Multi-position anti-rebound bar

A convertible child safety seat comprising:

• a body configured to support an occupant;
• a base portion operably coupled to the body to support the body, the base portion being configured to be disposed on a vehicle seat base of a vehicle seat in either a forward facing configuration or a rearward facing configuration, and the body being configured to pivot relative to the base portion such that an angle between a back portion of the body and the base portion is different between a non-reclined position and a reclined position of the body;
• a multi-use anti-rebound bar, the anti-rebound bar being operably coupled to the base portion or the body such that the anti-rebound bar is pivotable between at least a first position and a third position to provide a first function in the rearward facing configuration and between a second position to provide a second function different than the first function in the forward facing configuration;
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• a positioning assembly configured to enable the anti-rebound bar to pivot between, and be maintained in, the first position, the second position, and the third position, the positioning assembly being disposed on at least one side of a front portion of the body, wherein the positioning assembly comprises a base plate, wherein a proximal end of the anti-rebound bar is operably coupled to the base plate at a pivot axis, wherein the base plate includes at least a first orifice, a second orifice, and a third orifice equidistant from the pivot axis, and wherein the first orifice corresponds to the first position, the second orifice corresponds to the second position, and the third orifice corresponds to the third position,
• wherein the first and third orifices are positioned on the base plate such that, when the base portion is disposed on the vehicle seat base in the rearward configuration, the anti-rebound bar in the first position extends substantially parallel and adjacent to a vehicle seat back of the vehicle seat with the body in the non-reclined position and the anti-rebound bar in the third position extends substantially parallel and adjacent to the vehicle seat back of the vehicle seat with the body in the reclined position.