US 12,252,044 B2
Convertible car seat with adjustable headrest
Adam Mark Will, Indian Land, SC (US); Lin Hsin Feng, Taibao (TW); Hou Jen En, Puzi (TW); Chou Yu Te, Fort Mill, SC (US); and Yu Yung Fu, Fort Mill, SC (US)
Assigned to Britax Child Safety, Inc.
Filed by Britax Child Safety, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/109,674.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/310,408, filed on Feb. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256874 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2851 (2013.01) [B60N 2/2806 (2013.01); B60N 2/2863 (2013.01); B60N 2/2884 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A convertible car seat comprising:
a frame having a plurality of pockets;
an adjustable headrest having a handle and an actuator; and
an adjustment mechanism comprising:
a first arm and a second arm rotatably connected to a body of the adjustment mechanism, and
a first bar and a second bar configured to respectively engage a first pocket and a second pocket of the plurality of pockets of the frame in a locked position, wherein the actuator engages the first arm and the second arm to disengage the first bar and the second bar from their respective pockets;
wherein the adjustment mechanism further comprises a first component fixed to the first bar and a second component fixed to the second bar, wherein the first component and the second component are forced inward by the first arm and the second arm thereby disengaging the first bar and the second bar from their respective pockets; and
wherein the adjustment mechanism further comprises a spring configure to force the first bar and the second bar to engage their respective pockets in the locked position.