CA2247597A1 - Seat belt gripping device for use with child safety seats - Google Patents
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Abstract
An improved seat belt gripping device is provided for clamping and locking the shoulder portion and lap portion of a seat belt together in order to adequately secure a child safety seat in place on a car seat. The device is tamper-resistant so that children will not be able to remove the device while in use and further the device is easy to use.
The safety device eliminates the need for removing slack from the shoulder portion of the seat belt in order to ensure that the child safety seat will not move in a forward direction during a sudden stop, collision or normal traffic maneuver.
The safety device features a C-shaped plate which includes two fingers. A removable middle finger is mounted between the two fingers to create an E-shaped configuration. Each finger of the C-shaped plate has a slot on its underside between the ends of the finger. The slots are dimensioned to accommodate the shoulder and lap portions of the seat belt, which extend transversely across the undersides of the two fingers. The middle finger may be mounted to the C-shaped plate by way of a threaded pin extending upward from the middle finger and a child-proof knob which threads on the pin. The user places the two adjacent seat belt portions over the middle finger and below the two fingers. The child-proof knob is then used to tighten and lock the C-shaped plate and the middle finger together thereby clamping the shoulder portion and the lap portion of the seat belt together.
The safety device eliminates the need for removing slack from the shoulder portion of the seat belt in order to ensure that the child safety seat will not move in a forward direction during a sudden stop, collision or normal traffic maneuver.
The safety device features a C-shaped plate which includes two fingers. A removable middle finger is mounted between the two fingers to create an E-shaped configuration. Each finger of the C-shaped plate has a slot on its underside between the ends of the finger. The slots are dimensioned to accommodate the shoulder and lap portions of the seat belt, which extend transversely across the undersides of the two fingers. The middle finger may be mounted to the C-shaped plate by way of a threaded pin extending upward from the middle finger and a child-proof knob which threads on the pin. The user places the two adjacent seat belt portions over the middle finger and below the two fingers. The child-proof knob is then used to tighten and lock the C-shaped plate and the middle finger together thereby clamping the shoulder portion and the lap portion of the seat belt together.
Description
SEAT BELT GRIPPING DEVICE FOR USE WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to child safety seats used in automobiles and, more particularly, to an improved seat belt gripping device which clamps or holds the shoulder and lap portions of a seat belt together to prevent forward movement of the child safety seat during sudden braking or in the event of a collision.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Child safety seats have been in use in the United States and other jurisdictions for some time. The purpose of a child safety seat is to provide a satisfactory restraining mechanism for small children in the vehicle. The child safety seats are held in place by the seat belts of the vehicle.
However, modern safety belts which consist of a shoulder and a lap portion are designed for adults and do not effectively safely restrain small children or child safety seats. Simply put, today's safety belts, if left unmodified, will allow a child safety seat to be thrown forward several inches even if the safety belt is used. This sudden forward movement can result in serious neck and shoulder injuries to a young child.
Hence, there is a problem with holding child safety seats in place on the car seat with conventional seat belts. A full understanding of the problem can be obtained after consideration of the construction and design of modern seat belts.
Generally, seat belts include lap and shoulder portions.
The shoulder portion is normally attached to an inertia locking wind-up reel disposed next to the vehicle door or window and the lap portion is generally attached to a fixed anchor on the vehicle floor. The shoulder and lap portions are connected together as a continuous belt at the seat belt buckle or latch plate. The female end of the buckle is also attached to the floor of the vehicle.
When the vehicle stops suddenly or involved in a head-on collision, the inertia locking wind-up reel grasps the shoulder portion of the seat belt after a limited amount of belt is released from the wind-up reel. The locked wheel prevents any additional slack in the belt from being released.
A limited amount of belt is released in order to prevent chest injuries to adults and to make the safety belt easy and comfortable to wear for the adult passenger. Normal or gradual movements by the adult passenger will automatically release additional belt from the inertia locking wind-up reel.
Only sudden or forceful movements will cause the wind-up reel to lock against the shoulder portion of the belt after a limited amount of slack is released.
However, while some slack needs to be released from the wind-up reel to prevent chest injuries to adults and for the general comfort of an adult passenger, this same amount of looseness or slack causes a serious safety problem for small children seated in child safety seats. Specifically, the release of as little as six to eight inches of slack in the belt will result in a jolting forward movement of the child safety seat which can cause the seat to move forward violently and stop suddenly during hard braking or a collision. In addition to the sudden forward movement, the seat will pivot about the buckle which will impart a twisting force to the child. The result can be serious neck and shoulder injuries to the child, including whiplash. Due to the underdeveloped nature of a young child's neck and shoulder muscles, the injuries can be serious and long lasting.
To remove the possibility of any slack being released from the wind-up reel during a hard brake or collision situation, seat belt gripping devices have been developed which allow the parent to remove any slack from the lap portion of the seat belt and thereafter lock the lap and shoulder portions of the belt together at the buckle. These seat belt gripping devices effectively inactivate the shoulder portion of the belt and the inertia locking wind-up reel. The gripping devices allow the child safety seat to be snugly held in place between the seat belt buckle and the lap portion.
While these seat belt gripping devices that have been provided are a substantial improvement over no device at all, the devices currently available are still not without substantial problems. Specifically, two current types of devices are available. The first type is a unitary plate-like device with an upper slot, a lower slot and a middle finger.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to child safety seats used in automobiles and, more particularly, to an improved seat belt gripping device which clamps or holds the shoulder and lap portions of a seat belt together to prevent forward movement of the child safety seat during sudden braking or in the event of a collision.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Child safety seats have been in use in the United States and other jurisdictions for some time. The purpose of a child safety seat is to provide a satisfactory restraining mechanism for small children in the vehicle. The child safety seats are held in place by the seat belts of the vehicle.
However, modern safety belts which consist of a shoulder and a lap portion are designed for adults and do not effectively safely restrain small children or child safety seats. Simply put, today's safety belts, if left unmodified, will allow a child safety seat to be thrown forward several inches even if the safety belt is used. This sudden forward movement can result in serious neck and shoulder injuries to a young child.
Hence, there is a problem with holding child safety seats in place on the car seat with conventional seat belts. A full understanding of the problem can be obtained after consideration of the construction and design of modern seat belts.
Generally, seat belts include lap and shoulder portions.
The shoulder portion is normally attached to an inertia locking wind-up reel disposed next to the vehicle door or window and the lap portion is generally attached to a fixed anchor on the vehicle floor. The shoulder and lap portions are connected together as a continuous belt at the seat belt buckle or latch plate. The female end of the buckle is also attached to the floor of the vehicle.
When the vehicle stops suddenly or involved in a head-on collision, the inertia locking wind-up reel grasps the shoulder portion of the seat belt after a limited amount of belt is released from the wind-up reel. The locked wheel prevents any additional slack in the belt from being released.
A limited amount of belt is released in order to prevent chest injuries to adults and to make the safety belt easy and comfortable to wear for the adult passenger. Normal or gradual movements by the adult passenger will automatically release additional belt from the inertia locking wind-up reel.
Only sudden or forceful movements will cause the wind-up reel to lock against the shoulder portion of the belt after a limited amount of slack is released.
However, while some slack needs to be released from the wind-up reel to prevent chest injuries to adults and for the general comfort of an adult passenger, this same amount of looseness or slack causes a serious safety problem for small children seated in child safety seats. Specifically, the release of as little as six to eight inches of slack in the belt will result in a jolting forward movement of the child safety seat which can cause the seat to move forward violently and stop suddenly during hard braking or a collision. In addition to the sudden forward movement, the seat will pivot about the buckle which will impart a twisting force to the child. The result can be serious neck and shoulder injuries to the child, including whiplash. Due to the underdeveloped nature of a young child's neck and shoulder muscles, the injuries can be serious and long lasting.
To remove the possibility of any slack being released from the wind-up reel during a hard brake or collision situation, seat belt gripping devices have been developed which allow the parent to remove any slack from the lap portion of the seat belt and thereafter lock the lap and shoulder portions of the belt together at the buckle. These seat belt gripping devices effectively inactivate the shoulder portion of the belt and the inertia locking wind-up reel. The gripping devices allow the child safety seat to be snugly held in place between the seat belt buckle and the lap portion.
While these seat belt gripping devices that have been provided are a substantial improvement over no device at all, the devices currently available are still not without substantial problems. Specifically, two current types of devices are available. The first type is a unitary plate-like device with an upper slot, a lower slot and a middle finger.
The shoulder and lap portions of the belt are inserted through the upper and lower slots and draped over the front surface of the middle finger portion. This plate-like device relies upon friction to hold the shoulder and lap portions of the belt together.
The problem with the plate-like device is that it is inherently hard for the parent to feed the shoulder and lap portions of the belt through the upper and lower slots.
Further, once the shoulder and lap portions of the belt are fed into the slots, adjustment of the clamp while on the belt is extremely difficult. It has been found that many parents do not bother readjusting the belt every time the child safety seat is put in the car which defeats the very purpose of the clamp if slack is present in the lap portion of the belt.
Thus, while the plate-like clamp is somewhat effective, it is so difficult to use that its safety benefits often go unrealized.
A second type of device includes upper and lower clamping members that simply clamp the shoulder and lap portion of the belt together. However, the only types of these clamps that are currently available include standard knobs or wing-nuts that hold the upper clamping member in position. The frictional forces that are needed to hold the belt portions in place are generated by tightening the knob or wing-nut.
However, it takes a significant amount of strength to sufficiently tighten the knob or wing nut and therefore people with weak hands or those who suffer from arthritis cannot use these clamp-type devices properly. Further, because the clamp is placed directly next to the child seat, the children have access to the knob or wing-nut and therefore are able to remove or loosen the clamp, especially if the knob or wing-nut is not sufficiently tightened.
In summary, while seat belt gripping devices are available for use with child safety seats, all of the currently available seat belt gripping devices are problematic for at least two reasons. First, they are difficult and frustrating for the parents to use and are consequently often used improperly. Second, they are not child-proof and because of their proximity to the child sitting in a car seat, they are often tampered with by the child and rendered ineffective.
Thus, there is a need for a device for use with child safety seats that holds the lap and shoulder portions of the seat belt together and which is both easy-to-use and child-proof .
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention satisfies the foregoing needs by providing an improved device for preventing the relative movement of the shoulder portion of a seat belt with respect to the lap portion of a seat belt so that a child safety seat will maintain its position in the event of a sudden stop or collision.
The problem with the plate-like device is that it is inherently hard for the parent to feed the shoulder and lap portions of the belt through the upper and lower slots.
Further, once the shoulder and lap portions of the belt are fed into the slots, adjustment of the clamp while on the belt is extremely difficult. It has been found that many parents do not bother readjusting the belt every time the child safety seat is put in the car which defeats the very purpose of the clamp if slack is present in the lap portion of the belt.
Thus, while the plate-like clamp is somewhat effective, it is so difficult to use that its safety benefits often go unrealized.
A second type of device includes upper and lower clamping members that simply clamp the shoulder and lap portion of the belt together. However, the only types of these clamps that are currently available include standard knobs or wing-nuts that hold the upper clamping member in position. The frictional forces that are needed to hold the belt portions in place are generated by tightening the knob or wing-nut.
However, it takes a significant amount of strength to sufficiently tighten the knob or wing nut and therefore people with weak hands or those who suffer from arthritis cannot use these clamp-type devices properly. Further, because the clamp is placed directly next to the child seat, the children have access to the knob or wing-nut and therefore are able to remove or loosen the clamp, especially if the knob or wing-nut is not sufficiently tightened.
In summary, while seat belt gripping devices are available for use with child safety seats, all of the currently available seat belt gripping devices are problematic for at least two reasons. First, they are difficult and frustrating for the parents to use and are consequently often used improperly. Second, they are not child-proof and because of their proximity to the child sitting in a car seat, they are often tampered with by the child and rendered ineffective.
Thus, there is a need for a device for use with child safety seats that holds the lap and shoulder portions of the seat belt together and which is both easy-to-use and child-proof .
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention satisfies the foregoing needs by providing an improved device for preventing the relative movement of the shoulder portion of a seat belt with respect to the lap portion of a seat belt so that a child safety seat will maintain its position in the event of a sudden stop or collision.
The present invention features a C-shaped plate which includes two fingers with a single slot disposed therebetween.
A removable finger or bar is mounted between the two fingers to create an E-shaped configuration which includes the two fingers of the C-shaped plate and the removable finger, and two slots disposed on either side of the removable middle finger. The undersides of the two fingers of the plate include a slot between the ends of the fingers. The slots are dimensioned to accommodate the shoulder and lap portions of the seat belt, which extend transversely across the under sides of the two fingers of the plate. The middle finger may be mounted to the C-shaped plate by way of a threaded pin mounted onto either the middle finger or the C-shaped plate and may be held in place by a conventional fastening mechanism or a child-proof knob as discussed below.
The user places the two adjacent seat belt portions over the middle finger and below the two fingers of the plate. The fastening mechanism or child-proof knob is then used to tighten and lock the C-shaped plate and the middle finger together thereby clamping the shoulder portion and the lap portion of the seat belt together. It can be appreciated that it is easy to feed the seat belts between the fingers of this device because the middle finger is removably mounted between the two fingers of the C-shaped plate.
Preferably, the middle finger is mounted to the C-shaped plate by way of a child-proof knob and a threaded pin, which extends upward from the middle finger. The threaded pin is inserted through a hole in the C-shaped plate so that the threaded pin extends upward above an upper surface of the plate. The child-proof knob is then threaded onto the threaded pin thereby tightly securing the plate between the knob and the middle finger.
One version of the child-proof knob includes a threaded nut assembly which is threaded onto the threaded pin of the middle finger. The threaded nut assembly includes a lower nut portion which engages an upper surface of the plate to clamp the seat belt portions together between the plate and the middle finger. The threaded nut assembly also includes a narrow tubular body, which extends upward from the lower nut portion, and a wider upper flange which is disposed at the upper end of the narrow tubular body. The knob includes a closed top with a hollow interior and a bottom opening. The narrow tubular body of the threaded nut assembly extends upward through the bottom opening and the upper flange is disposed within the hollow interior of the knob. Because the upper flange of the threaded nut assembly is wider than the bottom opening of the knob, the upper flange is contained within the knob and the knob maintains its position on top of the threaded nut assembly.
The bottom opening and lower nut portion are designed to be complementary in that the bottom opening will mateably engage the lower nut portion when the child-proof knob is in an operable position so that the lower nut portion will rotate when the knob is pressed downward and rotated. A spring disposed on top of the upper flange between the top portion of the knob and the flange biases the knob into an inoperable position. That is, the spring biases the bottom opening of the knob upward off of the lower nut portion so that the knob must be pressed downward before the bottom opening is mateably engaged over the lower nut portion.
Therefore, the knob is only operable when it is pressed downward along an axis defined by the threaded pin.
Accordingly, to tighten the knob and clamp the plate and the middle finger together, an adult will push downward on the knob and contemporaneously twist the knob so that it is tightened along the threaded pin. A lower portion of the nut will engage an upper surface of the plate and further twisting of the knob will result in a tightening of the plate and the middle finger together with the lap and shoulder portions of the seat belt disposed therebetween.
Thus, in operation, after the child safety seat is in place and all the slack has been removed from the lap portion of the belt, adjacent sections of the shoulder belt and lap belt are placed between the undersides of the fingers of the C-shaped plate and the upper surface of the middle finger.
The knob is then pressed downward along an axis defined by the threaded pin so that the bottom opening mateably engages the lower nut portion of the threaded nut assembly. While pressing downward, the knob is rotated so that the axial position of the lower nut portion moves downward until it firmly engages the upper surface of the plate. Additional twisting will be required in order to tightly clamp the plate and the middle finger together with the belt portions clamped therebetween.
Accordingly, a seat belt clamping device has been provided to prevent relative movement of the overlying shoulder portions and lap portions of the seat belt so that a child safety seat will be safely held in place during hard braking, collisions and normal driving maneuvers. The invention illustrated above and below is easy to use so parents can easily use the devices in the correct manner.
Further, the device includes child-proof features which will preclude tampering with the devices by the child even though they are used adjacent to the child safety seat.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an approved apparatus for clamping the shoulder and lap portions of a seat belt together to preclude movement of a child safety seat during hard braking, collisions and normal driving maneuvers.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a child-proof locking mechanism for seat belt clamps for use with child safety seats.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear from the following description in which an embodiment has been set forth in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
This invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a side view of a child safety seat;
Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a child safety seat as installed on a car seat and held in place by a conventional safety belt mechanism and a seat belt gripping device made in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the child safety seat, seat belt mechanism and seat belt gripping device shown in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a top plan view of a seat belt gripping device made in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 5 is an end view of the seat belt gripping device shown in Figure 4;
Figure 6 is an exploded view of the seat belt gripping device shown in Figure 4;
Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the child-proof knob of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a side sectional view of the child-proof knob assembly shown in an inoperable position; and Figure 9 is a side sectional view of the child-proof knob assembly of the present invention shown in an operable position.
It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily to scale and that the embodiments are sometimes illustrated by graphic symbols and diagrammatic representations. In certain instances, details which are necessary for an understanding of the present invention or which render other details difficult to perceive may have been omitted. It should be understood, of course, that the invention is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein.
Like reference numerals will be used to refer to like or similar parts from figure to figure in the following description of the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A child safety seat 10 is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
The safety seat 10 includes an aperture 11 disposed underneath the seat portion 12 (see Figure 2) which accommodates two overlying shoulder and lap portions 13, 14 of the seat belt 15 as shown in Figure 2. It will be noted that a standard seat belt apparatus 15 is illustrated in Figure 2. A shoulder portion 13 is attached to an inertia locking wind-up reel shown generally at 16; the lap portion 14 is connected directly to the floor at the anchor 22. The inertia locking wind-up reel 16 allows additional shoulder belt material 13 to be unwound from the reel as needed when the shoulder belt portion 13 is pulled gradually outward or forward. When the car stops or brakes suddenly, the inertia locking wind-up reel 16 will release a short amount of belt material 13 (perhaps 6"
- 8") before the wheel 16 locks and prevents any additional shoulder belt material 13 from being withdrawn which acts to restrain the passenger in the seat 17.
While the shoulder belt portion 13 with locking wind-up reel 16 is effective for restraining an adult passenger in the seat 17, the apparatus 15 as shown in Figure 2 is not effective for restraining children in a car seat 10 for the following reasons. First, it will be noted that the seat belt buckle 18 allows free transfer of belt material between the shoulder portion 13 and the lap portion 14. Thus, when the wind-up reel 16 releases a limited amount of belt material during a sudden stop, some slack will be provided in the shoulder belt portion 13. The slack will then be freely transferred through the buckle 18 to the lap portion 14 thereby allowing the child seat 10 to thrust forward. The forward motion, albeit limited due to the delayed action of the inertia locking wind-up reel 16, is enough to possibly cause injury to the shoulders and neck of a small child. In fact, it has been found that the child seat 10 will move forward in a pivoting motion about an axis disposed adjacent to the buckle 18 which results in a forward twisting motion of the seat 10. The forward twisting motion can result in neck and shoulder injuries unless the seat belt system 15 is modified. The above description assumes that the safety device 20 provided by the present invention is not installed.
However, the problem addressed above is alleviated when a safety device 20 is installed as shown in Figure 2. All that a parent needs to do is grasp the lap belt 14 at or around the place where the device 20 is clamped in Figure 2 and pull any slack in the lap portion 14 through the buckle 18. This action will tighten the lap belt 14 within the aperture 11 underneath the seat 12. Then the parent clamps the device 20 on the two belts 13, 14 as shown in Figures 2 and 3 and described below. By clamping or gripping the now-taut lap belt 14 to the shoulder belt 13 on opposing sides of the buckle 18, the shoulder belt 13 and inertia-locking wind-up reel 16 has been essentially isolated. The seat 10 is effectively held in place by the lap belt 14 which is anchored to the car floor at 22 and at the buckle 18 (which is also anchored to the car floor underneath the seat 12). Any slack appearing in the lap portion 14 between the device 20 and the fixed anchor 22 will be irrelevant. Without the safety device 20, the parent will have to pull with great strength upward on the shoulder portion 13 so that any slack in the lap portion 14 is pulled through the aperture 11 underneath the seat 12 and then through the buckle 18 before being pulled again through the aperture 11 underneath the seat 12 and then upward along the shoulder portion 13 before being wound up in the wind-up reel 16. In practice, this effort at slack removal is proven nearly impossible and is also ineffective because the wind-up reel 16 will release some slack anyway in the event of a sudden stop.
Turning now to Figures 4-6, one embodiment of the safety device 20 of the present invention is illustrated. The safety device 20 includes a C-shaped plate 120 having fingers 121 and 122. The middle finger 123 comprises a separate part that is attached to the plate 120 by the a knob 45 and a threaded pin 36. A slot 126 is provided in the undersurface of the plate 120 to accommodate the inside shelf 127 of the middle finger 123. See Figure 6. The undersides of the fingers 121, 122 define slots 128, 129 (see Figures 5 and 6) which accommodate the width of the seat belt. As seen in Figure 5, when the device is in the operative position, the belts extend underneath the fingers 121, 122 and over the middle finger 123. Because the middle finger 123 is removable, it is very easy to align the belt underneath the fingers 121, 122 as shown in Figures 4 and 5 before the middle finger 123 is attached as shown in Figure 6 and tightly fastened as shown in Figure 5. The knob 45 may be of the child-proof type illustrated in Figures 7-9 or the knob 45 may be a simple wing-nut or other threaded fastener for securely mounting the C-shaped plate 120 on top of the middle finger 123. The threaded pin 36 is preferably fixedly attached to the middle finger 123. A hole 130 is provided in the C-shaped plate 120 which accommodates the threaded pin 36.
A significant improvement contributed by the device 20 is the child-proof locking assembly which provides a means for tightening and locking the C-shaped plate 120 and the middle finger 123 together. As detailed above, a hole 130 is provided in the C-shaped plate 120 which accommodates the threaded pin 36. Turning to Figures 8-9, it can be seen that the means for tightening and locking the C-shaped plate 120 and the middle finger 123 together includes the cooperation of the child-proof knob 45 and a lower nut portion 43 of the child-proof knob. As shown in Figure 5, when the C-shaped plate 120 and the middle finger 123 are placed together into a clamping position, the plate 120 and the middle finger 123 are forced together by the engagement between the lower nut portion 43 of the knob 45 and the upper surface 132 of the C-shaped plate 120. The operation of the child-proof locking assembly is best illustrated with reference to Figures 7-9.
Specifically, referring to Figure 7, a bottom view of the knob body 45 is provided. The lower surface 46 includes a bottom opening 47 which is of a configuration that will cooperate with the shape of the nut 43 to provide mateable engagement between the bottom opening 47 and the nut 43. As seen in Figure 9, when the knob body 45 is pushed downward, the bottom opening 47 mateably engages the nut 43 so that the nut 43 will rotate in either direction when the knob 45 is rotated.
Turning to Figure 8, the knob body 45 includes a closed top 48 and interior wall 49. The hollow interior defined by the wall 49 is wider than the bottom opening 47, thereby providing a ledge 51 disposed between the interior wall 49 and the bottom opening 47.
Still referring to Figure 8, the lower nut 43 is attached to a tubular body 53 and a flange 54. The nut 43, body 53 and flange 54 may be fabricated from a single piece of material and may also be further characterized as a threaded nut assembly. Or, the three parts 43, 53, 54 may be manufactured separate components and thereafter attached to one another.
The nut portion 43 threadably engages the threaded pin 36.
Comparing the assembly as shown in Figure 8 with that as shown in Figure 9, it is evident that the assembly shown in Figure 8 is in an inoperable position. That is, the spring 55 disposed between the top 48 and the ledge 51 within the knob body 45 has biased the knob body 45 upward so that the flange 54 is in contact with the ledge 51. In the position shown in Figure 8, the bottom opening 47 is disposed above the nut 43.
Any rotation of the knob body 45 will cause the smooth ledge 51 to rotate against the smooth flange 54. As shown in Figure 9, when the knob body 45 is depressed downward and the spring 55 is compressed, the bottom opening 47 is pushed downward over the nut 43. In the position shown in Figure 9, rotation of the knob body 45 will result in rotation of the nut 43 on the threaded pin 36 to exert a clamping force on the upper surface 132 of the C-shaped plate 125 as shown in Figure 5.
Thus, an easy-to-use, child-proof device has been provided to hold overlying shoulder and lap portions of the seat belt together in order to properly secure a child safety seat in place on a car seat. While only one embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, it will at once be apparent to those skilled in the art that variations may be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the invention be limited solely by the scope of the hereafter appended claims and not by any specific wording in the foregoing description.
A removable finger or bar is mounted between the two fingers to create an E-shaped configuration which includes the two fingers of the C-shaped plate and the removable finger, and two slots disposed on either side of the removable middle finger. The undersides of the two fingers of the plate include a slot between the ends of the fingers. The slots are dimensioned to accommodate the shoulder and lap portions of the seat belt, which extend transversely across the under sides of the two fingers of the plate. The middle finger may be mounted to the C-shaped plate by way of a threaded pin mounted onto either the middle finger or the C-shaped plate and may be held in place by a conventional fastening mechanism or a child-proof knob as discussed below.
The user places the two adjacent seat belt portions over the middle finger and below the two fingers of the plate. The fastening mechanism or child-proof knob is then used to tighten and lock the C-shaped plate and the middle finger together thereby clamping the shoulder portion and the lap portion of the seat belt together. It can be appreciated that it is easy to feed the seat belts between the fingers of this device because the middle finger is removably mounted between the two fingers of the C-shaped plate.
Preferably, the middle finger is mounted to the C-shaped plate by way of a child-proof knob and a threaded pin, which extends upward from the middle finger. The threaded pin is inserted through a hole in the C-shaped plate so that the threaded pin extends upward above an upper surface of the plate. The child-proof knob is then threaded onto the threaded pin thereby tightly securing the plate between the knob and the middle finger.
One version of the child-proof knob includes a threaded nut assembly which is threaded onto the threaded pin of the middle finger. The threaded nut assembly includes a lower nut portion which engages an upper surface of the plate to clamp the seat belt portions together between the plate and the middle finger. The threaded nut assembly also includes a narrow tubular body, which extends upward from the lower nut portion, and a wider upper flange which is disposed at the upper end of the narrow tubular body. The knob includes a closed top with a hollow interior and a bottom opening. The narrow tubular body of the threaded nut assembly extends upward through the bottom opening and the upper flange is disposed within the hollow interior of the knob. Because the upper flange of the threaded nut assembly is wider than the bottom opening of the knob, the upper flange is contained within the knob and the knob maintains its position on top of the threaded nut assembly.
The bottom opening and lower nut portion are designed to be complementary in that the bottom opening will mateably engage the lower nut portion when the child-proof knob is in an operable position so that the lower nut portion will rotate when the knob is pressed downward and rotated. A spring disposed on top of the upper flange between the top portion of the knob and the flange biases the knob into an inoperable position. That is, the spring biases the bottom opening of the knob upward off of the lower nut portion so that the knob must be pressed downward before the bottom opening is mateably engaged over the lower nut portion.
Therefore, the knob is only operable when it is pressed downward along an axis defined by the threaded pin.
Accordingly, to tighten the knob and clamp the plate and the middle finger together, an adult will push downward on the knob and contemporaneously twist the knob so that it is tightened along the threaded pin. A lower portion of the nut will engage an upper surface of the plate and further twisting of the knob will result in a tightening of the plate and the middle finger together with the lap and shoulder portions of the seat belt disposed therebetween.
Thus, in operation, after the child safety seat is in place and all the slack has been removed from the lap portion of the belt, adjacent sections of the shoulder belt and lap belt are placed between the undersides of the fingers of the C-shaped plate and the upper surface of the middle finger.
The knob is then pressed downward along an axis defined by the threaded pin so that the bottom opening mateably engages the lower nut portion of the threaded nut assembly. While pressing downward, the knob is rotated so that the axial position of the lower nut portion moves downward until it firmly engages the upper surface of the plate. Additional twisting will be required in order to tightly clamp the plate and the middle finger together with the belt portions clamped therebetween.
Accordingly, a seat belt clamping device has been provided to prevent relative movement of the overlying shoulder portions and lap portions of the seat belt so that a child safety seat will be safely held in place during hard braking, collisions and normal driving maneuvers. The invention illustrated above and below is easy to use so parents can easily use the devices in the correct manner.
Further, the device includes child-proof features which will preclude tampering with the devices by the child even though they are used adjacent to the child safety seat.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an approved apparatus for clamping the shoulder and lap portions of a seat belt together to preclude movement of a child safety seat during hard braking, collisions and normal driving maneuvers.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a child-proof locking mechanism for seat belt clamps for use with child safety seats.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear from the following description in which an embodiment has been set forth in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
This invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Figure 1 is a side view of a child safety seat;
Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a child safety seat as installed on a car seat and held in place by a conventional safety belt mechanism and a seat belt gripping device made in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the child safety seat, seat belt mechanism and seat belt gripping device shown in Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a top plan view of a seat belt gripping device made in accordance with the present invention;
Figure 5 is an end view of the seat belt gripping device shown in Figure 4;
Figure 6 is an exploded view of the seat belt gripping device shown in Figure 4;
Figure 7 is a bottom plan view of the child-proof knob of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a side sectional view of the child-proof knob assembly shown in an inoperable position; and Figure 9 is a side sectional view of the child-proof knob assembly of the present invention shown in an operable position.
It should be understood that the drawings are not necessarily to scale and that the embodiments are sometimes illustrated by graphic symbols and diagrammatic representations. In certain instances, details which are necessary for an understanding of the present invention or which render other details difficult to perceive may have been omitted. It should be understood, of course, that the invention is not necessarily limited to the particular embodiments illustrated herein.
Like reference numerals will be used to refer to like or similar parts from figure to figure in the following description of the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A child safety seat 10 is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
The safety seat 10 includes an aperture 11 disposed underneath the seat portion 12 (see Figure 2) which accommodates two overlying shoulder and lap portions 13, 14 of the seat belt 15 as shown in Figure 2. It will be noted that a standard seat belt apparatus 15 is illustrated in Figure 2. A shoulder portion 13 is attached to an inertia locking wind-up reel shown generally at 16; the lap portion 14 is connected directly to the floor at the anchor 22. The inertia locking wind-up reel 16 allows additional shoulder belt material 13 to be unwound from the reel as needed when the shoulder belt portion 13 is pulled gradually outward or forward. When the car stops or brakes suddenly, the inertia locking wind-up reel 16 will release a short amount of belt material 13 (perhaps 6"
- 8") before the wheel 16 locks and prevents any additional shoulder belt material 13 from being withdrawn which acts to restrain the passenger in the seat 17.
While the shoulder belt portion 13 with locking wind-up reel 16 is effective for restraining an adult passenger in the seat 17, the apparatus 15 as shown in Figure 2 is not effective for restraining children in a car seat 10 for the following reasons. First, it will be noted that the seat belt buckle 18 allows free transfer of belt material between the shoulder portion 13 and the lap portion 14. Thus, when the wind-up reel 16 releases a limited amount of belt material during a sudden stop, some slack will be provided in the shoulder belt portion 13. The slack will then be freely transferred through the buckle 18 to the lap portion 14 thereby allowing the child seat 10 to thrust forward. The forward motion, albeit limited due to the delayed action of the inertia locking wind-up reel 16, is enough to possibly cause injury to the shoulders and neck of a small child. In fact, it has been found that the child seat 10 will move forward in a pivoting motion about an axis disposed adjacent to the buckle 18 which results in a forward twisting motion of the seat 10. The forward twisting motion can result in neck and shoulder injuries unless the seat belt system 15 is modified. The above description assumes that the safety device 20 provided by the present invention is not installed.
However, the problem addressed above is alleviated when a safety device 20 is installed as shown in Figure 2. All that a parent needs to do is grasp the lap belt 14 at or around the place where the device 20 is clamped in Figure 2 and pull any slack in the lap portion 14 through the buckle 18. This action will tighten the lap belt 14 within the aperture 11 underneath the seat 12. Then the parent clamps the device 20 on the two belts 13, 14 as shown in Figures 2 and 3 and described below. By clamping or gripping the now-taut lap belt 14 to the shoulder belt 13 on opposing sides of the buckle 18, the shoulder belt 13 and inertia-locking wind-up reel 16 has been essentially isolated. The seat 10 is effectively held in place by the lap belt 14 which is anchored to the car floor at 22 and at the buckle 18 (which is also anchored to the car floor underneath the seat 12). Any slack appearing in the lap portion 14 between the device 20 and the fixed anchor 22 will be irrelevant. Without the safety device 20, the parent will have to pull with great strength upward on the shoulder portion 13 so that any slack in the lap portion 14 is pulled through the aperture 11 underneath the seat 12 and then through the buckle 18 before being pulled again through the aperture 11 underneath the seat 12 and then upward along the shoulder portion 13 before being wound up in the wind-up reel 16. In practice, this effort at slack removal is proven nearly impossible and is also ineffective because the wind-up reel 16 will release some slack anyway in the event of a sudden stop.
Turning now to Figures 4-6, one embodiment of the safety device 20 of the present invention is illustrated. The safety device 20 includes a C-shaped plate 120 having fingers 121 and 122. The middle finger 123 comprises a separate part that is attached to the plate 120 by the a knob 45 and a threaded pin 36. A slot 126 is provided in the undersurface of the plate 120 to accommodate the inside shelf 127 of the middle finger 123. See Figure 6. The undersides of the fingers 121, 122 define slots 128, 129 (see Figures 5 and 6) which accommodate the width of the seat belt. As seen in Figure 5, when the device is in the operative position, the belts extend underneath the fingers 121, 122 and over the middle finger 123. Because the middle finger 123 is removable, it is very easy to align the belt underneath the fingers 121, 122 as shown in Figures 4 and 5 before the middle finger 123 is attached as shown in Figure 6 and tightly fastened as shown in Figure 5. The knob 45 may be of the child-proof type illustrated in Figures 7-9 or the knob 45 may be a simple wing-nut or other threaded fastener for securely mounting the C-shaped plate 120 on top of the middle finger 123. The threaded pin 36 is preferably fixedly attached to the middle finger 123. A hole 130 is provided in the C-shaped plate 120 which accommodates the threaded pin 36.
A significant improvement contributed by the device 20 is the child-proof locking assembly which provides a means for tightening and locking the C-shaped plate 120 and the middle finger 123 together. As detailed above, a hole 130 is provided in the C-shaped plate 120 which accommodates the threaded pin 36. Turning to Figures 8-9, it can be seen that the means for tightening and locking the C-shaped plate 120 and the middle finger 123 together includes the cooperation of the child-proof knob 45 and a lower nut portion 43 of the child-proof knob. As shown in Figure 5, when the C-shaped plate 120 and the middle finger 123 are placed together into a clamping position, the plate 120 and the middle finger 123 are forced together by the engagement between the lower nut portion 43 of the knob 45 and the upper surface 132 of the C-shaped plate 120. The operation of the child-proof locking assembly is best illustrated with reference to Figures 7-9.
Specifically, referring to Figure 7, a bottom view of the knob body 45 is provided. The lower surface 46 includes a bottom opening 47 which is of a configuration that will cooperate with the shape of the nut 43 to provide mateable engagement between the bottom opening 47 and the nut 43. As seen in Figure 9, when the knob body 45 is pushed downward, the bottom opening 47 mateably engages the nut 43 so that the nut 43 will rotate in either direction when the knob 45 is rotated.
Turning to Figure 8, the knob body 45 includes a closed top 48 and interior wall 49. The hollow interior defined by the wall 49 is wider than the bottom opening 47, thereby providing a ledge 51 disposed between the interior wall 49 and the bottom opening 47.
Still referring to Figure 8, the lower nut 43 is attached to a tubular body 53 and a flange 54. The nut 43, body 53 and flange 54 may be fabricated from a single piece of material and may also be further characterized as a threaded nut assembly. Or, the three parts 43, 53, 54 may be manufactured separate components and thereafter attached to one another.
The nut portion 43 threadably engages the threaded pin 36.
Comparing the assembly as shown in Figure 8 with that as shown in Figure 9, it is evident that the assembly shown in Figure 8 is in an inoperable position. That is, the spring 55 disposed between the top 48 and the ledge 51 within the knob body 45 has biased the knob body 45 upward so that the flange 54 is in contact with the ledge 51. In the position shown in Figure 8, the bottom opening 47 is disposed above the nut 43.
Any rotation of the knob body 45 will cause the smooth ledge 51 to rotate against the smooth flange 54. As shown in Figure 9, when the knob body 45 is depressed downward and the spring 55 is compressed, the bottom opening 47 is pushed downward over the nut 43. In the position shown in Figure 9, rotation of the knob body 45 will result in rotation of the nut 43 on the threaded pin 36 to exert a clamping force on the upper surface 132 of the C-shaped plate 125 as shown in Figure 5.
Thus, an easy-to-use, child-proof device has been provided to hold overlying shoulder and lap portions of the seat belt together in order to properly secure a child safety seat in place on a car seat. While only one embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, it will at once be apparent to those skilled in the art that variations may be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended that the scope of the invention be limited solely by the scope of the hereafter appended claims and not by any specific wording in the foregoing description.
Claims (4)
1. A device for holding a child car seat in position by preventing relative movement of overlying shoulder and lap seat belt portions with respect to each other, the device comprising:
a plate including a first finger and a second finger, each of the fingers including a distal end, a proximate end, and an underside, the proximate end of each of the fingers being connected together, the distal ends being spaced apart, the undersides of each of the fingers including a slot disposed between the distal and proximate ends thereof, the slots accommodating seat belt portions extending transversely across the undersides of the fingers;
a middle finger including a distal end and a proximate end, the distal end of the middle finger being positioned between the distal ends of the fingers of the plate and the proximate end of the plate being positioned between the proximate ends of the fingers of the plate when the device is in a clamping position; and means for tightening and locking the plate and middle finger together.
a plate including a first finger and a second finger, each of the fingers including a distal end, a proximate end, and an underside, the proximate end of each of the fingers being connected together, the distal ends being spaced apart, the undersides of each of the fingers including a slot disposed between the distal and proximate ends thereof, the slots accommodating seat belt portions extending transversely across the undersides of the fingers;
a middle finger including a distal end and a proximate end, the distal end of the middle finger being positioned between the distal ends of the fingers of the plate and the proximate end of the plate being positioned between the proximate ends of the fingers of the plate when the device is in a clamping position; and means for tightening and locking the plate and middle finger together.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the means for tightening and locking includes:
a threaded pin attached to the middle finger and extending upward therefrom;
a hole disposed in the plate for accommodating the threaded pin, the threaded pin extending through the hole in the plate and extending upward above an upper surface of the plate; and a child-proof knob threadably connected to the threaded pin for tightly securing the plate between the knob and the middle finger.
a threaded pin attached to the middle finger and extending upward therefrom;
a hole disposed in the plate for accommodating the threaded pin, the threaded pin extending through the hole in the plate and extending upward above an upper surface of the plate; and a child-proof knob threadably connected to the threaded pin for tightly securing the plate between the knob and the middle finger.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the child-proof knob is biased into an inoperable position, the child-proof knob assuming an operable position when the knob is pressed in a downward direction toward the plate when the middle finger and the plate are in the clamping position, rotation of the child-proof knob when the knob is pressed downward into the operable position resulting in axial movement of the knob along the threaded pin to either tighten or loosen the engagement between the child-proof knob and the upper surface of the plate when the device is in the clamping position.
4. The device of claim 3 wherein the child-proof knob is further characterized as including:
a threaded nut assembly;
a knob; and a spring, the threaded pin extending into and being threadably connected to the threaded nut assembly, the threaded nut assembly including a lower nut portion for engaging the upper surface of the plate to clamp the seat belt portions together between the middle finger and the plate, a narrow tubular body for extending upward into the knob, and a wider upper flange that is accommodated within the knob, the knob including a bottom opening through which the narrow tubular body of the threaded nut assembly passes, the bottom opening mateably engaging the lower nut portion of the threaded nut assembly when the knob is pressed downward into the operable position, a hollow interior into which the narrow tubular body extends and in which the wider upper flange and the spring are accommodated, the hollow interior being wider than the bottom opening, the hollow interior including a lower ledge where the hollow interior meets the bottom opening, and a closed top, the spring extending between the wider upper flange and the top and biasing the upper flange against the lower ledge, the knob assuming the operable position when the knob is pushed downward to collapse the spring and to push the bottom opening into mateably engagement with the lower nut portion so that rotation of the knob results in rotation of the lower nut portion to either tighten or loosen the engagement between the lower nut portion and the upper surface of the plate.
a threaded nut assembly;
a knob; and a spring, the threaded pin extending into and being threadably connected to the threaded nut assembly, the threaded nut assembly including a lower nut portion for engaging the upper surface of the plate to clamp the seat belt portions together between the middle finger and the plate, a narrow tubular body for extending upward into the knob, and a wider upper flange that is accommodated within the knob, the knob including a bottom opening through which the narrow tubular body of the threaded nut assembly passes, the bottom opening mateably engaging the lower nut portion of the threaded nut assembly when the knob is pressed downward into the operable position, a hollow interior into which the narrow tubular body extends and in which the wider upper flange and the spring are accommodated, the hollow interior being wider than the bottom opening, the hollow interior including a lower ledge where the hollow interior meets the bottom opening, and a closed top, the spring extending between the wider upper flange and the top and biasing the upper flange against the lower ledge, the knob assuming the operable position when the knob is pushed downward to collapse the spring and to push the bottom opening into mateably engagement with the lower nut portion so that rotation of the knob results in rotation of the lower nut portion to either tighten or loosen the engagement between the lower nut portion and the upper surface of the plate.
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