A car seat configured for attachment to a vehicle seat in a selectable forward facing position or rear-facing position. An example embodiment is a car seat that includes a chassis having a backrest portion coupled to a base portion, a seat portion releasably attached to the base portion, and a release handle coupled to the seat portion for enabling detachment of the seat portion from the base. The seat portion can be detached and used as a stand-alone booster. The car seat includes a tension arm for releasably securing the car seat in a forward-facing position onto a vehicle seat. The car seat can include a belt clamp, configured to be acted on by the tension arm, for releasably securing the car seat in a rear-facing position onto a vehicle seat. The car seat can include a rebound bar that can be retracted or folded into the seat.

Systems and methods define a stimulation pattern for a juvenile product utilizing a mobile device that executes a mobile application that is linked to the juvenile product. The method comprises the step of recognizing, by the mobile device when executing the mobile app, the user-defined stimulation pattern for the juvenile product. The stimulation pattern can be a vibration pattern or a motion pattern, and can be detected in a number of different ways by the mobile device. The method further comprises the step of determining control signals for the actuator(s) of the juvenile product based on the user-defined stimulation pattern that is recognized by the mobile device. The method further comprises the step of, in response to receiving a command to execute the user-defined stimulation pattern, controlling the actuator(s) of the juvenile product based on the stored control signals for the user-defined stimulation pattern.

A temperature sensing child safety seat for preventing hyperthermia and hypothermia includes a safety seat that is configured to secure a child in a vehicle. The safety seat comprises a base that defines an interior space. A power module, a microprocessor, and a communications module are coupled to the base and positioned in the interior space. A plurality of sensors is coupled to the safety seat. The microprocessor is operationally coupled to the power module, the communications module, and the sensors. The sensors are configured to measure a temperature and to communicate a temperature reading to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is positioned, in an event the temperature reading deviates from a prespecified range, to compel the communications module to alert emergency personnel.

The invention relates to a child seat for mounting on a motor vehicle seat child seat, said child seat comprising: a seat shell, a side impact protection element which is attached or can be attached to the seat shell and can be transferred between a rest position, in particular located within a predetermined width, and a functional position, in particular located outside the predetermined width, at least one means for making it more difficult to move the seat into the rest position and/or for making it more difficult, or preventing it, from being permanently set to the rest position.

An infant car seat includes a seat base and a stability leg. The stability leg is rotatably disposed under the seat base. The stability leg includes an upper leg tube, a rotary member and a first latch. The upper leg tube includes at least one opening. The rotary member includes a pivoting portion and an encircling portion. The pivoting portion is rotatably connected to the seat base. The encircling portion is connected to the pivoting portion and slidably disposed on the upper leg tube. The first latch is disposed on the rotary member, and adapted to detachably engage with the at least one opening for constraining a movement between the rotary member and the upper leg tube.

The disclosure provides an infant vehicle seat that is capable of independent movement. The infant vehicle seat may include a base including a shell enclosing a seating area and an infant restraint harness. The infant vehicle seat may include four legs, each pivotably mounted to the base and including a joint between an upper segment and a lower segment. The infant vehicle seat may include a first actuator for each leg coupled with the base and the respective upper segment and configured to pivot the leg with respect to the base. The infant vehicle seat may include a second actuator for each leg coupled with the upper segment and the lower segment and configured to bend and extend the leg. The infant vehicle seat may include a control system configured to translate an input command into a series of control signals for each of the first actuators and second actuators.

Arrangements for safety and comfort in vehicles.

A child restraint system for securely carrying an infant in a vehicle, said child restraint system comprising a rigid shell that is concave of an inner side and which may be attached to a seat of a vehicle, to provide a unitary element that serves as both seat and back for supporting the infant, and a harness for holding the infant within the concave side of the shell; the unitary element comprising two parts that are hinged together so that the shell folds along a center line running through the rigid shell, each part comprising at least two panels, such that each panel is attachable to adjacent panels to form the rigid shell, or disconnectable from the adjacent panels so that the child restraint system is compactable into a substantially flattened configuration for storage.

A fastening apparatus for a child seat on a vehicle seat in a motor vehicle has a fastening element for fastening a child seat holding belt, in particular a top-tether fastening element, and a deflecting element for the child's seat holding belt. The fastening element is arranged in a region of a seating position of the vehicle seat. The fastening element is fastened in front of a front side of a backrest of the vehicle seat.

The present disclosure discloses a child safety seat and a side impact protection mechanism thereof, the side impact protection mechanism is provided at a backrest of the child safety seat and includes a side impact protection block and a self-locking structure. The side impact protection block is movably fitted to the backrest and has a folding position in which the side impact protection block is inwardly folded in the backrest and an unfolding position in which the side impact protection block is outwardly unfolded from the backrest. The self-locking structure automatically moves to a position that blocks the side impact protection block in the unfolding position from switching to the folding position when the side impact protection block is switched from the folding position to the unfolding position, the self-locking structure is fitted to the side impact protection block or the backrest, and the backrest and the side impact protection block shields the self-locking structure to block a release operation of the self-locking structure by an operator, so that the side impact protection block cannot be inwardly folded into the backrest after the first use, thereby effectively preventing the side impact protection block from being accidentally folded during the side impact to provide a side impact protection effect.