Patent ID: 7278683

Claim:
A child seat for seating a child within a vehicle, comprising: a base having a substantially vertical outer side wall, the outer wall defining a perimeter of a recess formed in the wall; and an object holder including a vertically elongated cavity for receiving and holding an object; wherein the object holder is attached to the base and extends into the recess, the recess perimeter being sized to receive a portion of the cavity of the object holder such that the object holder is movable though the recess between an extended, in use position and a fully retracted, storage position; wherein, when the object holder is in the fully retracted, storage position, the object holder can be retracted no further into the base, and a portion of the object holder extends beyond the outer side wall of the base and presents a gripping surface configured to be engaged so as to articulate the object holder from the fully retracted position to the extended position; wherein the child seat is configured for placement on a seat of the vehicle, and wherein the child seat has a belt path configured to receive and locate relative to the child a lapbelt of a restraint system of the vehicle.