Patent ID: 8801096

Claim:
A child safety seat comprising: a seat back having an upper end, a lower end, a back side, and a front facing side; a seat harness having a pair of shoulder straps each having a strap portion positioned forward of and extending along the front facing side of the seat back; a headrest coupled to the seat back near the upper end and having a bottom, the vertical position of the headrest being selectively adjustable relative to the seat back between a raised position and a lowered position; and a strap router on and positioned above a top end of the seat back, the strap router maintained at a fixed elevation relative to the seat back as the vertical position of the headrest is adjusted and directing the pair of shoulder straps from the back side toward the front facing side, wherein the pair of shoulder straps is directed under the bottom of the headrest, and wherein, by selectively adjusting the vertical position of the headrest, the bottom of the headrest adjusts the vertical position of the pair of shoulder straps on the front facing side of the seat back by increasing or decreasing the useable length of the strap portions.