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A pivoting armrest assembly for a seating unit includes an armrest support having first and second outer flanges and a center rib, wherein the flanges and the rib define a pair of laterally spaced channels. An arm is pivotally attached to the arm support and has first and second outer ribs that are

A pivoting armrest assembly for a seating unit includes an armrest support having first and second outer flanges and a center rib, wherein the flanges and the rib define a pair of laterally spaced channels. An arm is pivotally attached to the arm support and has first and second outer ribs that are spaced apart from one another. The pivot attachment is designed to eliminate looseness and bias the arm to one side. When the arm rotates from a vertical to a horizontal position, the first and second outer ribs substantially fill the pair of channels and the center rib intermeshes with the outer ribs, thus eliminating voids and creating a no-pinch condition. The arm and arm support have curved interfacing surfaces that create a self-clearing effect to prevent pinching between a bottom surface of the arm and a front surface of the arm support during rotation of the arm.

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A pivoting armrest assembly for a seating unit includes an armrest support having first and second outer flanges and a center rib, wherein the flanges and the rib define a pair of laterally spaced channels. An arm is pivotally attached to the arm support and has first and second outer ribs that are

A pivoting armrest assembly for a seating unit includes an armrest support having first and second outer flanges and a center rib, wherein the flanges and the rib define a pair of laterally spaced channels. An arm is pivotally attached to the arm support and has first and second outer ribs that are spaced apart from one another. The pivot attachment is designed to eliminate looseness and bias the arm to one side. When the arm rotates from a vertical to a horizontal position, the first and second outer ribs substantially fill the pair of channels and the center rib intermeshes with the outer ribs, thus eliminating voids and creating a no-pinch condition. The arm and arm support have curved interfacing surfaces that create a self-clearing effect to prevent pinching between a bottom surface of the arm and a front surface of the arm support during rotation of the arm. leg and wherein the second belt retainer and the shoulder belt receiver on the external wall of the first support leg cooperate to provide means of receiving a vehicle shoulder belt internally in a shoulder belt receiver channel adjacent to the second support leg and externally on the shoulder belt receiver surface on the first support leg to retain the seat in place in a vehicle. 7. The vehicle seat of claim 6, wherein the support base further includes a first support member located under the seat bottom on one side of the seat and in spaced-apart relation to the first support leg to define a first notch therebetween and a second support member located under the seat bottom on another side of the seat and in spaced-apart relation to the second support leg to define a second notch therebetween. 8. A juvenile vehicle seat comprising a seat including a seat bottom and seat back extending away from the seat bottom a support base appended to an underside of the seat and adapted to support the seat on a surface underlying the seat, a first belt retainer coupled to the support base and arranged to provide a shoulder belt receiver channel located between the support base and the first belt retainer and adapted to receive only a vehicle shoulder belt therein to retain the seat in place in a vehicle, the first belt retainer being formed to include a belt receiver slot opening into the shoulder belt receiver channel adjacent to the support base to facilitate movement of a vehicle shoulder belt into and out of the shoulder belt receiver channel, and a second belt retainer coupled to the support base and arranged to provide a shoulder belt receiver channel between the support base and the second belt retainer and wherein the second belt retainer is adapted to receive only a vehicle shoulder belt therein to retain the seat in place in a vehicle and the second belt retainer is formed to include a second belt receiver slot opening into the shoulder belt receiver channel adjacent to the second support leg to facilitate movement of the vehicle shoulder belt into and out of the shoulder belt receiver channel adjacent to the second support leg and wherein each of the first and second belt retainers also includes a second retainer arm coupled to the support base and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to a companion one of the first retainer arms to define one of the belt receiver slots therebetween. 9. The vehicle seat of claim 8, wherein each second retainer arm includes a panel facing toward the companion one of the retainer arms and a rigidifying rib coupled to the support base and a rear wall of the panel to position the panel between the rigidifying rib and said companion one of the retainer arms and arranged to lie in perpendicular relation to the rear wall of the panel. 10. A juvenile vehicle seat comprising a seat including a seat bottom, a seat back extending away from the seat bottom and having an upper edge, and a pair of spaced-apart sides arranged to position the seat bottom therebetween, first and second support legs appended to an underside of the seat back and adapted to support the seat on a surface underlying the seat, each of the first and second support legs being coupled to the seat back to lie in spaced-apart relation to the sides and including an upper portion lying adjacent to the upper edge of the seat back and a foot portion arranged to lie below the upper portion and adapted to support a portion of the seat on a surface underlying the seat, a first belt retainer coupled to the upper portion of the first support leg at a surface behind the seat back and arranged to provide an open-ended first shoulder belt receiver channel located between the first support leg and the first belt retainer and near the upper edge of the seat back, and a second belt retainer coupled to the upper portion of the second support leg at a surface behind the seat back and arranged to provide an open-ended second shoulder belt receiver channel located between the second support leg and the second belt retainer and near the upper edge of the seat back. 11. A juvenile vehicle seat comprising: a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back extending away from the seat bottom and having an upper edge, first and second support legs appended to an underside of the seat back and adapted to support the seat on a surface underlying the seat, each of the first and second support legs including an upper portion lying adjacent to the upper edge of the seat back and a foot portion arranged to lie below the upper portion and adapted to support a portion of the seat on a surface underlying the seat, a first belt retainer coupled to the upper portion of the first support leg and arranged to provide an open-ended first shoulder belt receiver channel located between the first support leg and the first belt retainer and near the upper edge of the seat back, and a second belt retainer coupled to the upper portion of the second support leg and arranged to provide an open-ended second shoulder belt receiver channel located between the second support leg and the second belt retainer and near the upper edge of the seat back, wherein each foot portion includes an exterior wall providing a shoulder belt receiver surface adapted to engage a vehicle shoulder belt, the first belt retainer and the shoulder belt receiver surface on the second support leg cooperate to provide first means for receiving a vehicle shoulder belt extending in a positively sloping direction internally in the open-ended shoulder belt receiver channel adjacent to the first support leg and externally on the shoulder belt receiver surface on the second support leg to retain the seat in place in a vehicle when the seat is positioned to be retained by a positively sloping vehicle shoulder belt, and the second belt retainer and the shoulder belt receiver surface on the first support leg cooperate to provide second means for receiving a vehicle shoulder belt extending in a negatively sloping direction internally in the open-ended shoulder belt receiver channel adjacent to the second support leg and externally on the shoulder belt receiver surface on the first support leg to retain the seat in place in a vehicle when the seat is positioned to be retained by a negatively sloping vehicle shoulder belt. 12. The vehicle seat of claim 11, wherein each support leg includes a rear wall facing away from the seat back and a side wall lying at an angle to the rear wall and wherein the side wall and the rear wall cooperate to provide an edge defining the shoulder belt receiver surface. 13. The vehicle seat of claim 12, wherein each edge is curved along a length portion thereof. 14. The vehicle seat of claim 10, wherein the seat back includes a top edge, the first belt retainer includes a first retainer arm cantilevered at one end to the first support leg and having another end arranged to extend upwardly from the first support leg along the seat back toward the top edge of the seat back, and the second belt retainer includes a second retainer arm cantilevered at one end to the second support leg and having another end arranged to extend upwardly from the second support leg along the seat back toward the top edge of the seat back. 15. The vehicle seat of claim 14, wherein the first retainer arms of the first and second belt retainers are arranged to lie in spaced-apart parallel relation to one another. 16. A juvenile vehicle seat comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back extending away from the seat bottom and having an upper edge, first and second support legs appended to an underside of the seat back and adapted to support the seat on a surface underlying the seat, each of the first and second support legs including an upper portion lying adjacent to the upper edge of the seat back and a foot portion arranged to lie below the upper portion and adapted to support a portion of the seat on a su rface underlying the seat, a first belt retainer coupled to the upper portion of the first support leg and arranged to provide an open-ended first shoulder belt receiver channel located between the first support leg and the first belt retainer and near the upper edge of the seat back, and a second belt retainer coupled to the upper portion of the second support leg and arranged to provide an open-ended second shoulder belt receiver channel located between the second support leg and the second belt retainer and near the upper edge of the seat back, wherein the seat back includes a top edge, the first belt retainer includes a first retainer arm cantilevered at one end to the first support leg and having another end arranged to extend upwardly from the first support leg along the seat back toward the top edge of the seat back, and the second belt retainer includes a second retainer arm cantilevered at one end to the second support leg and having another end arranged to extend upwardly from the second support leg along the seat back toward the top edge of the seat back and the first belt retainer further includes a second retainer arm coupled to the first support leg and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to said another end of the first retainer arm of the first belt retainer to define a belt receiver slot therebetween providing an access opening into the open-ended shoulder belt receiver channel located between the first support leg and the first belt retainer and the second belt retainer further includes a second retainer arm coupled to the second support leg and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to said another end of the first retainer arm of the second belt retainer to define a belt-receiver slot therebetween providing an access opening into the open-ended shoulder belt receiver channel located between the second support leg and the second belt retainer. 17. A juvenile vehicle seat comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back extending away from the seat a support base appended to the underside of the seat and adapted to support the seat on a surface underlying the seat, and a first retainer arm cantilevered to the support base to define a shoulder belt receiver channel located between the support base and the first retainer arm and adapted to receive only a vehicle shoulder belt therein to retain the seat in place in a vehicle, and a second retainer arm cantilevered to the support base and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the support base to define a belt receiver slot opening into the belt receiver channel to facilitate movement of a vehicle shoulder belt into and out of the shoulder belt receiver channel, wherein the first retainer arm includes an angled root portion anchored to the support base and an elongated retainer portion extending from a distal end of the angled root portion toward a distal end of the second retainer arm to define the belt receiver slot therebetween. 18. A juvenile vehicle seat comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back extending away from the seat bottom, a support base appended to the underside of the seat and adapted to support the seat on a surface underlying the seat, and a first retainer arm cantilevered to the support base to define a shoulder belt receiver channel located between the support base and the first retainer arm and adapted to receive only a vehicle shoulder belt therein to retain the seat in place in a vehicle, and a second retainer arm cantilevered to the support base and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the support base to define a belt receiver slot opening into the belt receiver channel to facilitate movement of a vehicle shoulder belt into and out of the shoulder belt receiver channel, wherein the second retainer arm includes a panel facing toward a distal end of the first retainer arm and a rigidifying rib coupled to the support base and a rear wall of the panel to position the panel between