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Abstract

Seat to accommodate a child in a vehicle, the seat being adapted for secure connection to the vehicle e.g. to a conventional forward facing vehicle seat for an adult; the seat having a support portion (10) on which a child may sit, a rear portion (11) configured to restrict movements of the back of the child, and a headrest (12) configured to restrict movements of the back of the head of the child, in which a first upright member (15) is connected to a rear part of [or a rear extension to] the support portion (10) and a second upright member (16) is connected to a rear part of [or a rear extension to] the headrest (12), the upright members (15 and 16) being parallel to each other, and in which there is adjustment means to adjust the relative position of the headrest with respect to the support portion, the adjustment means comprising a rotary member (19) rotatable about a horizontal axis fixed with respect to the rear portion (11), the rotary member (19) having grips (27, 28) at its ends projecting sideways from the support portion within or behind the support portion and projecting detents (21,22) between the grips, the detents (21, 22) being arranged to engage facing slots (15a and 16a) of identical pitch apart in the first and second upright members, the arrangement being such that when the rotary member (19) is turned by the grips (27, 28), the rear portion (11) is raised by the pitch of the slots (15a and 16a), and the headrest (12) is raised by twice the pitch of the slots.

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