Rotating child safety seat

A child safety seat (1) for use in a vehicle, the child safety seat comprising at least a head section (3), a back section (4) and a sitting section (5), a base frame (7) having a lower surface resting on a sitting portion of a vehicle seat (2) and being connected to the child safety seat (1), the base frame (7) comprising Isofix connectors (8), the at least head section (3), back section (4) and sitting section (5) being rotatable relative the base frame (7),

• characterized in that the base frame (7) is connected to the sitting section (5) of the child safety seat (1) through a pivot connection (9), the pivot connection (9) being arranged in a front part of the base frame (7) and the sitting section (5) of the child safety seat (1), the pivot connection (9) providing a fixed connection between the base frame (7) and the sitting section (5) under normal utilization of the child safety seat (1), but allowing at least the back section (4) and sitting section (5) to rotate sideways about an axis (R) extending through the pivot connection (9) in the event of a collision, the pivot connection (9) further comprising energy absorbing means.