EP2066535A1 - Safety device - Google Patents
Safety deviceInfo
- Publication number
- EP2066535A1 EP2066535A1 EP07804227A EP07804227A EP2066535A1 EP 2066535 A1 EP2066535 A1 EP 2066535A1 EP 07804227 A EP07804227 A EP 07804227A EP 07804227 A EP07804227 A EP 07804227A EP 2066535 A1 EP2066535 A1 EP 2066535A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- harness
- vehicle
- securing
- child
- clips
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R22/00—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles
- B60R22/10—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles specially adapted for children or animals
- B60R22/105—Safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles specially adapted for children or animals for children
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a safety device for use in vehicles, in particular in cars, buses or coaches, for use by children from birth upwards. 5
- 722309v1 carrier in which the baby reclines, removable from the vehicle and which is portable by means of an integral folding handle.
- These seats are usually installed in a "rear-facing" configuration, in which the child faces the rear of the vehicle, and are secured against a vehicle seat by use of the vehicle's own 5 three-point seatbelt.
- Stage 1 covers the 9kg to 18kg weight range and these seats typically include a forward-facing seat secured to the vehicle using the 3 - point seatbelt.
- the seat itself preferably includes a 5 -point harness to restrain the child securely in the seat which is itself securely fixed to the vehicle by the vehicle's own seatbelt. 0
- Stage 2 seats cover the weight range from 15kg to 25kg which typically covers ages 1 to 6 years. These seats normally include a booster-seat element, elevating the child from the surface of the vehicle seat, and an integral backrest.
- the back-rest may either have a 5- point harness, or may include means5 for routing the vehicle's 3 -point seat belt across the child's chest.
- Stage 3 covers the weight range from 15kg to 36kg, and is typically used with older children of, for example, 4 to 11 years.
- Stage 3 seats are essentially cushions or booster seats which elevate the user so that the vehicle's existing 3 -point seatbelt fits appropriately across the child's shoulder and chest, avoiding the0 neck.
- Some booster seats may include a seatbelt guide to ensure that the seatbelt passes correctly over the shoulder and round the waist.
- a child safety device comprising an adjustable harness which fits securely over an infant or child and includes means for securing the harness to a vehicle.
- the child safety device may be used in a range of different vehicles and is collapsible to be readily portable and may be secured to a vehicle in use, thereby providing protection0 for a child user against flight and impact injuries.
- the means may comprise at least one clip for securing the harness and child to a vehicle's seatbelt.
- the means may comprise two or more clips to secure the harness to both the lap belt and the shoulder strap of the vehicle's seatbelt.5
- the securing means may alternatively, or in addition, comprise fittings which cooperate with mountings which are directly attached to vehicles.
- the fittings may comply with systems such as those known as International Standards Organisation FIX (ISOFIX) systems or similar.
- ISOFIX0 standard complies with ISO 13216-1 :1999. Similar or equivalent standards apply in different jurisdictions - for example Uniform Child Restraint Anchorage (UCRA) as set out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the USA.
- URA Uniform Child Restraint Anchorage
- NHSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- the fitting is designed to be a standard universal fitting for anchoring the seat or safety device directly to the body of5 the car without using the fixtures or fittings within a car (for example the adult seatbelts). Use of the term ISOFIX hereafter is intended to cover similar systems.
- the harness may include two or more ISOFIX fittings to enable the harness and child or infant to be secured to two or more ISOFIX fixing points or mountings in the vehicle.
- the harness may include two lower ISOFIX fittings to secure to two anchor points on the floor of the car.
- the harness may 5 additionally include a third ISOFIX fitting towards the top of the harness to secure the harness and infant or child to the top tether fixing point which may be positioned in the roof of the vehicle or in the top of the vehicle seat.
- the harness comprises two shoulder straps and a groin strap0 which meet in the pelvic area.
- the harness is preferably fully adjustable in both shoulder straps and in the groin strap to enable it to be used to accommodate a wide range of sizes of child or infant.
- the harness may additionally include a waist strap also meeting in the same point with the same fixing.
- the straps are preferably padded along substantially the whole length of the straps for the 5 comfort of the user. This embodiment may preferably be used for children or infants of stages O 5 1 and 2, namely for children up to the age of 4 or 5 years.
- the harness comprises a waistcoat.
- the waistcoat may help spread the load resulting from any impact across the chest of a user when0 compared with straps passing over the shoulders.
- the waistcoat may further include a pelvic strap and/or a waist strap for additional security.
- the harness may further comprise a back support which supports the spine of the child in use.
- the back support is preferably collapsible to enable the5 harness to fold to a compact size when not in use.
- the back support may be hinged to enable the support to be folded when not in use.
- the back support may be made of a memory material, such as memory foam, which may fold into a compact shape when not in use and be held in said compact shape when stored, but revert to the extended state when released and in use.
- the harness may include two or more clips to secure to the seatbelt of the vehicle.
- the clips may be at each end of the back strap or support (when present).
- the clips may additionally or alternatively be on the waist strap.
- a 5 first clip may be at the upper end of the back support for attachment to the diagonal strap of a vehicle's seat belt.
- a second clip may be at the lower end of the back support for attachment to the waist strap of a vehicle's seat belt.
- Further clips on a waist strap of the harness may attach to the waist strap of a vehicle's seat belt.
- the harness may include fittings to enable it to be secured to ISOFIX mountings in vehicles.
- the fittings may take the form of straps towards the lower end of the harness which have latches which lock into the ISOFIX mounting points in the vehicle. 5
- the harness may include fittings which mate with the female fittings of vehicle seatbelts.
- the harness may be secured directly to the seatbelt anchorage points and not to the inertia reel belt which may allow some0 movement in impact.
- a two-way adapter plug may be used in combination with existing seatbelt anchors to provide sufficient female receiver parts to allow two or more children to be carried in the vehicle and still be secured at two or more points.
- the harness may additionally further comprise a neck support or padding.
- the support or padding may be detachable when not in use and secured to the harness in use by any suitable means.
- the support or padding may be attached by means of hook and eye fasteners, poppers, buttons, etc.
- Figure 1 shows schematically a plan view from the front of an embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 2 shows schematically a plan view from the rear of the embodiment shown in figure 1 ; and 0 Figures 3 a to 3 c show schematically the embodiment shown in figures 1 and 2 in use with a child.
- an embodiment of the invention which consists of an adjustable harness 10 which goes over the infant or small child's5 shoulders and between their legs, securing at the pelvic area.
- the harness comprises two shoulder straps 2, 4 which are preferably padded at least in the upper region.
- the harness also comprises a groin strap 6 which passes between the legs of the child or infant.
- the three straps all meet at a locking clasp 8 which may be of conventional means.
- the harness may additionally optionally0 include a waist strap (not shown) which may extend around the child's waist and be secured at the same locking clasp 8.
- the two clips 12, 14 are attached securely to the seatbelt of the adult on
- the clips 12, 14 are attached to a 'spare' rear "adult" seat belt allowing the child greater movement while still being secured to the vehicle.
- the "adult"0 belt would be locked in the car in the usual way with the harness 10 clipped to its front. Again, in the event of an accident the seatbelt will 'lock' restraining the attached harness.
- harness's lower5 clip 14 By having two restraining clips 12, 14 this does allow for the harness's lower5 clip 14 to be used in isolation where only a 'lap' belt is fitted to the vehicle. A prime example of the benefit of this would be 'restraint' in either the middle seat of a car or more particularly during coach travel. This may provide some form of protection in the unfortunate event of a rolled coach. If the harness 10 is fitted with the optional waist strap, then there may be two or more clips at0 the level of the lap belt from the "adult" seatbelt which may increase the fixing to the vehicle.
- the rear of the harness 10 includes a back support or padding 16. This may be collapsible either by virtue of hinge means (not shown) or by use of a memory5 material.
- the harness may also include neck support or padding means (not shown) which may be secured to the top of the harness above clip 12.
- Figures 3a to 3c show how the harness may be used in practice.
- Figure 3a is a view from the front showing the three straps 2, 4, 6 meeting at locking clasp 8.
- FIG. 3b shows the view from the rear showing the back support 16 and the two clips 12, 14 for securing the harness to the "adult" seatbelt of the vehicle.
- the clips are locking clips such that the child would not be able to release the 5 clips easily or accidentally.
- Figure 3c shows the view from the side and the relative positions and orientations of the locking clips 12, 14.
- Each of the straps is preferably adjustable using conventional adjusting means (not shown).
- the shoulder straps 2, 4 may be of fixed length and the adjustment may be controlled through the groin strap 6.
- the harness may comprise a waistcoat formation rather than discrete straps. This may more evenly spread the load across a child or an infant in the event of an impact.
- the waistcoat may include further straps, for example a waist strap or a pelvic strap5 to ensure close fitting of the harness to the child or infant. These straps may be padded as described above.
- the harness may additionally or alternatively include means for securing the harness to ISOFIX mountings in0 the vehicle.
- the harness may therefore be secured more rigidly to the structure of the vehicle rather than to the seatbelt alone.
- the safety device When not in use, the safety device may be collapsed and packed down to a small size for easy portability and storage.
- the device may be5 stored in a fabric carry case or sleeve and subsequently stored in the glove box of a car.
- the device may include elements of memory material, for example foam, which will return to the memorised position once it is removed from the storage case.
- the device may be attachable to the user outside of the vehicle in advance of assembly in the vehicle or connection to the suitable fixing points within the vehicle. This may assist in the quick and easy assembly of the product which may be of benefit, for example, if used on a coach or in a taxi. 5
- the safety0 device of the present invention may provide cost effective interventions in these arenas.
- the device may have an accessory such as a lead to turn it into a baby walker or an additional harness to attach it to a chair to form a 'high chair' where there is none available.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GBGB0617956.8A GB0617956D0 (en) | 2006-09-12 | 2006-09-12 | Safety device |
GBGB0619813.9A GB0619813D0 (en) | 2006-09-12 | 2006-10-06 | Safety device |
GB0700137A GB2441734A (en) | 2006-09-12 | 2007-01-04 | Child safety Device |
PCT/GB2007/003430 WO2008032047A1 (en) | 2006-09-12 | 2007-09-11 | Safety device |
Publications (1)
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EP2066535A1 true EP2066535A1 (en) | 2009-06-10 |
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EP07804227A Withdrawn EP2066535A1 (en) | 2006-09-12 | 2007-09-11 | Safety device |
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EP (1) | EP2066535A1 (en) |
GB (2) | GB0617956D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2008032047A1 (en) |
Families Citing this family (2)
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WO2013046200A1 (en) * | 2011-09-27 | 2013-04-04 | Mobius Protection Systems Ltd. | Safety seat |
GB2536913A (en) * | 2015-03-31 | 2016-10-05 | Osei-Owusu Paul | Child safety harness |
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EP1138560A1 (en) * | 1998-12-09 | 2001-10-04 | Hideteru Shimizu | Seat belt auxiliary device |
JP2000225918A (en) * | 1999-02-04 | 2000-08-15 | Human All Protects Kk | Safety protection suit |
AU1688800A (en) * | 1999-05-13 | 2000-12-05 | Mitsunori Masuda | Vehicle child protection clothing |
US6467851B1 (en) * | 2000-08-21 | 2002-10-22 | Little Cliffies, L.L.C. | Safety harness |
DE10119260A1 (en) * | 2001-04-17 | 2002-10-31 | Holzapfel Marianne | Restraining device for infants in aircraft has front section with side retaining straps, stepped shackle and belt reinforcement sewn on in cross-form, and back section has anatomically adapted back shell of dimensionally stable hard plastic |
DE20208120U1 (en) * | 2002-05-24 | 2002-11-21 | Spahic Amir | Device for securing a sleeping person in a motor vehicle |
JP3988085B2 (en) * | 2004-11-24 | 2007-10-10 | 聖生 長尾 | Seat belt aid |
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- 2006-09-12 GB GBGB0617956.8A patent/GB0617956D0/en not_active Ceased
- 2006-10-06 GB GBGB0619813.9A patent/GB0619813D0/en not_active Ceased
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- 2007-09-11 WO PCT/GB2007/003430 patent/WO2008032047A1/en active Application Filing
- 2007-09-11 EP EP07804227A patent/EP2066535A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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WO2008032047A1 (en) | 2008-03-20 |
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