Patent ID: 7229132

Claim:
A transportable collapsible car seat for use with a passenger restraint system comprising a shoulder belt and a lap belt which comprises: (a) a plastic seat back member having a top and a bottom and a pair of raised curvilinear sides, each seat back member side having a curvilinear profile from said top to said bottom, each side having a shoulder belt positioning member for use with said shoulder belt of said restraint system toward a top of said side; (b) a plastic seat member having a front and a back and a pair of raised curvilinear sides, each member side having a curvilinear profile from said front to said back; (c) a means for selectively positioning and securing said seat member from an essentially L-shaped first position to a second essentially collapsed position wherein said top of said seat member is adjacent to said front of said back member and wherein said curvilinear profile of said raised curvilinear sides of said seat member are essentially in inverse relationship when adjacent to said curvilinear profile of said raised curvilinear sides of said back member in said second collapsed position, a lateral distance between said sides of both said seat member and said back member being about the same; (d) a means on said seat member for positioning said lap belt of said restraint system across the bony pelvis of an occupant; and (e) a pivot means connecting said seat back member with said seat member, said pivot means positioned such that when said collapsible car seat is in said second essentially collapsed position, said bottom of said seat back member and said back of said seat member are essentially in a horizontal plane permitting said collapsible car seat to be in an essentially vertical upright position.