ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,808, issued on May 27, was assigned to Artsana USA Inc. (Lancaster, Pa.).
"Quick-acting belt tensioner for a child safety seat" was invented by Michael L. Longenecker (Lancaster, Pa.), Matthew J. Ransil (Richland, Pa.) and Michael S. Degrace (Red Lion, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick acting belt tensioning mechanism for securing a child safety seat into a vehicle having a tensioning member with a hook-like engagement structure rotatably mounted on the safety seat adjacent to a belt path for a vehicle seat belt. Engaging the seat belt in the engagement structure and rotating the tensioning member by movement of the lever te...