Child car seat incorporating means of guiding the lap strap

Abstract

A juvenile vehicle seat is adapted to be installed on a seat of a motor vehicle. Safety belt straps included in the vehicle are used to retain the juvenile vehicle seat in place on the motor vehicle seat.

1 . A child car seat, intended to be fastened to a seat of a motor vehicle with the help of at least a lap strap of a safety belt fitted to said vehicle, said child car seat comprising one part forming a backrest and one part forming a seat, said seat comprising or resting on a supporting base that rests on the motor vehicle seat, said base comprising four portions, a frontal portion, distant from said backrest, a rear portion, close to said backrest, and two lateral portions, said supporting base being suitably adapted to receive said lap strap in or on said frontal portion; 
 wherein said frontal portion and an essential part of each of said lateral portions define a contact surface in a substantially vertical plan,    and wherein said lateral portions each bear at least one lateral strap guide element, close to said rear portion, able to receive and maintain said lap strap substantially vertically against said contact surface.    
   
   
       2 . A child car seat according to  claim 1 , wherein said frontal portion comprises at least one frontal strap guide element extending parallel to at least part of said frontal portion.  
   
   
       3 . A child car seat according to either of claims  1  and  2 , wherein at least one of said strap guide elements forms a housing, cooperating with said supporting base, and having a substantially vertical wall.  
   
   
       4 . A child car seat according to  claim 3 , wherein at least one of said strap guide elements has an upper part covering said housing.  
   
   
       5 . A child car seat according to  claim 4 , wherein said substantially vertical wall and said upper part define a slot for the passing of said lap strap.  
   
   
       6 . A child car seat according to  claim 3 , wherein said substantially vertical wall extends to at least one portion of the width of said strap.  
   
   
       7 . A child car seat according to  claim 6 , wherein said substantially vertical wall cooperates with a plane inclined away from said car seat.  
   
   
       8 . A child car seat according to  claim 2 , comprising at least two frontal strap guide elements, symmetrically distributed.  
   
   
       9 . A child car seat according to  claim 2 , comprising a frontal strap guide element extending over an essential part of said frontal portion.  
   
   
       10 . A child car seat according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said strap guide elements comprises at least one mobile element to facilitate putting in place and/or removal of said lap strap.  
   
   
       11 . A child car seat according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of said strap guide elements comprises and/or cooperates with a guiding element intended to bring said lap strap into the correct position.