PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR CHECKING THE INSTALLATION OF A UNIVERSAL ISOFIX CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE

摘要

The invention discloses an apparatus for checking the location of a support leg and a support surface of a Child Restraint System (CRS) with respect to an ISOFIX striker of a vehicle seat. The apparatus includes a support base having a base plate, a lock unit for engaging with the ISOFIX striker, and an adjustment block containing an adjustable fork, and a locking bolt for locking the adjusted position of said adjustable fork. The apparatus also includes a vertical column having a slidable block of predetermined longitudinal and vertical dimensions, a guide block movable on vertical transverse plane of said vertical column containing a hole matching the shape of the vertical column and a locking crew for maintaining angular position of said adjustable fork and a base unit for positioning said vertical column on the support surface. The vertical column and the adjustable fork are graduated in terms of angle of inclination of the support base with the horizontal plane and the scale of said vertical column contains two markings for indicating an acceptable range for positioning of the top surface of said slidable block according to standardized procedure. FIG. 3