ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,875, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Evenflo Co. Inc. (Miamisburg, Ohio).
"Top tether damper for child car seat" was invented by Oronde Armstrong (Charlotte, N.C.), Jay Bullington (Mount Holly, N.C.), Kurt Gabriel (Charlotte, N.C.) and Phillip Przybylo (Waxhaw, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are car seats and bases therefor. The base includes top tether and an energy-absorbing elongate finger. The tether includes webbing. The webbing is at least partially wrapped about the elongate finger. The elongate finger is configured to deform when a load applied thereto by the webbing exceeds a predetermined threshold ...