US 12,286,039 B2
Rotating child car seat with belt and tether tensioner and reclining frame
Guy Dingman, Idaville, IN (US); Alexander Douglas Goare, Concord, CT (US); Lyle James, Kettering, OH (US); and James Meehan, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to CYBEX GmbH, Bayreuth (DE)
Filed by Cybex GmbH, Bayreuth (DE)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/845,567.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/212,913, filed on Jun. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0402413 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2875 (2013.01) [B60N 2/2809 (2013.01); B60N 2/2821 (2013.01); B60N 2/2878 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A child car seat configured to be installed in an associated vehicle using a safety belt of the associated vehicle and a top tether, the child car seat comprising:
a seat shell supported on a base; and
a tensioner mechanism configured to engage and tension each of the safety belt of the associated vehicle and the top tether, the tensioner mechanism movable relative to at least one of the seat shell and the base between (a) a first position in which the tensioner mechanism does not engage or tension either of the safety belt of the associated vehicle and the top tether, and (b) a second position in which the tensioner mechanism engages and tensions each of the safety belt of the associated vehicle and the top tether.