Patent ID: 8550562

Claim:
A child restraint seat subframe adapted to be removably attached to a vehicle seat, and having individual components sized for cleaning in a residential-sized dishwasher upon disassembly, said child restraint seat subframe comprising: left and right side panels; a back panel having a front surface, and left and right edge surfaces, said left edge surface in contact with a portion of said left side panel, said right edge surface in contact with a portion of said right side panel, said back panel comprising a plurality of constituent sub-panel segments, each of said constituent sub-panel segments having a mating bottom edge, or a mating top edge, or both, for mating to an adjacent sub-panel segment; a seat having a back end, a front end, a top surface, and left and right side faces, said seat left side face in contact with a portion of said left side panel, said seat right side face in contact with a portion of said right side panel, said seat back end in contact with said back panel front surface lower end and mated to said back panel front surface lower end by at least one interlocking registration tab and corresponding slot; and a plurality of fasteners connecting said side panels to either said seat portion or said back panel, or connecting said side panels to both said seat portion and said back panel; said back panel left edge surface mated to said left side panel by at least one interlocking registration tab and corresponding slot, and said back panel right edge surface mated to said right side panel by at least one interlocking registration tab and corresponding slot.