US 12,409,761 B2
Child restraint system with posture fit mechanism
Quentin G. Walsh, Fort Mill, SC (US); Mitchell L. Shellenberger, Mount Joy, PA (US); Brandon Hoover, Cornelius, NC (US); and Mark Matthew Messner, Lancaster, PA (US)
Assigned to Britax Child Safety, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US)
Filed by Britax Child Safety, Inc., Fort Mill, SC (US)
Filed on Jun. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/734,795.
Application 18/734,795 is a continuation of application No. 17/587,769, filed on Jan. 28, 2022, granted, now 12,030,411.
Prior Publication US 2024/0317121 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60N 2/26 (2006.01); B60N 2/08 (2006.01); B60N 2/28 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/2824 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0812 (2013.01); B60N 2/28 (2013.01); B60N 2/2851 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A child seat adjustment mechanism comprising:
a latch having a pair of opposing latching pins mounted to an inner shell of a child seat via a release lever, each latching pin constrained to travel within a respective extension track of a pair of opposing extension tracks of an outer shell of the child seat in a first unlocked configuration;
wherein each of the pair of extension tracks comprises a peripheral wall defining a trajectory of movement between the inner shell and the outer shell and a plurality of corresponding locking apertures for receiving and retaining the latching pins in a second locked configuration.