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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Peter James Moegling, Brighton, MI (US);
Todd Rupert Muck, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Robert Joseph Hazlewood, Plymouth, MI (US);
Masroor Fahim, Canton, MI (US);
Peter James Moegling, Brighton, MI (US);
Todd Rupert Muck, Fowlerville, MI (US);
Robert Joseph Hazlewood, Plymouth, MI (US);
Masroor Fahim, Canton, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A tether bracket assembly for securing a connector of a child seat is used in conjunction with a seat assembly having an U-shaped seat back frame. The U-shaped seat back frame includes a top horizontal cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket having a concave surface which includes a curvature complementary to the cylindrical bar of the seat back frame, the concave surface being affixed to an underside of the cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly further includes an elongated tether bracket having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is operatively attached to the mounting bracket. The second end is adapted to engage with a connector of a child seat to secure the child seat to the seat assembly. The elongated tether bracket projects generally upward beyond the top horizontal cylindrical bar of the seat back frame.