Patent ID: 7488038

Claim:
A portable restraint system mountable to a vehicle seat having a bottom seat portion and an upwardly extending seat back portion, comprising: a child seat restable atop the bottom seat portion of the vehicle seat, a strap assembly a portion of which extends upwardly from said child seat, said strap assembly includes restraint straps forming a multiple-point restraint harness with said restraint straps positionable adjacent a child to be restrained atop said child seat and further having a mounting assembly extendable adjacent the seat back portion of the vehicle seat to be secured to hold said child seat to the vehicle seat, said strap assembly includes length adjusters for said restraint straps to effectively lengthen or shorten said restraint straps relative to the size of the child, said strap assembly further having a crotch connector mounted to said child seat with said strap assembly further having a pair of connectors mounted to said restraint straps that are releasably engageable with said crotch connector to secure said restraint straps to a crotch strap, a child seat back having an erect in-use position relative to said child seat and a folded storage position atop said child seat, said child seat back extending upwardly from said child seat and concealing at least a portion of said mounting assembly, said restraint straps extending upwardly from said child seat adjacent said child seat back to an in-use position and connected to said mounting assembly, and a carrying bag configured to receive the child seat, said strap assembly and said child seat back therein, the carrying bag having at least one carrying strap attached thereto.