A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mode. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled
A child restraint system includes an infant carrier and a base adapted to be mounted on a passenger seat in a vehicle in a vehicle mode. The infant carrier is also configured to be mounted on a stroller frame in a stroller mode. The infant carrier includes a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell.
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1. A child restraint system comprising a base including a foundation adapted to set on a passenger seat in a vehicle and a base-anchor retainer coupled to the foundation in a fixed position relative to the foundation,an infant carrier including a seat shell mounted on the base, a front shell anchor
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A child restraint system comprising a base including a foundation adapted to set on a passenger seat in a vehicle and a base-anchor retainer coupled to the foundation in a fixed position relative to the foundation,an infant carrier including a seat shell mounted on the base, a front shell anchor coupled to the seat shell to move about a first pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a base-retaining position in which the front shell anchor interconnects the seat shell to the base-anchor retainer and a base-releasing position in which the front shell anchor is spaced apart from the base-anchor retainer and a rear shell anchor spaced apart from the front shell anchor and coupled to the seat shell to move about a second pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a stroller-retaining position in which a stroller anchor-retainer interconnects the seat shell to a stroller and stroller-releasing position, andan anchor controller configured to provide means for releasing either the front shell anchor from the base-anchor retainer or the rear shell anchor from the stroller anchor-retainer in response to an actuation force so that the infant carrier is freed to move away from the base or away from the stroller. 2. The child restraint system of claim 1, wherein the anchor controller is coupled to the seat shell to move back and forth relative to the seat shell between a locked position in which the front shell anchor is in the base-retaining position and the rear shell anchor is in the stroller-retaining position and an unlocked position in which the front shell anchor is in the base-releasing position and the rear shell anchor is in the stroller-releasing position. 3. The child restraint system of claim 2, wherein the anchor controller includes a release handle, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the front shell anchor to cause the front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in a counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in a rearward direction away from the seat shell, and the second cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the rear shell anchor to cause the rear shell anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the stroller-retaining position to the stroller-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction. 4. The child restraint system of claim 2, wherein the infant carrier further comprises a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the carrying handle is pivotably coupled to the seat shell and movable between a vertical position and a horizontal position. 5. The child restraint system of claim 1, wherein the anchor controller includes a release handle, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the front shell anchor to cause the front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in a counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in a rearward direction away from the seat shell, and the second cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the rear shell anchor to cause the rear shell anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the stroller-retaining position to the stroller-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction. 6. The child restraint system of claim 1, wherein the first pivot axis is spaced apart from and generally parallel to the second pivot axis. 7. The child restraint system of claim 1, further comprising a stroller frame including a rolling base and a stroller-anchor retainer coupled to the rolling base in a fixed position relative to the rolling base and the rear shell anchor interconnects the seat shell and the stroller-anchor retainer when the rear shell anchor is in the stroller-retaining position. 8. The child restraint system of claim 7, wherein the anchor controller is coupled to the seat shell to move back and forth relative to the seat shell between a locked position in which the front shell anchor is in the base-retaining position and the rear shell anchor is in the stroller-retaining position and an unlocked position in which the front shell anchor is in the base-releasing position and the rear shell anchor is in the stroller-releasing position. 9. The child restraint system of claim 1, wherein the anchor controller includes a release handle, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the front shell anchor to cause the front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in a counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in a rearward direction away from the seat shell, and the second cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the rear shell anchor to cause the rear shell anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the stroller-retaining position to the stroller-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction. 10. The child restraint system of claim 9, wherein the front shell anchor is spaced-apart longitudinally from the rear shell anchor and rear shell anchor is located between the front shell anchor and the release handle. 11. The child restraint system of claim 9, wherein the first cable is arranged to extend through a first cable passageway formed in the seat shell and the second cable is arranged to extend through a second cable passageway formed in the seat shell. 12. The child restraint system of claim 9, wherein the anchor controller further includes first and second bias springs, the first bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the front shell anchor to cause the front shell anchor to be biased to move in a clockwise direction about the first pivot axis to assume the base-retaining position. 13. The child restraint system of claim 12, wherein the second bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the rear shell anchor to cause the rear shell anchor to be biased to move in the clockwise direction about the second pivot axis to assume the stroller-retaining position. 14. The child restraint system of claim 13, wherein the actuation force is applied to the release handle to cause the release handle to move in the rearward direction away from the seat shell to overcome a first bias force provided by the first bias spring and the first cable is pulled into tension to transmit the actuation force applied to the release handle to the front shell anchor. 15. The child restraint system of claim 14, wherein the second cable is pulled into tension to transmit the actuation force applied to the release handle to the rear shell anchor. 16. The child restraint system of claim 15, wherein the first and the second cables do not transmit force when compressed. 17. The child restraint system of claim 1, wherein the anchor controller includes a release handle, a first cable, and a second cable, the first cable is arranged to directly couple the release handle and the front shell anchor to cause the front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in a rearward direction away from the seat shell, the second cable is arranged to directly couple the release handle and the rear shell anchor to cause the rear shell anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis from the stroller-retaining position to the stroller-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction, the first cable is not coupled to the rear shell anchor, and the second cable is not coupled to the front shell anchor. 18. A child restraint system comprising a base including a foundation adapted to set on a passenger seat in a vehicle and a base-anchor retainer coupled to the foundation in a fixed position relative to the foundation,an infant carrier including a seat shell mounted on the base, first and second front shell anchors coupled to the seat shell to move about a first pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a base-retaining position in which the front shell anchors interconnect the seat shell to the base-anchor retainer and a base-releasing position in which the front shell anchors are spaced apart from the base-anchor retainer, and first and second rear shell anchors spaced apart from the front shell anchors and coupled to the seat shell to move about a second pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a stroller-retaining position and stroller-releasing position, andan anchor controller coupled to the seat shell to move back and forth relative to the seat shell between a locked position in which the front shell anchors are in the base-retaining position and the rear shell anchors are in the stroller-retaining position and an unlocked position in which the front shell anchors are in the base-releasing position and the rear shell anchors are in the stroller-releasing position, and wherein the anchor controller includes a release handle and first, second, third, and fourth cables, and the first cable interconnects the release handle and the first front shell anchor to cause the first front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in a counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in a rearward direction away from the seat shell, and the second cable interconnects the release handle and the first rear shell anchor to cause the first rear shell anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the stroller-retaining position to the stroller-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction. 19. The child restraint system of claim 18, wherein the front shell anchors are spaced-apart longitudinally from the rear shell anchors to locate the rear shell anchors between the release handle and the front shell anchors. 20. The child restraint system of claim 19, wherein the first front shell anchor is spaced-apart laterally from the second front shell anchor. 21. The child restraint system of claim 20, wherein the first rear shell anchor is spaced-apart laterally from the second rear shell anchor. 22. The child restraint system of claim 18, wherein the third cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the second front shell anchor to cause the second front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction. 23. The child restraint system of claim 22, wherein the fourth cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the second rear shell anchor to cause the second rear anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction. 24. The child restraint system of claim 23, wherein the first and the second cables do not transmit a compressive force. 25. The child restraint system of claim 22, wherein the anchor controller further includes first and second bias springs and the first bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the first front shell anchor to cause the first front shell anchor to be biased to move in a clockwise direction about the first pivot axis to assume the base-retaining position. 26. The child restraint system of claim 25, wherein the second bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the first rear shell anchor to cause the first rear shell anchor to be biased to move in the clockwise direction about the second pivot axis to assume the stroller-retaining position. 27. A child restraint system comprising a base including a foundation adapted to set on a passenger seat in a vehicle and a base-anchor retainer coupled to the foundation in a fixed position relative to the foundation,an infant carrier including a seat shell mounted on the base, first and second front shell anchors coupled to the seat shell to move about a first pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a base-retaining position in which the front shell anchors interconnect the seat shell to the base-anchor retainer and a base-releasing position in which the front shell anchors are spaced apart from the base-anchor retainer, and first and second rear shell anchors spaced apart from the front shell anchors and coupled to the seat shell to move about a second pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a stroller-retaining position and stroller-releasing position, andan anchor controller coupled to the seat shell to move back and forth relative to the seat shell between a locked position in which the front shell anchors are in the base-retaining position and the rear shell anchors are in the stroller-retaining position and an unlocked position in which the front shell anchors are in the base-releasing position and the rear shell anchors are in the stroller-releasing position, and wherein the anchor controller includes a release handle and first, second, third, and fourth cables, and the first cable interconnects the release handle and the first front shell anchor to cause the first front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in a counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in a rearward direction away from the seat shell, and the second cable interconnects the release handle and the first rear shell anchor to cause the first rear shell anchor to pivot about the second pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the stroller-retaining position to the stroller-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction,wherein the third cable is arranged to interconnect the release handle and the second front shell anchor to cause the second front shell anchor to pivot about the first pivot axis in the counter-clockwise direction from the base-retaining position to the base-releasing position in response to movement of the release handle in the rearward direction,wherein the anchor controller further includes first and second bias springs and the first bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the first front shell anchor to cause the first front shell anchor to be biased to move in a clockwise direction about the first pivot axis to assume the base-retaining position,wherein the second bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the first rear shell anchor to cause the first rear shell anchor to be biased to move in the clockwise direction about the second pivot axis to assume the stroller-retaining position, andwherein the anchor controller further includes third and fourth bias springs and the third bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the second front shell anchor to cause the second front shell anchor to be biased to move in the clockwise direction about the first pivot axis to assume the base-retaining position. 28. The child restraint system of claim 27, wherein the fourth bias spring is arranged to interconnect the seat shell and the second rear anchor to cause the second rear anchor to be biased to move in the clockwise direction about the second pivot axis to assume the stroller-retaining position. 29. The child restraint system of claim 25, wherein an actuation force is applied to the release handle to cause the release handle to move in the rearward direction away from the seat shell to overcome a first bias force provided by the first bias spring and the first cable is pulled into tension to transmit the actuation force applied to the release handle to the first front shell anchor. 30. The child restraint system of claim 29, wherein the second cable is pulled into tension to transmit the actuation force applied to the release handle to the first rear shell anchor. 31. The child restraint system of claim 18, wherein the first cable is arranged to extend through a first cable passageway formed in the seat shell, the second cable is arranged to extend through a second cable passageway formed in the seat shell, the third cable is arranged to extend through a third cable passageway formed in the seat shell, and the fourth cable is arranged to extend through a fourth cable passageway formed in the seat shell. 32. The child restraint system of claim 18, wherein the infant carrier further comprises a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the carrying handle is pivotably coupled to the seat shell and movable between a vertical position and a horizontal position. 33. The child restraint of claim 18, wherein the first cable is not coupled to the first rear shell anchor, and the second cable is not coupled to the first front shell anchor. 34. A child restraint system comprising a base including a foundation adapted to set on a passenger seat in a vehicle and a base-anchor retainer coupled to the foundation in a fixed position relative to the foundation,an infant carrier including a seat shell mounted on the base, a first shell anchor coupled to the seat shell to move about a first pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a base-retaining position in which the first shell anchor interconnects the seat shell to the base-anchor retainer and a base-releasing position in which the first shell anchor is spaced apart from the base-anchor retainer, and a second shell anchor spaced apart from the first shell anchor and coupled to the seat shell to move about a second pivot axis relative to the seat shell between a stroller-retaining position in which a stroller anchor-retainer interconnects the seat shell to a stroller and stroller-releasing position, andan anchor controller configured to provide means for releasing either the first shell anchor from the base-anchor retainer or the second shell anchor from the stroller anchor-retainer in response to an actuation force so that the infant carrier is freed to move away from the base or away from the stroller.
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