Vehicle seat assembly including integral child restraint seat

A child restraint seat for disposition in the seat back cushion of an adult passenger seat for restraining a child in a vehicle comprising:

• an adult passenger seat having a generally horizontal seat bottom portion and a generally upright seat back portion;
• a cavity recessed in said adult seat back portion for receiving said child restraint seat;
• a child seat portion having a first end pivotally coupled to said adult passenger seat between a folded position recessed in said cavity forming at least a portion of said adult seat back portion and an unfolded use position extending downwardly to a generally horizontal position against said adult seat bottom portion;
• a child backrest portion having an upper end and a lower end disposed in said cavity and moveable between a stowed position generally parallel with said adult seat back portion and an inclined position tilted outwardly to a predetermined child backrest angle;
• a first hinge interconnecting said first end of said child seat portion and said lower end of said child backrest portion for automatically pivoting said lower end of said child backrest portion from said stowed position to said inclined position in response to pivotal rotation of said child seat portion from said folded position recessed in said cavity to said unfolded use position against said adult seat portion;
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• a second hinge interconnecting said upper end of said child backrest portion and said adult seat back portion for automatically extending said upper end of said child backrest portion from said stowed position stored in said cavity to said inclined position extending outwardly and spaced forward of said cavity in response to said pivotal rotation of said child seat portion from said folded position to said unfolded position.