Reclining mechanism for toddler seat

Claim 1

A toddler carrier comprising a shell having a seat, a back, opposed sides, and opposed leg members extending downwardly from said seat, said leg members having a front and a rear, said seat having a front and a rear, said leg members being located at the front of said seat; opposed elongated slots in said front of said leg members; a base having a front end and a rear end, said base having opposed upwardly extending towers at said front end; a rigid link member for attaching said shell to said rear end of said base at said rear of said seat, said link pivotally connecting said shell to said base; an axle extending through said opposed elongated slots in said leg members and opposed towers of said base; a slot in the sides of said shell for acceptance of said axle; a release handle having an integral pair of release arms extending at a predetermined angle from said handle, said release arms being pivotally secured to said shell; a plurality of notches in said release arm, said notches being configured so as to releasably mate with said axle; a spring between said shell and said release handle for biasing said notches into a mating position with said axle; whereby said notches may be selectively aligned with said axle by depression of said release handle and pivoting said shell in a selected direction.