Child booster seat

Abstract

A child booster seat comprising a seat portion, a back portion including a cavity opening onto a top surface thereof, and a rear surface defining a slot in communication with the cavity with first retaining means adjacent thereto, and a headrest having a stem integral therewith including second retaining means and being adapted to be inserted in the cavity such as to maintain a height of the headrest by the engagement of the second retaining means with the first retaining means through the elongated slot. Also, a child seat comprising a seat portion having a bottom surface and side walls, a cup holder including a leg having fastening means, and at least one complementary fastening receptacle in the bottom surface opening in a side wall and being adapted to retain the leg, so that the cup holder can be detachably mounted in the receptacle while protruding beyond the side wall.

1 . A child booster seat adapted to be installed on a vehicle seat and retained thereon by a seat belt provided therewith, the child booster seat comprising: 
 a seat portion defining a seating surface;    a back portion having a front back-rest surface and a rear surface with a top surface extending therebetween, the back portion defining an elongated cavity opening towards the top surface, and the rear surface defining an elongated slot in communication with the elongated cavity with first retaining means adjacent thereto;    a headrest having a head-rest surface and a rear surface; and    an elongated stem integral with the headrest extending in a direction generally parallel to the rear surface thereof and defining a bottom end including second retaining means, the elongated stem being adapted to be inserted in the elongated cavity such as to have the head-rest surface located at a desired height with respect to the seating surface, the height being maintained by the engagement of the second retaining means with the first retaining means through the elongated slot.    
   
   
       2 . The child booster seat according to  claim 1 , wherein the first retaining means comprise a pair of elongated generally parallel strips including one of hook and loop means and extending on the rear surface of the back portion with the elongated slot therebetween, and the second retaining means comprise a pair of elongated flaps including the other of hook and loop means and extending from the bottom end of the elongated stem in a direction generally perpendicular to the pair of elongated strips when the stem is inserted in the cavity.  
   
   
       3 . The child booster seat according to  claim 1 , wherein the seat portion includes a rear end defining at least one mortise with a first bore passing therethrough, the back portion includes a bottom end defining a tenon for each mortise, each of the tenons having a second bore passing therethrough and being engaged in the corresponding mortise so that the first and second bores are aligned, and the child booster seat further comprises a pin passing through the first and second bores to form a pivot connection between the seat and back portions.  
   
   
       4 . The child booster seat according to  claim 1 , wherein the seat portion further includes a left side and a right side, each side defining an armrest extending upwardly from the seating surface, and each armrest including a groove adapted to receive a lap portion of the seat belt, whereby the seat belt retains the child booster seat and a child sitting on the seating surface.  
   
   
       5 . The child booster seat according to  claim 1 , wherein the back portion further includes a left side and a right side, each side extending forwardly beyond the back-rest surface to define a pair of protruding side walls, each side wall being adapted to guide a shoulder portion of the seat belt over a shoulder of a child sitting on the seating surface, whereby the seat belt retains the child booster seat and the child.  
   
   
       6 . The child booster seat according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the seat portion, the back portion and the headrest is a one-piece molded member made of expanded polypropylene.  
   
   
       7 . A child seat for use in a vehicle, the seat comprising: 
 a seat portion having a top seating surface, a bottom surface and first and second side walls;    a cup holder having a body defining a top open end, a bottom end, and a leg extending from the bottom end and having a top surface substantially parallel to the top end of the cup holder and including fastening means; and    at least two complementary fastening receptacles in the bottom surface of the seat portion, at least one of the receptacles opening in one of the first and second side walls, each receptacle being adapted to detachably receive and retain the leg of the cup holder;    whereby the cup holder can be mounted in the at least one of the receptacles with the leg and cup holder protruding beyond the one of the first and second side walls.    
   
   
       8 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein the fastening means include a male part of a snap-like joint and each of the complementary fastening receptacles include a female part of the snap-like joint.  
   
   
       9 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein the top open end defines a cup receiving cavity including a plurality of fingers so that the cavity is adapted to receive a beverage container having any one of a plurality of sizes and any one of a plurality of shapes.  
   
   
       10 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein the cup holder is insulated.  
   
   
       11 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein the seat portion is an integrally molded member made of expanded polypropylene.  
   
   
       12 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein each of the first and second side walls defines an armrest extending upwardly from the seating surface, each armrest including a groove adapted to receive a lap portion of a seat belt, whereby the seat belt retains the child booster seat and a child sitting on the seating surface.  
   
   
       13 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein the seat portion includes a rear end defining at least one mortise with a first bore passing therethrough, the child seat further comprises a back portion including a bottom end defining a tenon for each mortise, each of the tenons having a second bore passing therethrough and being engaged in the corresponding mortise so that the first and second bores are aligned, and a pin passing through the first and second bores to form a pivot connection between the seat and back portions.  
   
   
       14 . The child seat according to  claim 13 , wherein the back portion includes a front back-rest surface and a pair of side surfaces extending forwardly and beyond the back-rest surface to define a pair of protruding side walls, each side wall of the back portion being adapted to guide a shoulder portion of a seat belt of a vehicle over the shoulder of a child sitting on the seating surface, whereby the seat belt retains the child booster seat and the child.  
   
   
       15 . The child seat according to  claim 7 , wherein the child seat further comprises: 
 a back portion having a front back-rest surface and a rear surface with a top surface extending therebetween, the back portion defining an elongated cavity opening towards the top surface, and the rear surface defining an elongated slot in communication with the elongated cavity with first retaining means adjacent thereto;    a headrest having a head-rest surface and a rear surface; and    an elongated stem integral with the headrest extending in a direction generally parallel to the rear surface thereof and defining a bottom end including second retaining means, the elongated stem being adapted to be inserted in the elongated cavity such as to have the head-rest surface located at a desired height with respect to the seating surface, the height being maintained by the engagement of the second retaining means with the first retaining means through the elongated slot.    
   
   
       16 . The child seat according to  claim 15 , wherein the first retaining means comprise a pair of elongated generally parallel strips including one of hook and loop means and extending on the rear surface of the back portion with the elongated slot therebetween, and the second retaining means comprise a pair of elongated flaps including the other of hook and loop means and extending from the bottom end of the elongated stem in a direction generally perpendicular to the pair of elongated strips when the elongated stem is inserted in the elongated cavity.