Patent ID: 7270373

Claim:
A child car seat comprising: a seat body; a base for supporting the seat body such that the seat body is tiltable in a reclining direction; a locking device for applying a lock preventing the seat body from tilting; and a releasing device for releasing the lock applied by the locking device and allowing a rotation of the seat body in an upright direction when forward deceleration larger than a predetermined level is applied to the child car seat while the seat body is disposed so as to face backward and upward, said releasing device comprising a weight moving forward in response to the deceleration so that the lock is released by movement of the weight, wherein the locking device comprises a locking bar extending in a transverse direction of the seat body, a latch body provided on the base and engaging the locking bar, and a latch claw rotatably attached to a latch arm so that engagement of the latch body and the locking bar through the latch claw is released by rotation of the latch claw in response to the movement of the weight caused by the deceleration.