ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,941, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Artsana USA Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
"Keyed release of secondary locking mechanism" was invented by Michael L. Longenecker (Lancaster, Pa.) and Michael S. Degrace (Red Lion, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A child safety seat for use in a vehicle includes a base assembly securable to a seat in a vehicle, a seat shell connectable to the base assembly in a forward-facing configuration, a rearward-facing configuration, or moveable therebetween, a connector assembly having a latching mechanism operably configured to permit selective release of the connector assembly thereby enabling separation of ...