Patent ID: 7988230

Claim:
A seat support for a juvenile restraint adapted to receive a juvenile seat, the seat support comprising a base including a support platform, the support platform having a first end and a second end, a seat-base anchor belt having a first end and a second end, the seat-base anchor belt overlying the support platform from the first end of the support platform to the second end of the support platform, the first end of the seat-base anchor belt being located outwardly from the first end of the support platform and the second end of the seat-base anchor belt being located outwardly from the second end of the support platform, anchor belt retainer means for locking the seat-base anchor belt to the base and for selectively locking a vehicle anchor belt of a vehicle to the base with the vehicle anchor belt spaced apart from the seat-base anchor belt, wherein the anchor belt retainer means comprises a belt-separator plate having a first end and a second end, the belt-separator plate overlies the seat-base anchor belt and the support platform, the first end of the belt-separator plate is located adjacent to the first end of the support platform, the second end of the belt-separator plate is located adjacent to the second end of the support platform, and the seat-base anchor belt extends through a belt passageway formed between the support platform and the belt-separator plate, wherein the anchor belt retainer means further comprises a seat-base anchor belt lock configured to lock the seat-base anchor belt to the support platform, and wherein the seat-base anchor belt lock comprises one or more male members formed in the belt-separator plate and one or more female members formed in the support platform and each male member is configured to press the seat-base anchor belt into a female member of the support platform.