Rear-facing child vehicle restraint system

Abstract

A child restraint system offers a safe, compact, configuration flexible, and easy to use restraint for a small child in a vehicle. The child is secured in a five-point harness attached to a framework of straps with hooks or other attachment hardware. The framework is in turn attached to manufacturer latches secured to the vehicle via the attachment hardware. The system may be configured in forward-facing or rearward-facing orientations depending on the size and age of the child.

1 . A rear-facing child restraint system comprising
 a framework having
 a first longitudinal strap with longitudinal ends; 
 an adjustment device moveably attached to the first longitudinal strap to adjust a length of the first longitudinal strap; 
 a first attachment device affixed to a first longitudinal end of the first longitudinal strap for direct selective attachment to an attachment structure of a vehicle on or behind a rear seatback of a vehicle; 
 two outer longitudinal straps spaced apart from the first longitudinal strap and having forward ends; 
 two or more lateral straps affixed directly to the first longitudinal strap and the two outer longitudinal straps; 
   a back support affixed to the first longitudinal strap, the two outer longitudinal straps, and to two or more of the two or more lateral straps;   a child restraint harness connected to the framework and configured to restrain a body of a child from substantial movement within the child restraint harness;   two crevice straps, each with a first end and a second end, wherein the first ends are directly connected to the framework, the child restraint harness, or both, and   second attachment devices affixed to each second longitudinal end of the crevice straps; wherein   the framework is divided into a back support section and a seatback section that are configured to form an angle of not more than 70 degrees with respect to each other;   when the back support section is positioned over a rear seat cushion of the vehicle, the seatback section is positioned against a rear seatback of the vehicle;   the second attachment devices on the crevice straps are configured for direct selective attachment to respective attachment structures of the vehicle located in a crevice between the rear seatback and the rear seat cushion of the vehicle; and   the forward ends of the two outer longitudinal straps extend from the back support section and are configured for direct selective attachment to respective attachment structures of the vehicle beneath a front seat of the vehicle.