Multi-mode child restraint system

A child restraint system comprising

• (A) a child seat comprising:
• a seating unit having a seat portion, a back portion extending upwardly from said seat portion, and a pair of side walls extending forwardly from said back portion, said back portion, seat portion and side walls each being unitary with the others;
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• an impact shield comprising a shield portion and a mounting arm integral with said shield portion, said mounting arm being pivotably mounted to said seating unit, said impact shield being pivotable to a forward position to present a substantially planar inclined surface spaced forwardly of said back portion of the seating unit, said impact shield also being pivotable to a rearward position behind said back portion to support the seating unit in a rearwardly reclined position;
• (B) a bolster means for supporting said child seat, which bolster means is releasably engagable with said child seat;
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• (C) means for propping said seating unit in a reclined position, said means comprising a prop pivotably mounted under the seating surface of said seating unit within a concavity defined by said seat portion thereof, said prop being releasably engagable in a first position substantially entirely within said concavity and releasably engagable in a second position extending below the bottom of said seat portion in such location that said propping means and the bottom rear portion of said seating unit together support said seating unit in a rearwardly reclined position, wherein said prop releasably engages the seating unit to the bolster, said prop being spring biased downwardly into such abutment with said bolster.