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A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The mounting

A vehicle safety restraint system comprises a portable base having a mounting assembly and a restraint assembly. The portable base may be a booster seat. The mounting assembly mounts the base the base to the seat of a vehicle and the restraint assembly restrains an occupant of the base. The mounting assembly may wrap around at least a portion of the vehicle seat to mount the booster seat to the vehicle. The restraint assembly may comprise a five-point or a four-point restraint and may include a lateral support assembly. The restraint assembly may further include a torso support assembly. A method of mounting a portable base to a vehicle seat is provided.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A restraint system for restraining a passenger in a vehicle seat having a vehicle seat portion and a vehicle back portion defining a bight therebetween, the back portion having a forward facing side and a rearward facing side, the restraint system comprising: a portable

The invention claimed is: 1. A restraint system for restraining a passenger in a vehicle seat having a vehicle seat portion and a vehicle back portion defining a bight therebetween, the back portion having a forward facing side and a rearward facing side, the restraint system comprising: a portable seat base configured to be positioned on the seat portion of the vehicle seat and to support the passenger in a seated position thereon while the passenger is supported by a back portion of the vehicle seat, a mounting assembly coupled to the seat base and configured to mount to the vehicle seat, said mounting assembly having a first mounting strip with a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, said first mounting portion of said first mounting strip secured to said seat base with said mounting assembly extendable from said first mounting portion upwardly in front of a forward facing side of the vehicle back portion and then over said vehicle back portion to secure said seat base to the vehicle seat; and, a restraint assembly coupled to the seat base and to the mounting assembly, the restraint assembly configured to restrain the passenger positioned on the seat base, said restraint assembly having a pair of restraint straps with top restraint portions and bottom restraint portions and further having a crotch strap extending upwardly from said seat base with a crotch connector secured thereto, said restraint straps having strap connectors between said top restraint portions and said bottom restraint portions that are releasably lockable with said crotch connector; and, wherein said bottom restraint portions of said restraint straps are connected to said seat base with said restraint straps extending upwardly to said top restraint portions which are coupled to said mounting assembly, said mounting assembly extendable upwardly from said seat base on the forward facing side of said vehicle back portion to an in-use position but said mounting assembly and said restraint assembly are flexible enabling collapsing of said mounting assembly and said restraint assembly adjacent said seat base when in a stored condition. 2. The restraint system of claim 1 wherein: said mounting assembly has a second mounting strip, said first mounting strip and said second mounting strip have first ends and second ends, said first ends are secured to said seat base with said first mounting strip and said second mounting strip extendable from said first ends upwardly in front of the forward facing side of the vehicle back portion and then over and down the rearward facing side of the vehicle back portion to said second ends securing said seat base to the vehicle seat, and; said top restraint portions of said restraint straps are fixedly attached to said first and second mounting strips between said first ends and said second ends. 3. The restraint system of claim 2 and further comprising: a pair of bight straps attached to said seat base and then extendable through said bight between said vehicle seat portion and said vehicle back portion and being releasably attached to said second ends of said first and second mounting strips; and, an extension strap attached to said first mounting strip and said second mounting strip and extendable down on said rearwardly facing side of said vehicle back portion and then under said vehicle seat portion being attached to said seat base cooperatively with said bight straps securing said seat base to said vehicle seat. 4. The restraint system of claim 3 and further comprising: height adjusters slidably mounted to said mounting assembly and to said pair of restraint straps between said top restraint portions and bottom restraint portions of said restraint straps to position said restraint straps against the passenger. 5. A safety restraint system for mounting a child to a vehicle seat which has a vehicle back portion and a vehicle seat portion with a seat bight located therebetween, said vehicle back portion including a forwardly facing side and a rearwardly facing side and comprising: a child seat restable atop said vehicle seat, said child seat includes a base positionable atop and on said vehicle seat portion of said vehicle seat, said base supporting a child thereatop while the child is supported by said vehicle back portion of said vehicle seat; a mounting assembly connected to said child seat having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, said first mounting portion extendable upwardly on a forwardly facing side of said vehicle back portion and then downwardly on said rearwardly facing side of said vehicle back portion, said first mounting portion and said second mounting portion having adjacent ends in contact with each other being releasably connected together to secure said child seat to said vehicle seat; and, a restraint assembly connected to said child seat to secure a child thereto, said restraint assembly having a pair of restraint straps with top portions and bottom portions, said restraint assembly further having a crotch strap extending upwardly from said base, said crotch strap having a top end with a crotch connector secured thereto, said restraint straps having strap connectors between said top portions and said bottom portions that are releasably lockable with said crotch connector to secure the child to said child seat, and wherein: said mounting assembly has a mounting strap, said restraint straps extend upwardly from said base with said top portions connected to said mounting strap, said mounting assembly extendable upwardly from said base adjacent said vehicle back portion to an in-use position, said mounting assembly and said restraint assembly are flexible and once said adjacent ends are unconnected with each other enables collapsing of said mounting assembly and said restraint assembly from extending upwardly to adjacent said child seat when in a stored condition. 6. The safety restraint system of claim 5 wherein: said mounting assembly further has an additional mounting strap which has a first end and an opposite end, said additional mounting strap extends from said first end connected to said mounting strap and then adjacent and beneath said vehicle seat portion to said opposite end and secured to said child seat. 7. A safety restraint system for mounting a child to a vehicle seat which has a vehicle back portion and a vehicle seat portion with a seat bight located therebetween, said vehicle back portion including a forwardly facing side and a rearwardly facing side and comprising: a child seat restable atop said vehicle seat, said child seat includes a base positionable atop and on said vehicle seat portion of said vehicle seat, said base supporting a child thereatop while the child is supported by said vehicle back portion of said vehicle seat; a mounting assembly including a mounting strap connected to said child seat, said mounting assembly having a first mounting portion extendable upwardly on a forwardly facing side of said vehicle back portion and a second mounting portion extending downwardly on said rearwardly facing side of said vehicle back portion with said first mounting portion and said second mounting portion having adjacent portions in contact with each other being connected together to secure said child seat to said vehicle seat; and, a restraint assembly connected to said child seat to secure a child thereto, said restraint assembly having a pair of restraint straps with top portions and bottom portions, said restraint assembly further having a crotch strap extending upwardly from said base, said crotch strap having a top end with a crotch connector secured thereto, said restraint straps having strap connectors between said top portions and said bottom portions that are releasably lockable with said crotch connector to secure the child to said child seat, and wherein: said restraint straps extend upwardly from said base with said top portions connected to said mounting strap, said mounting assembly extendable upwardly from said base adjacent said vehicle back portion to an in-use position, said mounting assembly and said restraint assembly are flexible and enables collapsing of said mounting assembly and said restraint assembly from extending upwardly to adjacent said child seat when in a stored condition; and wherein said vehicle seat includes anchorages and further , comprising: a pair of anchorage connectors attached to said child seat and lockingly engageable with said anchorages disposed in said seat bight of said vehicle seat securing said child seat thereto; and wherein said second mounting portion is connected to said vehicle seat securing said child seat to the vehicle seat. 8. A safety restraint system for mounting a child to a vehicle seat which has a vehicle back portion and a vehicle seat portion comprising: a child seat restable atop said vehicle seat, said child seat providing a base positionable atop and on said vehicle seat portion of said vehicle seat, said base supporting a child thereatop; a mounting assembly having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, said mounting assembly extendable upwardly and then over and down said vehicle back portion of said vehicle seat while connected to said child seat to secure said child seat to said vehicle seat; and, a restraint assembly connected to said child seat to secure a child thereto, said restraint assembly having a restraint strap with a top end and a bottom portion, said restraint assembly further having a crotch strap extending upwardly from said base and having a crotch connector secured thereto, said restraint strap having a restraint connector between said top end and said bottom portion that is releasably lockable with said crotch connector to secure the child to said child seat, and wherein: said mounting assembly has a mounting strap with said top end of said restraint strap connected to said mounting strap, said restraint assembly and said mounting assembly extendable upwardly from said base to an in-use position but are flexible enabling collapsing of said restraint assembly and said mounting assembly adjacent said child seat when in a stored condition. 9. A child restraint for mounting to a vehicle seat that has a vehicle back portion and a vehicle seat portion comprising: a child seat restable atop and on said vehicle seat portion of said vehicle seat; a mounting strap assembly having a mounting strap with said assembly attached to said child seat and extendable upwardly and downwardly around said vehicle back portion to releasably hold said child seat to said vehicle back portion of said vehicle seat; a crotch strap secured to said child seat and having a crotch connector; restraint strap portions each with top ends and lower portions, said top ends of said strap portions being coupled to said mounting strap and having strap connectors in between said top ends and said lower portions, said crotch connector and said strap connectors releasably connectable together to secure a child to said child seat; and, said mounting strap assembly and said restraint strap portions extending upwardly along said vehicle back portion when in use but are collapsible downwardly to said child seat when in a stored position.