Infant car seat handle and handle lock mechanism

An infant car seat, comprising:

• a seat shell;
• a handle comprising a grip portion and a pair of handle arms extending from said grip portion, each of said handle arms being rotatably connected to said seat shell at an end of said handle arm opposite said grip portion;
• and
• a handle lock mechanism associated with at least one of said handle arms, said handle lock mechanism comprising:
• a latch slidably connected to said at least one handle arm, said latch comprising a tab extending towards said seat shell;
• a plurality of locking surfaces associated with said seat shell;
• an actuator operable to slide said latch between a first position wherein said tab interferes with said locking surfaces to prevent rotation of said handle with respect to said seat shell, and a second position wherein said tab does not interfere with said locking surfaces and said handle is allowed to rotate with respect to said seat shell;
• and
• a biasing member biasing said latch towards said first position.

An infant car seat comprising:

• a seat shell;
• a handle rotatably connected to said seat shell;
• and
• a handle lock mechanism, comprising:
• a position stamping connected to said seat shell;
• a latch slidably connected to said handle, said latch comprising a tab;
• a biasing member biasing said latch towards a first position wherein said tab cooperates with said position stamping to prevent rotation of said handle relative to said seat shell;
• and
• an actuator operable to slide said latch to a second position wherein said tab is moved away from said position stamping and said handle is allowed to rotate relative to said seat shell.