GB2444902A - Child booster seat - Google Patents

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GB2444902A
GB2444902A GB0625391A GB0625391A GB2444902A GB 2444902 A GB2444902 A GB 2444902A GB 0625391 A GB0625391 A GB 0625391A GB 0625391 A GB0625391 A GB 0625391A GB 2444902 A GB2444902 A GB 2444902A
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Miles Dadson
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Ford Global Technologies LLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/28—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/28—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
    • B60N2/2866—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle booster cushions, e.g. to lift a child to allow proper use of the conventional safety belts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/24—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles
    • B60N2/26—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles for particular purposes or particular vehicles for children
    • B60N2/28—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
    • B60N2002/2896—Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle the child seat being foldable, e.g. to facilitate transport

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Abstract

A child booster seat 10, for use in a motor vehicle seat has side walls 11, 12 and a collapsible seat panel 13, the collapsible seat panel comprising a left and a right seat portion 13a, 13b which are pivotally connected to the corresponding side walls 11, 12 and hinged together in the middle by hinge 15.

Description

A child seat The present invention relates to a child seat and in
particular, but not exclusively, to a child booster seat which can be placed on a motor vehicle seat to elevate a young child to a position in which a conventional vehicle seat belt restraining system, associated to the vehicle seat, can be safely employed to restrain the child.
Booster seats are well known and typically comprise a basic seat arrangement and a belt engaging members for engaging a standard vehicle seat belt restraint system. The belt engaging members are rigidly formed and integral with the seat. Such seats are generally awkward and quite bulky and therefore difficult to stow In a vehicle when not In use and inconvenient for carrying as an item of luggage.
US2006163922 describes a folding child booster seat for domestic use with a conventional chair, e.g. a dinning chair. When closed, the booster seat can be readily stored in a small bag. However such folding booster seats cannot safely be placed on a motor vehicle seat without having the risk that in the event of a collision the folding seat might collapse. Furthermore there are no belt engaging members to secure the child on the folding seat.
It is an object of this Invention to provide an improved folding child booster seat which can be placed on a motor vehicle seat.
According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a child booster seat having side walls and seat panel which are arranged to be moveable between an erected condition and a collapsed flat condition, in which the seat panel comprises a collapsible seat panel which is pivotally connected to the side walls.
Preferably, the collapsible seat panel comprises left and right panel portions which are hinged together.
Each seat panel portion is preferably pivotally engaged with its corresponding side wall by means of a flange which extends upwardly from the seat panel portion and a hinge rod which extends longitudinally through the side wail and the flange.
Each seat panel portion may have a hand hold cut out to allow the booster seat to be easily carried away.
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings of which: -Fig.1 is a perspective view of a folding booster seat according to the present invention in its erected condition, Fig.2 is a view from the front of the booster seat in its collapsed condition, Fig.3. is a front view of the booster seat of Fig.1, Fig.4 is a side view of the booster seat of Fig.1, and Fig.5 is a view from above of the booster seat of Fig.1.
Referring to the drawings, there is shown a child booster seat 10 having two side walls, respectively a left side wall 11 and a right side wall 12, and a collapsible seat panel 13. Each side wall 11, 12 further comprises a seat beft engaging member 14 (for engaging a standard vehicle seat belt) in the general form of hook positioned towards the rear of the booster seat 10 and which will be closest to the backrest of the vehicle seat when the booster seat 10 is positioned for use.
The seat panel 13 comprises left and right portions 1 3a, 1 3b which are hinged together by a hinge 15. Each seat panel portion 1 3a, 1 3b is pivotally engaged with its corresponding side wall 11, 12 by means of a flange 16 which extends upwardly from the -3-.
seat panel portion and a hinge rod 17 which extends longitudinally through the side wall 11, 12 and the flange 16. The axis of the hinge 15 and the hinge rod 17 are substantially parallel.
Each side wall 11,12 is provided with a step 18 which extends towards the opposite side wall and which is adapted to support the seat panel 13 when the seat is in the erected condition and to act as feet for the booster seat. It will be appreciated that the width W of each step 18 is substantially equal to the thickness T of the seat panel 13 enabling the booster seat in its collapsed flat condition to resist the weight of luggage, etc. Each seat panel portion has a hand hold cut out 20 which allows the seat to be carried away when not in use.
The booster seat 10 can be collapsed from its erected condition in FIG. 1 into its collapsed condition shown in Fig. 2 by pivoting each seat panel portion 1 3a, 1 3b upwardly from its adjacent side wall 11, 12 and bringing the side walls closer until the Fig.2 position is reached. This enables a compact collapsed arrangement for the booster seat.
The components of the booster seat may be made out of any suitable material, but a light-weight rigid plastics such as polypropylene is preferred. It will be appreciated that the seat panel portion 13 may have a covering of fabric and foam padding to provide cushioning for the young user.
In an alternative the booster seat is provided with a fastening device arranged on the side walls to maintain the booster seat in its collapsed condition. Such fastening device is for instance a Velcro (TM) strap or a strap with a press-stud.

Claims (9)

1. A child booster seat having side walls and seat panel which are arranged to be moveable between an erected condition and a collapsed flat condition, in which the seat panel comprises a collapsible seat panel which is pivotally connected to the side walls.
2. A booster as claimed in claim 1 wherein the collapsible seat panel comprises left and right panel portions which are hinged together.
3. A booster as claimed in claim 2 wherein each seat panel portion is pivotally engaged with its corresponding side wall by means of a flange which extends upwardly from the seat portion and a hinge rod which extends longitudinally through the side wall and the flange.
4. A booster as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 3 wherein each seat portion has a hand hold cut out.
5. A booster as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 4 wherein each side wall is provided with a step which extends towards the opposite side wall and which is adapted to support the seat panel when the booster seat is in the erected condition.
6. A booster as claimed In claim 5 wherein the width of each step Is substantially equal to the thickness of the seat panel.
7. A booster as claimed in any one of the preceding claims in which each side wall has a seat belt engaging member for engaging a standard vehicle seat beit.
8. A booster as claimed in any one of the preceding claims further comprising a fastening device arranged on the side walls to maintain the booster seat in its collapsed condition.
9. A child booster seat substantially as described herein with reference to Figs. 1 to 5.
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FR2983795A1 (en) * 2011-12-13 2013-06-14 Renault Sa Child seat for use in form of spillplate to be posed on seat of car, has stack connected with each other by cells articulated such that stack passes from minimal thickness in storage position to maximum thickness in utilization position

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US2450301A (en) * 1943-11-24 1948-09-28 Quiggle Edgar James Folding baby seat
GB2246703A (en) * 1990-08-08 1992-02-12 Spalding & Evenflo Chair/booster seat for children
WO1995025645A1 (en) * 1994-03-23 1995-09-28 Bengt Ragnar Selberg Child's safety seat
US20030075957A1 (en) * 2001-10-19 2003-04-24 Kain James M. Juvenile seat cup holder

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US2450301A (en) * 1943-11-24 1948-09-28 Quiggle Edgar James Folding baby seat
GB2246703A (en) * 1990-08-08 1992-02-12 Spalding & Evenflo Chair/booster seat for children
WO1995025645A1 (en) * 1994-03-23 1995-09-28 Bengt Ragnar Selberg Child's safety seat
US20030075957A1 (en) * 2001-10-19 2003-04-24 Kain James M. Juvenile seat cup holder

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2983795A1 (en) * 2011-12-13 2013-06-14 Renault Sa Child seat for use in form of spillplate to be posed on seat of car, has stack connected with each other by cells articulated such that stack passes from minimal thickness in storage position to maximum thickness in utilization position

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