Child safety seat

Abstract

A child safety seat comprises a seat body having opposed side wall portions, a retention harness comprising opposed harness side portions, and a retention member carried on each side wall portion to connect and hold the latch of each harness side portion in a laterally spaced position from the other latch of the other harness side portion, which position is typically elevated relative to their position of use. This facilitates the placement of a child into the safety seat prior to latching the retention harness latches together.

1 . A child safety seat which comprises: 
 a seat body having opposed side wall portions; a retention harness comprising opposed harness side portions, each harness side portion having a connectible latch; and a retention member carried on each side wall portion to connect and hold each latch in a laterally spaced position from the other latch, to facilitate the placement of a child into the safety seat prior to latching said retention harness latches together.    
   
   
       2 . The safety seat of  claim 1  in which said opposed side wall portions further comprise a carrying handle of inverted U shape, having arms attached to the remainder of said opposed side wall portions, each said retention member being carried on one of said arms.  
   
   
       3 . The safety seat of  claim 2  in which each said retention member comprises a hook member carried on an extensible member.  
   
   
       4 . The safety seat of  claim 3  in which each of said extensible members is biased to retract toward one of said laterally spaced positions.  
   
   
       5 . The safety seat of  claim 4  in which said extensible members each comprise a line or strap carried on a spring-biased, rotary spool.  
   
   
       6 . The safety seat of  claim 4  in which said extensible members each comprise a stretchable line or strap.  
   
   
       7 . The safety seat of  claim 3  in which said connectible latches each carry a hole to connect with one of said hook members.  
   
   
       8 . The safety seat of  claim 1  in which a third, centrally placed, latch member of said retention harness is provided, to latch with said connectible latches.  
   
   
       9 . A child safety seat which comprises: 
 a seat body having opposed side wall portions; a retention harness comprising opposed harness side portions, each harness side portion having a connectible latch; and a retention member carried on each side wall portion to connect and hold each latch in a laterally spaced position from the other latch, to facilitate the placement of a child into the safety seat prior to latching said retention harness latches together, each said retention member comprising a hook member carried on an extensible member.    
   
   
       10 . The safety seat of  claim 9  in which each of said extensible members is biased to retract toward one of said laterally spaced positions.  
   
   
       11 . The safety seat of  claim 10  in which said extensible members each comprise a line or strap on a spring-biased spool.  
   
   
       12 . The safety seat of  claim 10  in which said extensible members each comprise a stretchable line or strap.  
   
   
       13 . The safety seat of  claim 10  in which said connectible latches each carry a hole to connect with one of said hook members.  
   
   
       14 . The safety seat of  claim 13  in which a third, centrally placed, latch member of said retention harness is provided, to latch with said connectible latches.  
   
   
       15 . The safety seat of  claim 14  in which said opposed side wall portions further comprise a carrying handle of inverted U shape, having arms attached to the remainder of said opposed side wall portions, each said retention member being carried on one of said arms.  
   
   
       16 . A child safety seat which comprises: 
 a seat body having opposed side wall portions; a retention harness comprising opposed harness side portions, each harness side portion having a connectible latch; and a retention member carried on each side wall portion to temporarily connect and hold each latch in a laterally spaced position from the other latch, to facilitate the placement of a child into the safety seat prior to latching said retention harness latches together, said retention harness also having a third, centrally placed, latch member to latch with said connectible latches.    
   
   
       17 . The safety seat of  claim 16  in which said opposed side wall portions further comprise a carrying handle of inverted U shape, having arms attached to the remainder of said opposed side wall portions, each said retention member being carried on one of said arms.  
   
   
       18 . The safety seat of  claim 16  in which each said retention member comprises a hook member carried on an extensible member.  
   
   
       19 . The safety seat of  claim 18  in which each of said extensible members is biased to retract toward one of said laterally spaced positions.  
   
   
       20 . The safety seat of  claim 19  in which said connectible latches each carry a hole to connect with one of said hook members.