CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims the benefits and privileges of provisional patent application No. 61/283,681, filed on Dec. 8, 2009, confirmation No. 6022.

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention relates to car seats. More specifically, it relates to a strap that will be used in conjunction with the seatbelt restraint system of the car seat.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Car seats with a seatbelt restraint system are mandated for infants and children in under the laws of all 50 states. The car seat is especially designed to protect infants and children in case of a collision. There is also the need to make the car seat more functional and more comfortable, while maintaining the safety of the car seat.

Currently, there are no devices that address a problem universal to all infant car seats, the lack of any means of holding the harness straps in an open position to allow for safer and easier insertion and removal of the child from the car seat.

With the current design, a parent or care giver, in the act of placing an infant or child into a car seat, must first place the child in the seat on top of the harness and then reach behind the infant to pull around the infant the straps of the harness with its sharp metal and plastic buckle components out from behind the child. Frequently, the infant or child is made uncomfortable by the maneuvering of the components from behind his or her back.

This invention eliminates the aforementioned problem by providing the strap mechanism that maintains the restraint harness in an open position prior to the insertion of the infant or child and does not require the use of hands by parent or care giver to maintain the harness in open position.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

This invention relates to the seatbelt restraint system of an infant or child car seat. Comprised of a strap that is attached by a snap to the handle of the car seat. The strap contains an elasticized portion to allow an appropriate fit for all styles and sizes of car seats. The strap further contains a magnet housed at one end of the strap. When the strap is attached to the handle, the magnetized end securely holds the male buckle component of the corresponding harness strap up and away from the car seat bucket where the infant or child is placed prior to securing the harness. When the infant or child has been placed in the bucket of the car seat the parent can easily disengage the harness from the magnetized strap and secure the infant or child.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts Side One of the strap from point A (the top of the strap) to point B, will contain a top snap, Snap A. Where Snap A, the female snap, is positioned on side one.

FIG. 1 from point C to point D depicts the elasticized portion of the strap of sufficient length to allow strap to fit around child car seat handles.

FIG. 1 from point D to point E of Side One of the strap contains a male snap, Snap B. Where Snap B the male snap, is positioned on Side One.

FIG. 1 from point F to point G of the strap is the portion of the strap which houses the magnet. This portion of the strap will contain the magnet corresponding and attracting the male buckle of the safety harness. Thus holding the shoulder straps up and away from the back of the child seat.

FIG. 2 represents the back of Side 1, Side 2. Side 2 between point A and point B is where the back of snap A is located.

FIG. 2, Side 2, between point D and point E is where the back of Snap B is located.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

As seen in Photo 1, the strap as described in claim 1 is attached to the handle of the car seat by the elasticized portion of the strap, claim 4, secured by means of the snap described in claim 2.

The strap so positioned allows the magnet contained therein, as described in claim 3 to attract the male buckle component of the harness housed in the car seat.

As seen in photo 2 the strap is holding the harness in an open position to allow for convenient placement and removal of the infant from the car seat.