Child safety restraint system

Abstract

A portable child safety restraint system is provided. The portable child safety restraint system includes a child safety seating system and a backpack. The child safety seating system includes a seat bottom that is connected to a seat back such that the seat bottom is rotatable from an open position to a closed position. The child safety seating system is entirely removable from the backpack or permanently secured to or within at least one enclosure of the backpack. A method of securing a child in a portable child safety restraint system is also provided.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A portable child safety restraint system comprising:
 a child safety seating system comprising a seat bottom that is connected to a seat back such that the seat bottom is rotatable from a first, open position to a second, closed position; and   a backpack comprising a plurality of enclosures,   wherein the child safety seating system is entirely removable from the backpack or permanently secured to or within at least one enclosure of the backpack.   
     
     
         2 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat back includes a right male latch component and left male latch component that each form a locking component having a transversely extending slot adapted to engage and secure to a bracket in each of a corresponding right female latch component and left female latch component located on or within the seat bottom. 
     
     
         3 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat back includes a front surface and back surface defining a plurality of slots. 
     
     
         4 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the child safety seating system is convertible between a rear-facing orientation and forward-facing orientation. 
     
     
         5 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the child safety seating system further comprises a left hip support component and right hip support component that are each rotatable from a first, open position to a second, closed position to allow the seat bottom to be folded up and in a parallel position with the seat back. 
     
     
         6 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the left hip support component and right hip support component each include a surface defining at least one seat belt guide slot. 
     
     
         7 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , the child safety seating system further comprising a head support component that includes a right and left support flange to support a child's head. 
     
     
         8 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 7 , wherein the head support component further comprises a front and back surface that define a plurality of slots that traverse the head support. 
     
     
         9 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom comprises a right male hinge component and a left male hinge component adapted to engage and secure to each of a corresponding right female hinge component and a left female hinge component on the seat back. 
     
     
         10 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of enclosures is opened or closed via at least one zipper. 
     
     
         11 . The portable child safety restraint system of  claim 1 , wherein the backpack includes one or more straps for holding the entire portable child safety restraint system. 
     
     
         12 . A method of securing a child in a portable child safety restraint system comprising the steps of:
 providing a portable child safety restraint system comprising:
 a child safety seating system comprising a seat bottom that is connected to a seat back such that the seat bottom is rotatable from an first, open position to a second, closed position; and 
 a backpack comprising a plurality of enclosures, 
 wherein the child safety seating system is entirely removable from the backpack or permanently secured to or within at least one enclosure of the backpack; 
   removing the child safety seating system from the backpack or opening a backpack enclosure that stores the child safety seating system;   lowering the seat bottom from a closed position to an open position;   opening each of a left and right hip support components rotateably attached to the seat bottom;   introducing the child to the child safety seating system;   adjusting any harness system present in the child safety seating system.