Booster seat with stowable tray and/or stowable securing strap

A booster seat for a child, comprising:

• a seat on which the child sits and is supported, wherein the seat includes a base with two opposing sidewalls extending upward therefrom and includes a backrest, wherein the base, the backrest, and the sidewalls form a sitting well in which the child sits and having a width between the sidewalls, and wherein the base includes at least one base wall;
• a tray that removably attaches to the seat and is repositionable between a use position mounted to the seat and a stowed position, wherein the tray has a width and a height;
• a storage compartment formed in the base of the seat, wherein the tray is received in the storage compartment in the stowed position, wherein the storage compartment has a width and a height, the storage compartment width is greater than the tray width which in turn is greater than the sitting well width, and the storage compartment height is substantially equal to or greater than the tray height, wherein the storage compartment includes an access opening formed in the wall of the base, and the tray is inserted into and withdrawn from the compartment through the access opening;
• and
• a retractable support foot that moves between a deployed position and a retractable position, wherein in the deployed position the foot extends into the compartment and a bottom of the foot is in a horizontal plane of a bottom surface of the base to help support the seat, and in the retracted position the foot is displaced from the compartment to provide clearance for the tray to be inserted into the compartment in the stowed position.

A booster seat for securing to a surface and supporting a child, comprising:

• a seat in which the child sits and is supported;
• a tray that removably attaches to the seat and is repositionable between a use position mounted to the seat and a stowed position;
• a tray storage compartment formed in the seat, wherein the tray is received in the storage compartment in the stowed position;
• one or more securing straps for securing the booster seat to the surface;
• and
• a strap storage compartment formed by the seat, separate from the tray storage compartment, wherein at least a portion of the straps can be stored out of the way in the compartment so they are not loose and dangling when transporting or storing the seat;
• wherein:
• the straps are detachably coupled to the seat;
• the straps secure the seat to a vertical portion of the surface, a horizontal portion of the surface, or both;
• the strap storage compartment includes an access opening and a closure that is repositionable between an open position in which the straps can be inserted into the strap storage compartment and a closed position in which the straps are retained in the strap storage compartment;
• the strap storage compartment is formed in a base of the seat;
• the access opening faces downward;
• the strap storage compartment includes a peripheral sidewall surrounding the access opening;
• a portion of the peripheral sidewall is formed by a back wall of the base;
• and
• an opposing portion of the peripheral sidewall is formed by a back wall of a sitting well formed in part by the base.