Patent ID: 7810883

Claim:
A juvenile safety seat, comprising: a backrest; and a pair of side guards for protecting the body and shoulder of a person; each of the pair of side guards having a top end and a bottom end; the bottom end of each of the side guards being located a bottom distance from each other and the top end of each of the side guards being located a top distance from each other; each of the pair of side guards being respectively pivotally connected about an axis to the backrest at their bottom ends and movable between a closed position and an open position so that the bottom distance between the respective bottom ends of the side guards remains substantially constant and the top distance between the respective top ends of the side guards is adjustable by pivoting movement of the side guards; the pair of side guards being pivotally connected about the same axis; and curved guide means, defining a curved travel pathway, in communication with the side guards for guiding movement of the side guards along the curved travel pathway.