Patent ID: 7815256

Claim:
A vehicle seat comprising: a squab including a reduced area portion for supporting a child, the squab operative in a first state in which the reduced area portion is in a raised position raised from a remainder of the squab for supporting the child and a second state in which the reduced area portion is in a lowered position generally flush with the remainder of the squab for supporting an adult; a backrest mounted to a back portion of the squab; at least one restraint element including a safety belt guide element, the safety belt guide element moveably mounted relative to the backrest and to one side of a central, longitudinal axis of an upper part of the backrest of the seat to guide a safety belt over a shoulder of an occupant of the seat, the safety belt guide element moveable between a first position and a second position that is closer to the central, longitudinal axis of the back rest than the first position; and a drive arrangement connected to the at least one restraint element to automatically move the element from the first position to the second position in response to movement of the reduced area portion from the lowered position to the raised position.