Patent ID: 7497518

Claim:
A juvenile seat comprising a seat base, a reclinable backrest mounted for pivotable movement relative to the seat base to change orientation of the reclinable backrest, a backrest lock coupled to the seat base and to the reclinable backrest, the backrest lock including a backrest retainer movably mounted in the seat base, a retainer holder coupled to the reclinable backrest and arranged to move therewith relative to the seat base, and a recline adjustor coupled to the backrest retainer and mounted for movement relative to the seat base in a first direction to move the backrest retainer to an extended position to mate with the retainer holder to lock the reclinable backrest in a selected stationary position relative to the seat base to establish a first orientation and in a second direction to move the backrest retainer to a retracted position to unmate from the retainer holder to release the reclinable seat back for pivotable movement relative to the seat base to assume a second orientation, and wherein the seat base includes a seat bottom adapted to support a seated juvenile thereon and first and second arm supports arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to one another to locate the seat bottom and the reclinable backrest therebetween, the seat base also includes a backrest support arranged to extend in a rearward direction away from the seat bottom and the backrest, the backrest support is formed to include an interior region containing the backrest retainer, and the recline adjustor includes a handgrip arranged to lie in an exposed position outside of the interior region and a motion controller coupled to the handgrip and arranged to extend through an adjustor aperture formed in the backrest support to mate with the backrest retainer.