Travel pack and child safety seat

Abstract

The travel pack and child safety seat includes a child safety seat arranged to be disposed upon a full size seat in a vehicle such as a car, plane, or train, and a backpack and shoulder harness system removably attached to the child safety seat for carrying the child safety seat on one's back. Cradled, within the child safety seat, the backpack has a pair of adjustable length shoulder straps looped through slots in the rear of the child safety seat, allowing a user to comfortably carry the child safety seat as in a backpack. An optional and headrest is removably received by the child safety seat and may be stored in the backpack when transported. A pivoting thigh portion allows the lower front portion of the child safety seat to pivot upwards, providing the child safety seat with a slimmer profile for ease of carrying.

1 . A travel pack and child safety seat, comprising: 
 a child safety seat having a front, a rear, a top, a seat portion having a front end and a rear end, a seat back portion at the rear of said child safety seat extending upwards from said seat portion rear end, a thigh support portion pivotally connected to said child safety seat at said seat portion front end, means for securing said child safety seat to a full size seat of a vehicle; and    a storage pack removably disposed in the front of said child safety seat;    wherein said storage pack has a shoulder harness system attached thereto, said shoulder harness system cooperatively engaging said child safety seat.    
   
   
       2 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 1 , further comprising a headrest removably attached to the top of said child safety seat.  
   
   
       3 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 1 , wherein said shoulder harness system includes a pair of shoulder straps, each of said straps having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an adjustable and releasable attachment device connecting said upper and lower strap portions.  
   
   
       4 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 3 , wherein said seat back portion has a pair of upper slots and a pair of lower slots defined therein, the pair of shoulder straps threaded through said slots.  
   
   
       5 . (canceled)  
   
   
       6 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 1 , further comprising a child restraint harness.  
   
   
       7 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 6 , wherein said child restraint harness is a five-point child restraint harness.  
   
   
       8 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 1 , wherein said storage pack is constructed of a lightweight pliable material.  
   
   
       9 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 1 , wherein said child safety seat is made of lightweight plastic material.  
   
   
       10 . A travel pack and child safety seat, comprising: 
 a child safety seat having a front, a rear, a seat back portion, a top, a seat portion having a front end and a rear end, a child harness, means for securing said seat to a full size seat of a vehicle, a thigh support portion pivotally connected to said child safety seat at said seat portion front end, a plurality of slots disposed in said seat back portion; and    a storage pack having a shoulder harness system attached thereto, said shoulder harness system cooperatively engaging said child safety seat; said shoulder harness system having a pair of shoulder straps, each of said straps having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an adjustable and releasable attachment device connecting said upper and lower strap portions;    wherein said shoulder straps may be threaded through the slots defined in the seat back portion of said child safety seat.    
   
   
       11 . (canceled)  
   
   
       12 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 10 , further comprising a headrest removably attached to the top of said child safety seat.  
   
   
       13 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 10 , wherein said storage pack is constructed of a lightweight pliable material.  
   
   
       14 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 10 , wherein said child safety seat is made of lightweight plastic material.  
   
   
       15 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 10 , further comprising a child restraint harness.  
   
   
       16 . The travel pack and child safety seat according to  claim 15 , wherein said child restraint harness is a five-point child restraint harness.