Patent ID: 8899688

Claim:
A convertible child seat that presents a seat cavity to receive a seated child, said convertible child seat comprising: a seat frame including a bottom wall, said seat frame presenting the seat cavity, side panels, and an open front that permits cavity ingress and egress by the child; and a front restraint shiftably attached to the seat frame and shiftable between a storage position and a child-restraining position, said front restraint extending along the bottom wall in the storage position so as to be positioned below the seated child and thereby permit cavity ingress and egress through the open front, said front restraint presenting at least one opening that permits the legs of the seated child to extend through the open front when in the child-restraining position, said front restraint at least partly spanning the open front in the child-restraining position to restrict cavity ingress and egress through the open front; and a support panel positionable in a seat bottom position, in which the support panel extends along the bottom wall so as to be located below the seated child and thereby provide a seat bottom, said support panel overlying and at least partly covering the front restraint when the support panel is in the seat bottom position and the front restraint is in the storage position, said front restraint being pivotally attached to the seat frame adjacent a front end thereof, said front restraint being located in the seat cavity in the storage position.