. The extensible tether includes a tether strap and a compliant member trapped in a space formed in the tether strap and configured to deform when a longitudinal tugging force is applied to the tether strap to lengthen the extensible tether during sudden vehicle stoppage or slowdown.