Patent ID: 7984946

Claim:
A vehicle safety seat apparatus comprising: a substantially rectangular base unit configured to be secured to a vehicle seat and having a substantially curved groove; a safety seat including a support block below a seat portion of the safety seat, wherein the support block is configured to be pivotally and removably coupled to the base unit, and wherein the support block includes a tab configured to couple with the substantially curved groove when the safety seat is pivoted around a vertical axis; a first post configured to be removably anchored to a first corner of the substantially rectangular base unit, wherein, when the first post is anchored to the first corner of the substantially rectangular base unit, the safety seat and the base unit are configured such that the safety seat may pivot around a first vertical axis at the first corner of the substantially rectangular base unit; and a second post configured to be removably anchored to a second corner of the substantially rectangular base unit, wherein, when the second post is anchored to the second corner of the substantially rectangular base unit, the safety seat and the base unit are configured such that the safety seat may pivot around a second vertical axis at the second corner of the substantially rectangular base unit.