Patent ID: 7325871

Claim:
An infant car seat, comprising: a base including a belt path along which a vehicle belt can be secured to the base, the base presenting an upwardly facing surface and the base defining an outer perimeter; a carrier connected to the base, the carrier presenting a downwardly facing surface that faces the upwardly facing surface of the base, and the carrier defining an outer perimeter; and a latch mechanism disposed between the upwardly facing surface of the base and the downwardly facing surface of the carrier, the latch mechanism defining first and second mounting locations, such that in the first mounting location the carrier is positioned in a first reclined position, and in the second mounting location the carrier is positioned in a second upright position, wherein releasing the latch mechanism allows the carrier to move between the first and second positions and further allows the carrier to be removed from the base without disconnecting any additional attachments between the carrier and the base, and wherein the latch mechanism is disposed within the outer perimeters of the base and carrier when the carrier is connected to the base; wherein the belt path is fixed in location on the base such that the carrier can be positioned in either the first, reclined position or the second, upright position without adjustment of the vehicle belt relative to the base.