US 12,296,724 B2
Seat base for a child restraint
William P. McHugh, Norfolk, MA (US); and Jason H. Johnson, Brownstown, IN (US)
Assigned to Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US)
Filed by Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/882,023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/230,308, filed on Aug. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/230,202, filed on Aug. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0045293 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2806 (2013.01) [B60N 2/2821 (2013.01); B60N 2/2869 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A seat base for a child restraint, the seat base comprising
a seat-base foundation adapted to rest on a vehicle seat to support the child restraint in the vehicle, the seat-base foundation having a belt-path surface configured to receive a vehicle seat belt,
a seat-belt retainer coupled to the seat-base foundation for pivotable movement about a horizontally-extending pivot axis between an opened position, in which the seat-belt retainer extends outwardly away from the belt-path surface to expose the belt path surface, and a closed position, in which the seat-belt retainer overlies the belt path surface to clamp the vehicle seat belt between the seat-belt retainer and the seat-base foundation, and
a movable latch anchor coupled to the seat-base foundation and configured to engage the seat-belt retainer in the closed position to block movement of the seat-belt retainer from the closed position to the opened position,
wherein the movable latch anchor is configured to be moved relative to the seat-base foundation by the seat-belt retainer to disengage from the seat-belt retainer so that the seat-belt retainer is free to pivot about the horizontally-extending pivot axis from the closed position to the opened position.