A child restraint system includes a juvenile vehicle seat and an infant carrier. The juvenile vehicle seat is adapted to be retained in a stationary position on a passenger seat in a vehicle.
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1. A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and
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A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a first anchor receiver, and a second side wall coupled to an opposite second side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a second anchor receiver, the first and second side walls being arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a child-seating space therebetween, andan infant carrier including a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the seat shell including a child-support base, a first shell anchor coupled to a first side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the first anchor receiver formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in a predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to align the child-support base of the seat shell in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom and the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to establish an aligned position of the child-support base of the seat shell of the infant carrier relative to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second shell anchor coupled to an opposite second side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the second anchor receiver formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in the predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to retain the child-support base of the seat shell in the aligned position,wherein the seat shell further includes a side wall coupled to the child-support base to form a child-receiving cavity in the infant carrier, the side wall includes a semi-soft first side panel coupled to a first end of the carrying handle and located alongside a first side of the child-support base, a semi-soft second side panel coupled to a second end of the carrying handle and located along a second side of the child-support base, and a foot-and-leg blanket arranged to connect bottom portions of the first and second side panels and extend across the seat bottom of the child-support base to cover feet and legs of an infant at rest in the child-receiving cavity formed in the seat shell. 2. The child restraint system of claim 1, wherein the first shell anchor is arranged to lie below and in spaced-apart relation to the first side panel and the second shell anchor is arranged to lie below and in spaced-apart relation to the second side panel. 3. A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a first anchor receiver, and a second side wall coupled to an opposite second side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a second anchor receiver, the first and second side walls being arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a child-seating space therebetween, andan infant carrier including a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the seat shell including a child-support base, a first shell anchor coupled to a first side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the first anchor receiver formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in a predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to align the child-support base of the seat shell in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom and the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to establish an aligned position of the child-support base of the seat shell of the infant carrier relative to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second shell anchor coupled to an opposite second side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the second anchor receiver formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in the predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to retain the child-support base of the seat shell in the aligned position,wherein each of the first and second shell anchors of the seat shell is mounted for movement relative to the child-support base during installation of the infant carrier in a mounted position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat, the first shell anchor includes a first spring and a first slidable plunger biased outwardly by the first spring away from the child-support base to move along a first plunger-movement line through a first channel formed in the seat shell into a first blind hole that is formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat to define the first anchor receiver and the second shell anchor includes a second spring and a second slidable plunger biased outwardly by the second spring away from the child-support base to move along a second plunger-movement line through a second channel formed in the seat shell into a second blind hole that is formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat to define the second anchor receiver. 4. The child restraint system of claim 3, wherein the child-support base includes a seat bottom and a seat back and the first spring and a portion of the first slidable plunger are arranged to lie in a first channel formed in the seat back of the child-support base and the first slidable plunger is pushed inwardly to compress the first spring when engaging the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat during mounting of the infant carrier on the juvenile vehicle seat and is moved outwardly by the first spring into the first anchor receiver when the first slidable plunger is aligned with the first anchor receiver. 5. The child restraint system of claim 4, wherein the second spring and a portion of the second slidable plunger are arranged to lie in a second channel formed in the seat back of the child-support base and the second slidable plunger is pushed inwardly to compress the second spring when engaging the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat during mounting of the infant carrier on the juvenile vehicle seat and is moved outwardly by the second spring into the second anchor receiver when the second slidable plunger is aligned with the second anchor receiver. 6. A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a first anchor receiver, and a second side wall coupled to an opposite second side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a second anchor receiver, the first and second side walls being arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a child-seating space therebetween, andan infant carrier including a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the seat shell including a child-support base, a first shell anchor coupled to a first side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the first anchor receiver formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in a predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to align the child-support base of the seat shell in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom and the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to establish an aligned position of the child-support base of the seat shell of the infant carrier relative to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second shell anchor coupled to an opposite second side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the second anchor receiver formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in the predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to retain the child-support base of the seat shell in the aligned position,wherein the child-support base is made of a sturdy material, the seat shell further includes a side wall coupled to the child-support base and made of a semi-soft pliable material, and the carrying handle is made of a semi-soft pliable material and is coupled to opposite portions of the side wall and arranged to extend up and over a child-receiving cavity bounded by the child-support base and the surrounding side wall. 7. The child restraint system of claim 6, wherein the side wall includes a semi-soft first side panel coupled to a first end of the carrying handle and located alongside a first side of the child-support base, a semi-soft second side panel coupled to a second end of the carrying handle and located along a second side of the child-support base, and a foot-and-leg blanket arranged to connect bottom portions of the first and second side panels and extend across the seat bottom of the child-support base to cover feet and legs of an infant at rest in the child-receiving cavity formed in the seat shell. 8. A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a first anchor receiver, and a second side wall coupled to an opposite second side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a second anchor receiver, the first and second side walls being arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a child-seating space therebetween, andan infant carrier including a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the seat shell including a child-support base, a first shell anchor coupled to a first side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the first anchor receiver formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in a predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to align the child-support base of the seat shell in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom and the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to establish an aligned position of the child-support base of the seat shell of the infant carrier relative to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second shell anchor coupled to an opposite second side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the second anchor receiver formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in the predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to retain the child-support base of the seat shell in the aligned position,wherein the child-support base includes a seat bottom that is aligned in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom of the juvenile vehicle seat when the child-support base is retained in the aligned position and a seat back that is aligned in closely confronting relation to the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat when the child-support base is retained in the aligned position, and the first and second shell anchors are coupled to the seat back of the child-support base, andwherein the first shell anchor includes a first spring and a first slidable plunger biased outwardly by the first spring away from the child-support base, the first spring and a portion of the first slidable plunger are arranged to lie in a first channel formed in the seat back of the child-support base, and the first slidable plunger is pushed inwardly to compress the first spring when engaging the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat during mounting of the infant carrier on the juvenile vehicle seat and is moved outwardly by the first spring into the first anchor receiver when the first slidable plunger is aligned with the first anchor receiver. 9. The child restraint system of claim 8, wherein the second shell anchor includes a second spring and a second slidable plunger biased outwardly away from the child-support base, the second spring and a portion of the second slidable plunger are arranged to lie in a second channel formed in the seat back of the child-support base, and the second slidable plunger is pushed inwardly to compress the second spring when engaging the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat during mounting of the infant carrier on the juvenile vehicle seat and is moved outwardly by the second spring into the second anchor receiver when the second slidable plunger is aligned with the second anchor receiver. 10. A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a first anchor receiver, and a second side wall coupled to an opposite second side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a second anchor receiver, the first and second side walls being arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a child-seating space therebetween, andan infant carrier including a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the seat shell including a child-support base, a first shell anchor coupled to a first side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the first anchor receiver formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in a predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to align the child-support base of the seat shell in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom and the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to establish an aligned position of the child-support base of the seat shell of the infant carrier relative to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second shell anchor coupled to an opposite second side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the second anchor receiver formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in the predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to retain the child-support base of the seat shell in the aligned position,wherein the child-support base includes a seat bottom that is aligned in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom of the juvenile vehicle seat when the child-support base is retained in the aligned position and a seat back that is aligned in closely confronting relation to the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat when the child-support base is retained in the aligned position, and the first and second shell anchors are coupled to the seat back of the child-support base, andwherein the child-support base further includes separate first and second upper rails and separate first and second lower rails, the first shell anchor is coupled to the first upper and lower rails, and the second shell anchor is coupled to the second upper and lower rails. 11. The child restraint system of claim 10, wherein the first lower rail, the second lower rail, and the seat bottom and seat back of the child-support base cooperate to form a monolithic component. 12. The child restraint system of claim 11, wherein an upper end of the first upper rail is coupled to one side of the seat back of the child-support base, a lower end of the first upper rail is coupled to an upper end of the first lower rail, and portions of the first slidable plunger extend through aligned apertures formed in the first upper and lower rails. 13. The child restraint system of claim 12, wherein an upper end of the second upper rail is coupled to one side of the seat back of the child-support base, a lower end of the second upper rail is coupled to an upper end of the second lower rail, and portions of the second slidable plunger extend through aligned apertures formed in the second upper and lower rails. 14. A child restraint system comprising a juvenile vehicle seat adapted to rest on a passenger seat in a vehicle, the juvenile vehicle seat including a seat bottom, a seat back arranged to extend upwardly away from the seat bottom, a first side wall coupled to one side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a first anchor receiver, and a second side wall coupled to an opposite second side of the seat bottom and back and formed to include a second anchor receiver, the first and second side walls being arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to form a child-seating space therebetween, andan infant carrier including a seat shell and a carrying handle coupled to the seat shell, the seat shell including a child-support base, a first shell anchor coupled to a first side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the first anchor receiver formed in the first side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in a predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to align the child-support base of the seat shell in closely confronting relation to the seat bottom and the seat back of the juvenile vehicle seat in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to establish an aligned position of the child-support base of the seat shell of the infant carrier relative to the juvenile vehicle seat, and a second shell anchor coupled to an opposite second side of the child-support base and arranged to extend into the second anchor receiver formed in the second side wall of the juvenile vehicle seat when the infant carrier is placed in the predetermined position in the child-seating space formed in the juvenile vehicle seat to retain the child-support base of the seat shell in the aligned position,wherein the seat shell further includes a side wall coupled to the child-support base to form a child-receiving cavity in the infant carrier, the side wall includes a semi-soft first side panel coupled to a first end of the carrying handle and located alongside a first side of the child-support base and a semi-soft second side panel coupled to a second end of the carrying handle and located along a second side of the child-support base.
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Munn,Ronald F.; Horton,William; Burbrink,Philip W., Adjustable headrest for juvenile vehicle seat.
Irby Samuel S. (514 E. Atlantic St. South Hill VA 23970) Irby Gay J. (514 E. Atlantic St. South Hill VA 23970), Coacting infant/toddler seat/car seat/stroller system.
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