Patent ID: 8746794

Claim:
An infant seat, comprising: an upper torso support; a lower torso support pivotally articulated to the upper torso support; a seat supporting structure, at least one of the upper torso support or the lower torso support is pivotally articulated to the seat supporting structure; and a converting mechanism configured for converting the infant seat between at least an angular position in which the upper torso support is inclined with respect to the lower torso support, and a planar position in which the upper torso support and the lower torso support are substantially co-planar, the converting mechanism defining a plurality of discrete positions each of which is associated with at least one of the angular position or the planar position of the infant seat, the converting mechanism further including a first portion associated with the upper torso support and a second portion fixed to the seat supporting structure, the first portion configured to be slidingly displaced with respect to the second portion when the seat is converted between different positions thereof.