Patent ID: 8113584

Claim:
A device for restraining a passenger in a vehicle seat comprising a back portion and a seat portion which define a bight therebetween, the device comprising: a portable booster seat, a strap assembly including a first assembly and a second assembly, said strap assembly extending from the booster seat upwardly in front of the back portion of the vehicle seat and then over the back portion of the vehicle seat and downwardly configured to mount the booster seat to the vehicle seat with the booster seat positioned on the seat portion of the vehicle seat while restraining a passenger on said booster seat, said first assembly having a pair of first straps with a lower segment of each of the first straps coupled to the booster seat with said first straps extendable in an upwardly direction in front of the back portion of the vehicle seat, and said second assembly having a pair of second restraint straps coupled to the booster seat and having upper portions connected to the first straps, the second assembly configured to restrain a passenger positioned on the portable booster seat, said strap assembly is configured to wrap around at least a portion of the back portion of the vehicle seat with a portion of said second straps connected to said booster seat and extending upwardly to connect with the first straps, said first assembly and second assembly extendable upwardly from the booster seat when in-use but are flexible enabling the same to be collapsed atop and stored when not in-use, said first straps are spaced apart from each other and extend in an upwardly direction to said upper portions of said second straps; a crotch strap secured to said child seat and having a crotch connector, said second straps have strap connectors mounted thereon that are releasably lockable with said crotch connector; and a pair of height adjusters slidably mounted each to a respective one of said first straps and to a respective one of each of said pair of second straps to position said second straps against the passenger.