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A child safety seat has a seat bottom, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region, and a seating surface defined by the seat bottom and seat back to support a child occupant. A structural element is coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back, or both. A bumper has a substantially r

A child safety seat has a seat bottom, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region, and a seating surface defined by the seat bottom and seat back to support a child occupant. A structural element is coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back, or both. A bumper has a substantially rigid component or portion and is mounted to the structural element and protrudes from a side of the child safety seat. The bumper is positioned to redirect energy from a side impact with the child safety seat away from the seat back, the seat bottom, or both and to the structural element.

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1. A child safety seat comprising: a seat bottom having a top surface;a seat back having a front surface, the seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region;a seating surface defined by the top surface and the front surface and configured to support a child occupant;a structural element

1. A child safety seat comprising: a seat bottom having a top surface;a seat back having a front surface, the seat back coupled to the seat bottom at a seat bight region;a seating surface defined by the top surface and the front surface and configured to support a child occupant;a structural element coupled to the seat bottom, the seat back, or both; anda bumper has a substantially rigid portion and is mounted to the structural element and protrudes from a side of the child safety seat, the bumper positioned to redirect energy from a side impact with the child safety seat away from the seat back, the seat bottom, or both and to the structural element. 2. A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat bottom and the seat back form a seat and wherein the structural element is a base to which the seat can be detachably mounted. 3. A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the structural element is a base coupled to the seat bottom. 4. A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the structural element is a substantially rigid seat frame. 5. A child safety seat according to claim 4, wherein the seat frame is a metal structure that extends along and is connected to the seat back, the seat bottom, or both. 6. A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the bumper is a single unitary structure attached directly to the structural element. 7. A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the bumper includes a bracket attached to the structural element and a cover attached to the bracket. 8. A child safety seat according to claim 7, wherein the bracket is fastened to the structural element by fasteners and the cover is snapped to the bracket hiding the fasteners. 9. A child safety seat according to claim 7, wherein the bracket is a metal bracket and the cover is a plastic cover. 10. A child safety seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat back and seat bottom are integrally molded as a unitary plastic shell and the structural element is formed separately and attached to the plastic shell. 11. A child safety seat comprising: a molded seat shell forming a seat bottom and a seat back, the seat back joined to the seat bottom at a seat bight region;a seating surface defined by a top surface of the seat bottom and a front surface of the seat back and configured to support a child occupant;a structural element coupled to the seat shell; andtwo substantially rigid bumpers mounted to the structural element, one of the bumpers protruding from each side of the child safety seat, each bumper positioned to redirect energy from a side impact with the child safety seat away from the seat shell to the structural element. 12. A child safety seat according to claim 11, wherein the structural element is a base to which the seat shell can be mounted and from which the seat shell can be detached. 13. A child safety seat according to claim 11, wherein the structural element is a substantially rigid frame carried by the seat shell. 14. A child safety seat according to claim 13, wherein the frame is a metal structure that extends along and is connected to the seat shell. 15. A child safety seat according to claim 11, wherein the bumpers are single unitary structures attached directly to the structural element. 16. A child safety seat according to claim 11, wherein the bumpers each include a bracket attached to the structural element and a cover attached to the bracket. 17. A child safety seat according to claim 16, wherein the bracket is fastened to the structural element by fasteners and the cover is snapped to the bracket hiding the fasteners. 18. A child safety seat according to claim 16, wherein the bracket is a metal bracket and the cover is a plastic cover. 19. A child safety seat according to claim 11, wherein the structural element is formed separately and attached to the seat shell.