Patent ID: 8210617

Claim:
A child restraint system comprising a substantially vertical tether strap, an upper attachment device adjustably attached to a top end of the vertical tether strap for selective attachment to a first vehicle attachment point provided as a structure of a vehicle, and two shoulder straps positioned on each lateral side of the vertical tether strap; a substantially lateral strap affixed to the vertical tether strap and the shoulder straps; a back support affixed to an intermediate portion of the vertical tether strap, respective intermediate portions of the shoulder straps, and the lateral strap; and a child restraint harness configured to restrain a body of a child from substantial movement within the child restraint system and further comprising; a pair of male clasps, each respectively slideably attached to a one of the two shoulder straps along portions of the two shoulder straps extending from a top of the back support; a pair of lower attachment devices, each respectively slideably attached to a one of the two shoulder straps along portions of the two shoulder straps extending from a bottom of the back support, wherein the lower attachment devices are configured for respective direct selective attachment to second and third vehicle attachment points provided as structures of the vehicle and located within a crevice between a seatback and a seat bottom of a seat of the vehicle; a pair of strap adjusters, each respectively fixedly attached to a one of the two shoulder straps along portions of the two shoulder straps extending from a top of the back support distal from the male clasps and slideably attached to a one of the two shoulder straps along portions of the two shoulder straps extending from a bottom of the back support distal from the lower attachment devices, whereby each of the shoulder straps forms a continuous loop of strapping by a connection of the portions of each shoulder strap with the respective strap adjuster; a buckle adjustably attached to a bottom end of the vertical tether strap extending from a bottom of the back support, wherein a child is restrained in the child restraint harness by placing each of the child's arms through a respective loop of the shoulder straps, pulling the bottom end of the vertical tether strap between the child's legs, and buckling the male clasps on the shoulder straps within the buckle on the vertical tether strap, thereby forming a groin belt with the vertical tether strap and hip belts with portions of the shoulder straps extending between the male clasps and the lower attachment devices.