Child car seat with multiple use configurations

摘要

A recline adjustment mechanism (60) is disclosed for a car seat having a seat member (35) pivotally supported on a base member (15) for pivotal movement through a plurality of recline angles. The recline adjustment mechanism, which operably interconnects the seat member and the base member to control the pivoted recline angle of the seat member, comprises an actuation handle (61) movably supported on the base member for movement between a home position and a release position; a stepped ramp (17) fixed to the base member and including a plurality of steps corresponding respectively to predefined recline angles of the seat member relative to the base member; and a recline paddle (65) pivotally connected to the seat member and engageable with a selected one of the steps to secure the seat member at the selected predefined recline angle; and a paddle trap apparatus (62,63) connected to the actuation handle and being operable to lock the recline paddle against the stepped ramp when the actuation handle is in the home position.