US Patent Issued to Britax Child Safety on Nov. 3 for "Child restraint system with belt tensioning mechanism" (South Carolina, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,057, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Britax Child Safety Inc. (Fort Mill, S.C.).

"Child restraint system with belt tensioning mechanism" was invented by Quentin Walsh (Fort Mill, S.C.), Angela Stacey (Fort Mill, S.C.), Dan Ross (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) and Nick Rydberg (Stillwater, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child seat configured to be secured to a car seat is provided. The child seat includes a base and a tensioning mechanism. The base includes a belt path configured to receive a belt. The tensioning mechanism is pivotably attached to the base. The tensioning mechanism is adjustable between a first configuration and a s...