Patent ID: 7823974

Claim:
A compactible juvenile vehicle seat comprising a seat base adapted to set on a vehicle seat and formed to include a seat bottom adapted to support a juvenile in a seated position, the seat base formed to include front and rear portions, a seat back including a foldable backrest and a backrest lock, the foldable backrest including a front side adapted to face in a first direction toward a juvenile supported in the seated position upon movement of the foldable backrest relative to the seat base to assume an upright use position and a back side arranged to face in an opposite second direction, the foldable backrest also including a bottom edge located near the rear portion of the seat base upon movement of the foldable backrest to the upright use position and an opposite top edge, and tether means for supporting the foldable backrest for movement relative to the seat base between the upright use position and a compact folded storage position to cause the top edge of the foldable backrest to move toward the rear portion of the seat base and the bottom edge of the foldable backrest to move toward the front portion of the seat base in response to movement of the foldable backrest relative to the seat base from the upright use position to assume the compact folded storage position, wherein the back side of the foldable backrest is arranged to face in a downward direction toward and overlie at least a portion of a seating surface of the seat bottom the seating surface being configured to receive the juvenile directly thereon and facing forward with the juvenile's back against the front side of the seatback when the seat is in the upright use position, and the front side of the foldable backrest is arranged to face in an upward direction away from the seat bottom upon arrival of the foldable backrest at the compact folded storage position.