RECLINING MECHANISM AND LATCH FOR CHILD SAFETY SEAT

摘要

A reclining mechanism for a child safety seat used in motor vehicles that enable s the safety seat to be used in both a forward and rearward facing position. It compr ises a seat (11), a base member (15) to which the seat (11) is attached, connection mea ns (19, 22) between the seat (11) and base member (15) that allow movement of the seat ( 11) with respect to the base (15). Movement comprising a first range of reclining movement where the seat (11) is able to move between an upright position and a f irst recline position, and a second range of reclining movement where the seat furthe r moves between the first reclined position and a second reclined position, and st op means (33) that prevents the seat (11) moving from the first reclined position i nto the second range of reclining movement, the stop means (33) requiring some manual operation to allow release of the seat (11) into the second range of reclining movement. This allows a minor amount of reclining of the seat (11) while restra ining the seat (11) from fully reclining which may be dangerous when in the forward facing position. The fully reclined position is only when the child safety seat is used in a rearward facing position.