GB2515371A

GB2515371A - Child safety seat assembly

Info

Publication number: GB2515371A
Application number: GB201404144A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Zu Jian Liu; Da Liang Zhang
Original assignee: BP Childrens Products HK Co Ltd
Current assignee: BP Childrens Products HK Co Ltd
Priority date: 2013-03-11
Filing date: 2014-03-10
Publication date: 2014-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2034-03-10
Also published as: GB201404144D0; DE102014103122A1; GB2515371B; DE102014103122B4; CN104044488A; CN104044488B

Abstract

A child safety seat assembly includes a child seat 2 and a front guard restraint structure 3 adjustable forward and backward to accommodate different size children. The front restraint structure 3 can be detachably fixed to an adjustable platform 11. The adjustable platform 11 is movably assembled with brackets 10 which provide the relative fixing to the seat 2. The relative forward and backward position of the front restraint structure 3 is controlled and locked in place by a latch mechanism 14. The latch mechanism can be a pivoting spring loaded switch (figs 6 & 8) or a rotating stem (fig 12).

Description

CHILD SAFETY SEAT ASSEMBLY

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

100011 This application claims priority to China patent application No. 201310077017.2 filed on March 11, 2013.

BACKGROUND

100021 1. Field of the Invention

100031 The present invention relates to child safety seat assemblies.

100041 2. Description of the Related Art

100051 Conventionally, an automobile vehicle has seatbelts provided at the front and rear seats. The seatbelt generally includes shoulder and lap straps that may be fastened with an anchor point of the vehicle to restrain and protect the occupant in case of collision or sudden stop of the vehicle. However, the use of the vehicle seatbelt is not adapted for a young child who has a smaller body and may not be able to sustain the pressure applied by the seatbelt. Therefore, safety legislations require the use of a child safety seat for seating a young child in a vehicle. The child safety seat can be secured with an anchorage provided in the vehicle, and can have a separate harness more adapted to restrain the young child.

100061 In certain product currently available on the market, the child safety seat may also include a front restraint that is placed in front of the child sitting on the seat.

When car collision occurs, the front restraint can provide protection by preventing forward displacement of the child. However, the current design of the front restraint is usually affixed with the seat and does not allow convenient adjustment to accommodate children of different sizes.

[0007] Therefore, there is a need for a child safety seat assembly that can be more convenient in use, and can address at least the foregoing issues.

SUMMARY

[0008] The present application describes child safety seat assemblies. In one embodiment, the child safety seat assembly includes a child seat having an upper surface for receiving a child and a lengthwise axis extending from a rear to a front of the child seat, a bracket affixed with the child seat, an adjustable platform assembled with the bracket and movable back and forth along the lengthwise axis relative to the child seat, a front restraint structure affixed with the adjustable platform and extending transversally above the upper surface, and a latch mechanism assembled adjacent to the adjustable platform and the bracket, the latch mechanism being operable to lock the adjustable platform in position relative to the child seat.

[0009] Advantages of the child safety seat assembly described herein includes the ability to adjust the front restraint structure in a convenient manner to adapt the receiving space of the child seat to children of different sizes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating an embodiment of a child safety seat assembly;

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100111 FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating the assembly of a front restraint structure with an adjustable platform used in the child safety seat assembly shown in FIG. 1; 100121 FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a bracket used for assembling the adjustable platform in the child safety seat assembly shown in FIG. 1; 100131 FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the adjustable platform assembled 100141 FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the construction of a latch mechanism for locking the adjustable platform in position with the two brackets; 0 100151 FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion A shown in FIG. 5; 100161 FIG. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a spring biasing assembly disposed adjacent to each bracket and the adjustable platform; 100171 FIG. 8 is a schematic view illustrating exemplary operation for unlocking the

adjustable platform;

is 100181 FIG. 9 is a schematic side view illustrating the adjustable platform and the front restraint structure located at a first position relative to the child seat; 100191 FIG. 10 is a schematic side view illustrating the adjustable platform and the front restraint structure located at a second position relative to the child seat; 100201 FIG, II is a schematic view illustrating another embodiment of a child safety seat assembly; 100211 FIG. 12 is a schematic view illustrating the construction of a latch mechanism used in the child safety seat assembly shown in FIG, ii; 100221 FIG. 13 is a schematic view illustrating the construction of a latch used in the latch mechanism shown in FIG. 12; 100231 FIG. 14 is a schematic illustrating an arrangement of the latch mechanism shown in FIG. 12 with respect to the adjustable platform; 100241 FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of portion C shown in FIG. 14; 100251 FIGS. 16 and 17 are schematic views illustrating exemplary operation of the latch mechanism shown in FIG. 12; and 100261 FIG. 18 is a schematic view illustrating a variant embodiment of the latch mechanism shown in FIG. 12.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

100271 FIGS. 1-11 are schematic views illustrating an embodiment of a child safety seat assembly. The child safety seat assembly can include a child seat 2, a front is restraint structure 3, and a coupling assembly I connected with the child seat 2 and the front restraint structure 3. The child seat 2 can exemplary be constructed as a booster seat, and can have an upper surface 2A for receiving a child, and two armrests 20 extending upward from the upper surface 2A. The child seat 2 can further have a lengthwise axis extending from a rear to a front thereof The front restraint structure 3 can be formed from a rigid material, e.g., including plastics. The child seat 2 and the front restraint structure 3 can at least partially define a space for seating a child on the child seat 2. When a child sits on the child seat 2, the front restraint stmcture 3 is located in front of the child and can provide protection by restraining forward displacement of the child. The coupling assembly I is such that it allows to move and adjust the front restraint structure 3 along the lengthwise axis relative to the child seat 2 to accord with the size of the child received on the child seat 2.

100281 The coupling assembly I can include two brackets 10 affixed with the child seat 2, and an adjustable platform II assembled with the brackets 10 and providing support for the front restraint structure 3. FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic views respectively illustrating the adjustable platform 11 and one of the two brackets 10, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the assembly of the adjustable platform 11 with the brackets 10. The two brackets 10 can be respectively affixed with a left and a right side of the child seat 2 adjacent to the two armrests 20. The adjustable platform 11 can be assembled with the brackets 10 above the upper surface 2A of the child seat 2, and can be arranged in a straddle configuration so as to hold the front restraint structure 3 is transversally above the upper surface 2A of the child seat 2. A gap I IA can be thereby defined between the upper surface 2A of the child seat 2 and the front restraint structure 11 for passage of the legs of a child sitting on the upper surface 2A.

100291 The two brackets 10 can be similar in construction, Each of the brackets 10 can have a hole 101, and can be formed to include a coupling portion 102. In one embodiment, the coupling portion 102 can have a T-shape having an elongated slot, a first end of the slot being a closed end, and an opposite second end of the slot being an opened end, The adjustable platfonn II can include two mount portions 112 respectively arranged at a left and a right side of the adjustable platform 11. The mount portions 112 can be respectively assembled with the coupling portions 102 through the slots thereof for sliding movement relative to the brackets 10 along the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2. The shapes of the mount portions 112 can respectively mate with the slots of the two coupling portions 102 so as to prevent undesirable displacement of the adjustable platform 11 in directions other than the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2, The adjustable platform II and the front restraint structure 3 can thereby slide in unison back and forth relative to the child seat 2 along the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2.

[0030] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, the adjustable platform 11 can include a support portion 113 extending upward from the mount portions 112. The support portion 113 can extend transversally, and have a left and a right end portion respectively connected with the two mount portions 112. A fastener mechanism L14 can be provided to detachably fasten the front restraint structure 3 with the support portion 113, Accordingly, the front restraint structure 3 can be desirably removed from the adjustable is platform II, for example for replacement. When it is affixed with the adjustable platform 11, the front restraint structure 3 can extend transversally above the upper surface 2A of the child seat 2.

100311 FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a latch mechanism 13 for locking the adjustable platform 11 in position with each of the two brackets 10, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of portion A shown in FIG. 5. A latch mechanism 13 can be assembled with each bracket 10 adjacent to the coupling portion t02, and can at least partially extend outward through the hole 101. The latch mechanism 13 can include a latch 13', an operating actuator 14 and springs 15 and 16, which can be assembled in a cavity 103 of the bracket 10. The latch 13' can be assembled with the bracket 10 for transversal sliding movement that may be substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2, The latch H' can thereby extend outward through the hole 101 to engage and lock with the adjustable platform 11, and retract toward the interior of the bracket 10 to disengage and unlock from the adjustable platform 11.

100321 Referring to FIGS. 2, 5 and 6, the adjustable platform II can have a left and a right side surface respectively having a row of locking openings 111 distributed along a direction parallel to the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2. For example, the locking openings t t I may be formed through a side surface of the mount portion 112. The latch 13' can engage with any of the locking openings 111 to lock the adjustable platform t 1 at different positions relative to the child seat 2.

100331 The operating actuator 14 can be formed as an integral part that is pivotally connected with the bracket 10 about a pivot axis that is substantially parallel to the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2. For example, a middle region of the operating actuator N may include a protruding portion l4 that is pivotally assembled in a corresponding recess provided in the bracket 0. A first end portion (e.g., upper end portion) of the operating actuator 14 can be in contact with the latch 13', and a second end portion (e.g., lower end portion) of the operating actuator 14 can be connected with the spring 15. The operating actuator 14 can be accessible from an outer side surface of the bracket 10.

[0034] The spring 15 can have two opposite ends respectively connected with the second end portion of the operating actuator t4 and an inner sidewall of the bracket 10.

The spring 15 can rotationally bias the operating actuator 14 in a direction for causing the first end portion of the operating actuator 14 to push against the latch 13'. Owing to the biasing force applied by the spring 15, the latch 13' can be thereby urged toward the locking state extending outward from the hole 101 for engaging with any of the locking openings 111, [0035] The spring 16 can have two opposite ends respectively connected with the latch 13' and an inner sidewall of the bracket 10. The spring 16 can bias the latch 13' toward the second end portion of the operating actuator 14 in a direction opposite to that of the biasing force applied by the spring 15 for disengaging the latch 13' from the locking openings 111, When no external pressure is applied on the operating actuator 14, the biasing force exerted by the spring iSis greater than the biasing force applied by the spring 16 and can urge the latch 13' to the locking state.

100361 FIG, 7 is a schematic view illustrating a spring biasing assembly disposed adjacent to each bracket 10 and the adjustable platform 11. The spring biasing assembly can include a spring 19 respectively connected with the adjustable platform 11 and the bracket 10. For example, the spring 19 can have two ends respectively connected with the bracket 10 and the mount portion 112 of the adjustable platform 11.

When the latch 13' is in the unlocking state, the adjustable platform 11 can be urged by the spring 19 toward a front of the child seat 2 for increasing the sitting space on the child seat 2, thereby facilitating the placement of a child on the child seat 2.

[0037] In conjunction with FIGS, 1-7, FIGS. 8-10 are schematic views illustrating exemplary operation for installing a child on the child safety seat assembly. Referring to FIG. 8, for unlocking the adjustable platform ii, a pressure can be applied on the second end portion of the operating actuator 14, which causes rotation of the operating

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actuator 14 for compressing the spring 15 and displacing the first end portion of the operating actuator 14 in a direction away from the latch 13'. As a result, the spring 16 can urge the latch 13' to the unlocking state for disengaging from the locking openings 111. The latch 13' can remain in the unlocking state as long as the operating actuator 14 is kept in the depressed position. The spring 19 then can urge the unlocked adjustable platform 11 and the front restraint structure 3 to move in unison toward the front of the child seat 2 to a furthermost position for increasing the seating space.

100381 Once the child is placed on the upper surface 2A of the child seat 2, the front restraint structure 3 and the adjustable platform 11 in the unlocked state can be displaced in unison relative to the child seat 2 to match with the size of the child.

FIGS. 9 and 10 are schematic side views respectively illustrating two examples of different positions of the front restraint structure 3 and the adjustable platform 11 relative to the child seat 2. After the adjustable platform 11 and the front restraint structure 3 are in the desired position, the operating actuator 14 can be released, The is spring 15 can accordingly urge the latch 3' via the operating actuator 14 to engage with one corresponding locking opening 111 for locking the adjustable platform 11 with the bracket 10.

[0039] FIGS. U 1-17 are schematic views illustrating another embodiment of the child safety seat assembly. Like previously described, the child safety seat assembly can include the brackets 10 affixed with the child seat 2 (not shown in FIG. 11 for clarity), the adjustable platform 11 assembled with the brackets 10 and movable back and forth relative to the child seat 2 for adjustment, and the front restraint structure 3 fixedly held with the adjustable platform 11. One difference of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11-17 compared to the previous one lies in the construction of the latch mechanism arranged in each of the brackets 10. In this embodiment, the latch mechanism can include a latch 170 including a stem I TI and two engaging pins 172 and 172', an operating actuator 173 and a biasing part 18, 100401 The latch 170 can be pivotally assembled with the bracket 10 by arranging the stem 171 through the hole 101 of the bracket 10, the pivot axis of the latch 170 being coaxial to the axis of the hole 10]. In one embodiment, the pivot axis of the latch 170 can be substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the child seat 2.

The two engaging pins 172 and 172' can be respectively affixed with the stem 171 at two locations eccentric from the pivot axis of the latch 170. Moreover, the engaging pins 172 and 172' can project outside the bracket 10 from an inner side surface thereot and extend substantially parallel to the pivot axis of the latch 170.

100411 The operating actuator 173 can be fixedly assembled with the latch 170 (e.g., with the stem 171), and can be pivotally assembled through the hole 101. The operating actuator 173 can be accessible from an outer side surface of the bracket 10 for manual operation. The operating actuator 173 can be operable to drive the latch 173 in rotational displacement for adjusting the position of the adjustable platform ii and the front restraint structure 3 relative to the child seat 2.

100421 Referring to FIGS. 14 and 15, each of the two mount portions 112 of the adjustable platform 11 can define a cavity 115, and a plurality of locking openings III" that are formed along a guide track 117 and upwardly communicate with the cavity 115.

The locking openings 111" can be distributed in a row extending along the length of the mount portion 112. The locking openings 111" are configured to receive the

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engagement of the two engaging pins 172 and 172' of the latch 170 for locking the adjustable platform II in place.

[0043] The biasing part 18 can be assembled in the cavity 115 above the locking openings Ill", and can be formed to include a pressing portion 18 having a plate shape. The pressing portion 181 can have a length that is substantially equal to the length of the row of the locking openings 111" (i.e., the length taken between the two outmost locking openings I F' at the two ends of the row). The biasing part 18 can further have a protruding stud 183 that is guided for vertical displacement through an elongated slot 116 formed in the mount portion 112. The biasing part 18, in particular the pressing portion 181, can be thereby restricted to move vertically either upward away from the row of the locking openings 111" or downward toward the row of the locking openings 111".

[0044] A spring 182 may be arranged in the cavity 115 so as to urge the pressing portion 181 of the biasing part 18 downward toward the locking openings 111". In one embodiment, the spring 82 can be constructed as two elastic arms formed integrally with the biasing part 18. In other embodiments, the spring 182 may also be a helicoid spring connected with the biasing part 18. The spring 182 can have a first end connected with an inner sidewall of the cavity 115, and a second end connected with the pressing portion 181.

[0045] In conjunction with 14, FIGS, b-17 are schematic views illustrating exemplary operation of the latch mechanism 13'. When the adjustable platform 11 is locked in place with the brackets 10, the two engaging pins 172 and 172' of the latch can be engaged with two ones of the locking openings I LI": for example, the two

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engaging pins 172 and 172' can respectively engage with two neighboring ones lila" and ilib" of the locking openings 111" as shown in FIG, 15. Owing to the elastic force applied by the spring 182, the biasing part 18 can be biased to a position where the pressing portion 181 lies adjacent to the locking openings 111" so as to keep the engaging pins 172 and 172' of the latch 170 concurrently engaged with the locking openings lila" and 11 ib". The latch 170 can thereby block back and forth displacement of the adjustable platform ii and the front restraint structure 3 affixed thereon, 100461 Referring to FIG, 16, for adjusting the position of adjustable platform It and the front restraint structure 3, the operating actuator 173 can be operated so as to cause rotation of the latch t70 in a first direction, Owing to the eccentric locations of the two engaging pins 172 and 172' relative to the pivot axis of the latch 170, this rotation of the latch 170 can drive one of the two engaging pins t72 and 172' (e.g., the engaging pin 172 as shown in FIG, 16) to move upward and disengage from the locking opening is lila", whereas the other one of the two engaging pins P2 and P2' (e.g., the engaging pin 172' as shown in FIG. 16) remaining engaged in the locking opening 11 lb" pushes the adjustable platform 11 in sliding displacement relative to the child seat 2. The adjustable platform 11 and the front restraint structure 3 can be thereby driven in displacement to adjust the space on the child seat 2 for receiving placement of the child, While it moves upward to disengage from the locking opening lila", the engaging pin 172 can also push the pressing portion 181 of the biasing part 18 upward to compress the spring 182.

[0047] As the operating actuator 173 and the latch 170 continuously rotate in the same first direction beyond the angular position of 90 degrees, the biasing part 18 urged by the spring 182 then can push the engaging pin 172 downward to facilitate engagement of the engaging pin 172 with a next locking opening II Ic" next to the locking opening 11 lb", as shown in FIG. 17. The engagement of the engaging pins 172' and 72 with the locking openings IlIb" and IlIc" can lock the adjustable platform 11 in another position relative to the child seat 2. The latch 170 (in particular the engaging pins 172' and 172) can thereby roll along the guide track t t7 over successive locking openings III" to displace and adjust the position of the adjustable platform t t and the front restraint structure 3 relative to the child seat 2. The operating actuator 73 and the latch 70 can continuously move as described above until the adjustable platform 11 reaches a desired position.

[0048] FIG. 18 is a schematic view illustrating a variant embodiment of the latch mechanism described previously with reference to FIGS. I 1-fl. In this variant is embodiment, one difference is that the stem 171 of the latch 170 and the operating actuator 173 can be assembled through a hole 101' of the bracket 10 that has a rectangular shape. Accordingly, in addition to rotational displacements, the latch t70 and the operating actuator 173 can also move vertically up and down through the hole 101'. Other than the geometrical shape of the hole 101', the other structural features and construction may be similar to the embodiment described previously with reference to FIGS. 11-17.

[0049] With reference to the example shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, while the operating actuator 173 and the latch 170 are rotated for adjustment of the adjustable platform 11, the interaction between the engaging pins 172' and 172 with the sidewalls of the two locking openings 11 Ia" and 11 Tb" can concurrently cause upward displacement of the operating actuator 173 and the latch 170 through the hole 101' shown in FTC. 18 to facilitate disengagement of the engaging pin 172 from the locking opening lila". This upward displacement of the latch 170 can also facilitate the pushing action applied by the engaging pin 172' remaining in the locking opening 11 ib" to drive displacement of the adjustable platform 11 relative to the child seat 2.

100501 It is worth noting that while the aforementioned embodiments assemble two latch mechanisms respectively adj acent to the two brackets and corresponding mount portions, other embodiments may be provided with only one latch mechanism. The single latch mechanism may be arranged adjacent to one bracket and the mount portion associated therewith, whereas the other mount portion may be movably assembled with the other bracket with no locking mechanism.

100511 Advantages of the structures described herein include the ability to provide a front restraint structure that is affixed with an adjustable platform movably assembled with the child seat. The adjustable platfonn can be movable to different positions relative to the child seat to conveniently adapt the receiving space of the child seat to children of different sizes.

100521 Realizations of the child safety seat assemblies have been described in the context of particular embodiments. These embodiments are meant to be illustrative and not limiting. Many variations, modifications, additions, and improvements are possible. These and other variations, modifications, additions, and improvements may fall within the scope of the inventions as defined in the claims that follow.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A child safety seat assembly comprising: a child seat having an upper surface for receiving a child, and a lengthwise axis extending from a rear to a front of the child seat; a bracket affixed with the child seat; an adjustable platform assembled with the bracket and movable back and forth along the lengthwise axis relative to the child seat; a front restraint structure affixed with the adjustable platform and extending transversally above the upper surface; and a latch mechanism assembled adjacent to the adjustable platform and the bracket, the latch mechanism being operable to lock the adjustable platform in position relative to the child seat.
2. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1, wherein the adjustable platform is assembled with the bracket above the upper surface.
3. The child safety seat assembly according to claim I or 2, wherein the front restraint structure is detachably affixed with the adjustable platfonu.
4. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the bracket includes a coupling portion having an elongated slot, and the adjustable platform includes a mount portion assembled through the elongated slot of the coupling portion.
5, The child safety seat assembly according to any preceding claim, further including a spring operable to bias the adjustable platform toward the front of the child seat.
6. The child safety seat assembly according to any preceding claim, wherein the latch mechanism includes a latch assembled with the bracket, the latch being movable transversally relative to the bracket to engage with any of a plurality of locking openings provided on the adjustable platform.
7, The child safety seat assembly according to claim 6, wherein the latch is biased by a spring to extend outward from the bracket to engage with any of the locking openings provided on the adjustable platform.
8. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 6, wherein the latch mechanism further includes an operating actuator pivotally connected with the bracket, the operating actuator being operable to displace the latch to an unlocking state disengaged from the locking openings.
9. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 8, wherein the latch mechanism further includes a first spring connected with the latch, and a second spring connected with the operating actuator, the first spring biasing the latch toward an unlocking state, and the second spring biasing the operating actuator to urge the latch toward a locking state.
10. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the latch is pivotally connected with the bracket about a pivot axis extending substantially parallel to the lengthwise axis of the child seat.
II. The child safety seat assembly according to any of claim I to 5, wherein the latch mechanism includes a latch assembled with the bracket and having a pivot axis, the latch rotating relative to the bracket to concurrently engage with two ones of a plurality of locking openings provided on the adj ustable platform to lock the adjustable platform in position.
12. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 11, wherein the latch includes two engaging pins located eccentric from the pivot axis of the latch, the two engaging pins engaging with two ones of the locking openings to lock the adjustable platform in position.
13. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12, wherein a rotation of the latch causes a first one of the two engaging pins to disengage from a first one of the locking openings, and causes a second one of the two engaging pins remaining engaged in a second one of the locking openings to push the adjustable platform to slide relative to the child seat.
14. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 13, wherein the first and second ones of the locking openings are adjacent to each other.
15. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 12, 13 or 14, further including a biasing part assembled with the adjustable platform for sliding movement toward and away from the locking openings, the biasing part being biased toward the locking openings to urge engagement of the two engaging pins with the two locking openings.
16. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 15, wherein the locking openings are arranged in a row, and the biasing part has a length that is substantially equal to the length of the row.
17. The child safety seat assembly according to claim S or 16, wherein rotation of the latch to unlock the adjustable platform drives the first engaging pin to disengage from the first locking opening and push the biasing part away.
18, The child safety seat assembly according to any of claim 12 to 17, wherein the locking openings are formed along a guide track provided on the adjustable platform, and the latch rolls along the guide track over successive ones of the locking openings when the adjustable platform and the front restraint structure move in unison relative to the child seat.
19. The child safety seat assembly according to any of claims 12 to 18, wherein the biasing part is connected with a spring, the spring urging the biasing part toward the locking openings.
20. The child safety seat assembly according to claim 19, wherein the spring is constructed as elastic arms integrally formed with the biasing part.
21. The child safety seat assembly according to any of claim 11 to 20, wherein the latch is further movable up and down relative to the bracket when the adjustable platform moves along the lengthwise axis relative to the child seat.
22. The child safety seat assembly according to any of claim 11 to 21, wherein the latch is affixed with an operating actuator that is assembled with the bracket, the operating actuator being accessible from outside the bracket for operation.
23. A child safety seat assembly substantially as hereinbefore described, with reference to the accompanying drawings. Is