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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Jonathan M. Pacella, Honey Brook, PA (US);
Michael L. Longenecker, Ephrata, PA (US);
Jason A. Carpenter, Reinholds, PA (US);
Graco Children's Products Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Abstract
In order to facilitate child seat installment in a vehicle and to improve performance of a child seat during front impact vehicular collisions, a seat arrangement is provided that includes a seat base into which the child seat can be detachably connected and a load leg pivotally mounted at one end of the base. The load leg is provided with a telescopic length adjustment, which allows the length of the load leg to be adjusted and then to be securely locked at a selected length. The top end of the load leg is provided with a fold latch arrangement which automatically engages when the load leg is rotated from a stored position to an operative one. This arrangement has a push-button type release feature to facilitate easy folding. Alligator clamp-like members (one on either side of the seat base) are provided at the other end of the base to clamp the seat belt, which is used to secure the base to a vehicle seat cushion, and to prevent the belt from slipping in its axial direction.