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A pair of cantilevered armrests are mounted on a juvenile seat. Each armrest includes an arm and a support mount appended to the arm and coupled to the seat back. The support mount extends above and below the arm to embrace the seat back. One fastener lies above the arm and is coupled to an upper p

A pair of cantilevered armrests are mounted on a juvenile seat. Each armrest includes an arm and a support mount appended to the arm and coupled to the seat back. The support mount extends above and below the arm to embrace the seat back. One fastener lies above the arm and is coupled to an upper portion of the support mount. Another fastener lies below the arm and is coupled to a lower portion of the support mount.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A juvenile vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, a cantilevered armrest projecting from the seat back, the cantilevered armrest including an arm and a support mount appended to the arm and coupled to the seat back to support th

The invention claimed is: 1. A juvenile vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, a cantilevered armrest projecting from the seat back, the cantilevered armrest including an arm and a support mount appended to the arm and coupled to the seat back to support the arm in a cantilevered position, a first fastener coupled to the support mount and the seat back to maintain the arm in the cantilevered position, the first fastener being arranged to lie above the arm to cause the arm to lie between the first fastener and the seat bottom, wherein the support mount includes an inner flange coupled to the arm and an outer flange coupled to the arm and positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the inner flange to receive a ridge of the seat back in a U-shaped channel formed in the support mount between the inner and outer flanges and wherein the first fastener extends through the inner and outer flanges, and wherein each flange is formed to include a lower wing extending below the arm and toward the seat bottom and the second fastener is coupled to the lower wing of each flange. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first fastener has a first length and the second fastener has a second length longer than the first length. 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein each fastener includes a barrel having a first end and an opposite threaded opened end, an enlarged head coupled to the first end, and a screw threaded to fit in and mate with the threaded opened end of the barrel to couple the support mount to the seat back. 4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein each flange is formed to include an upper wing rising above the arm and away from the seat bottom and the first fastener is coupled to the upper wing of each flange. 5. The assembly of claim 4, wherein the ridge of the seat back received in the U-shaped channel is formed to include a fastener aperture, each upper wing is formed to include a fastener aperture, and the first fastener is arranged to extend through the fastener apertures formed in the ridge of the seat back and each upper wing. 6. A juvenile vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, a cantilevered armrest projecting from the seat back, the cantilevered armrest including an arm having a free end, a top surface and a support mount appended to the arm and coupled to the seat back to support the arm in a cantilevered position, a first fastener coupled to the support mount and the seat back to maintain the arm in the cantilevered position, the first fastener being arranged to lie above the top surface of the arm to cause the arm to lie between the first fastener and the seat bottom when the arm is in the cantilevered position, and wherein the cantilevered armrest further includes a load support panel fixed to the cantilevered armrest to lie in a fixed position relative to the arm and the support mount and to engage a ridge of the seat back to block pivotable movement of the cantilevered armrest toward the seat bottom about a pivot axis established by the first fastener, and wherein the support mount includes an inner flange coupled to the arm and an outer flange coupled to the arm and positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation to the inner flange to receive a ridge of the seat back in a U-shaped channel formed in the support mount between the inner and outer flanges and the load support panel includes a lower edge positioned to engage the ridge of the seat back and lie in a position between the inner and outer flanges of the support mount. 7. A juvenile vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back having a side ridge facing forwardly toward the seat bottom, a cantilevered armrest including a rearwardly facing support mount, an arm having a free end and a top surface, the support mount being appended to the arm and extending above the top surface of the arm for receiving the forwardly facing side ridge of the seat back therein, and a generally flat load support panel arranged so that only an end of the generally flat load support panel abuts the seat back to block pivotable movement of the cantilevered arm relative to the seat back, and a retainer coupled to a portion of the support mount and the seat back to maintain the arm in a cantilevered position. 8. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the load support panel is arranged to lie in a fixed position relative to the arm and the support mount and to abut the forwardly facing side ridge of the seat back to block pivotable movement of the cantilevered armrest toward the seat bottom about a pivot axis established by a first fastener of the retainer. 9. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the support mount includes an inner flange and an outer flange positioned to lie in a spaced-apart relation to the inner flange and both inner and outer flanges are positioned to lie against the side ridge. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the side ridge of the seat back further includes inner and outer panels and the inner and outer flanges have upper wings, one upper wing is positioned to lie against a portion of the inner panel above the arm, and another upper wing is positioned to lie against a portion of the outer panel above the arm. 11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the retainer includes a first fastener and a second fastener, and the first fastener couples the upper wings to the inner panel and the outer panel of the side ridge at the position above the arm. 12. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the inner and outer flanges includes lower wings, one lower wing is positioned to lie against a portion of the inner panel below the arm, and another lower wing is positioned to lie against the outer panel below the arm. 13. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the retainer includes a first fastener which couples the support mount to the seat back above the arm. 14. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the retainer includes a second fastener which couples the support mount to the seat back below the arm. 15. The assembly of claim 7, wherein the support mount is formed to include a U-shaped channel which is positioned to lie above the arm. 16. The assembly of claim 15, wherein the U-shaped channel mates with the side edge above the arm. 17. A juvenile vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back having a side edge facing forwardly toward the seat bottom, a cantilevered armrest including a free end, a top surface and a support mount formed to include a rearwardly facing U-shaped channel receiving the forwardly facing side edge of the seat back therein and an arm appended to the support mount, and means for fastening the support mount to the seat back above and below the arm and on a side of the side edge to support the arm in a cantilevered position to stabilize the arm against movement, and wherein the cantilevered armrest further includes a load support panel arranged to lie in a fixed position relative to the arm and the support mount and to abut the forwardly facing side edge of the seat back to block pivotable movement of the cantilevered armrest toward the seat bottom about a pivot axis established by the first fastener. 18. A juvenile vehicle seat assembly comprising a seat including a seat bottom and a seat back, a non-pivotable cantilevered armrest including an arm having a free end, a top surface and a support mount appended to the arm, the support mount including upper wings rising above the top surface of the arm and away from the seat bottom and lower wings extending below the top surface of the arm and toward the seat bottom, and a first fastener coupled to the upper wings and the seat back and a second fastener coupled to the lower wings and the seat back, and wherein each lower wing is formed to include a fastener aperture, the seat back is formed to include a second fastener aperture, and the second fastener is arranged to extend through the fastener aperture formed in the lower wings and the second fastener aperture formed in the seat back. 19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein each upper wing is formed to include a fastener aperture, the seat back is formed to include a fastener aperture, and the first fastener is arranged to extend through fastener apertures formed in the upper wings and seat back. 20. The assembly of claim 18, wherein each fastener includes a barrel having a first end and an opposite threaded opened end, an enlarged head coupled to the first end, and a screw threaded to fit in and mate with the threaded opened end of the barrel to couple the support mount to the seat back. 21. The assembly of claim 18, wherein the first fastener has a first length and the second fastener has a second length longer than the first length.