US 11,912,171 B2
Insert for a child safety seat
Wieslaw Maciejczyk, Port Melbourne (AU)
Assigned to BRITAX CHILDCARE PTY LTD., Victoria (AU)
Filed by BRITAX CHILDCARE PTY LTD., Port Melbourne (AU)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/113,301.
Application 18/113,301 is a continuation of application No. 17/526,378, filed on Nov. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,590,865, issued on Feb. 28, 2023.
Application 17/526,378 is a continuation of application No. 16/178,799, filed on Nov. 2, 2018, granted, now 11,173,812, issued on Nov. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0191961 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B60R 22/10 (2006.01); A44B 11/25 (2006.01); B60N 2/26 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2812 (2013.01) [A44B 11/2503 (2013.01); B60N 2/265 (2013.01); B60R 22/105 (2013.01); B60N 2/2818 (2023.08); B60N 2002/2815 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A child safety seat comprising:
a harness comprising a first waist strap that exits the child safety seat at a first waist strap opening and a second waist strap that exits the child safety seat at a second waist strap opening, wherein the first and the second waist strap opening are a first distance apart; and
an insert adapted to be secured to a child safety seat, the insert comprising:
a first waist strap guide configured to redirect the first waist strap from the first waist strap opening through the first waist strap guide at a first waist strap slot, maintain a portion of the first waist strap at the first waist strap slot, and redirect the first waist strap towards the second waist strap opening;
a second waist strap guide configured to redirect the second waist strap from the second waist strap opening through the second waist strap guide at a second waist strap slot and maintain a portion of the second waist strap at the second waist strap slot; and
reinforcement features molded into the insert, wherein the reinforcement features are selected from the group consisting of channels, grooves, and ridges.