Patent ID: 7246853

Claim:
A restraint apparatus for a child, comprising: a base connectable to a vehicle, the base having a chassis with a back portion and a seat portion; a seat member connected to the seat portion of the chassis; a harness assembly comprising a torso strap having a lower end and a pair of upper ends, the lower end of the torso strap connected to the chassis and positionable between the legs of the child; a substantially U-shaped guard having a first end and a second end pivotally connected to the chassis so as to be movable between an up position and a down position, in the down position the guard forming a frontal and lateral barrier around the child, the guard having a longitudinal groove extending from a leading end toward the first end and the second end along an exterior thereof for receiving a portion of a guard of an adjacently positioned restraint apparatus; a helmet connected to the chassis, the helmet having a rigid shell shaped to extend about at least a portion the head of the child; and a latch assembly for releasably receiving the upper ends of the torso strap, the latch assembly connected to the helmet.