Patent ID: 7407232

Claim:
A seat for a child comprising: a seat portion on which a child can sit; a back portion disposed on a rear part of the seat portion; and a pair of armrests disposed on right and left sides of the seat portion, wherein at least one of the armrests includes a body member, and an upper half member attached to the body member of the armrest through a hinge mechanism, the upper half member capable of being pivoted outside the body member, the upper half member of the armrest can be held at a perpendicular posture on the body member, and can move on the body member, and when the upper half member is slid on the body member and is pivoted outside the body member, an upper surface of the upper half member pivoted into a horizontal posture is flush with an upper surface of the body member, wherein the hinge mechanism includes a shaft disposed in the body member of the armrest to extend in the back and forth direction, and a link attached to the shaft to project outward from the body member of the armrest, the link being capable of rotating between a perpendicular position and a horizontal position, and wherein an end of the link is engaged with an elongated hole formed in a bottom surface of the upper half member, so that the upper half member of the armrest can be moved outside relative to the link.