Child restraint system including harness and adjustment mechanism

1. A child restraint system configured to secure a child in a seat, the child restraint system comprising:

a harness configured to extend across the child, the harness including at least five connectors and straps extending between the connectors, wherein the straps are permanently joined together or integrally formed as a single piece;

anchorages configured to releasably connect to the connectors on a front side of the seat, wherein the anchorages extend through at least one slot in the seat from the front side of the seat to a back side of the seat opposite the harness, wherein the anchorages include at least one shoulder anchorage configured to be positioned adjacent a shoulder of the child; and

adjustment mechanisms coupled to the anchorages on the back side of the seat and configured to adjust a position of the anchorages relative to the seat, wherein each adjustment mechanism has a locked configuration in which the adjustment mechanism is prevented from moving along the at least one slot and an unlocked configuration in which the adjustment mechanism is movable along the at least one slot, each adjustment mechanism including a body, a guide coupled to one of the anchorages, and an actuator configured to switch the adjustment mechanism between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration; and

at least one bracket coupled to the seat and extending along the at least one slot, wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of rails, the adjustment mechanisms being movably mounted to at least one of the rails.

2. The child restraint system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the harness includes straps extending between the connectors, and a cover extending over and between the straps.

3. The child restraint system in accordance with claim 2 , wherein the cover is pliable and configured to conform to the upper body of the child.

4. The child restraint system in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the at least one shoulder anchorage comprises a first shoulder anchorage and a second shoulder anchorage, the anchorages including the first shoulder anchorage, the second shoulder anchorage, a first hip anchorage, a second hip anchorage, and a middle anchorage.

5. A child restraint system configured to secure a child in a seat, the child restraint system comprising:

a harness configured to extend across the child, the harness including connectors and straps extending between the connectors, wherein the straps are permanently joined together or integrally formed as a single piece;

anchorages configured to releasably connect to the connectors on a front side of the seat, wherein the anchorages extend through at least one slot in the seat from the front side of the seat to a back side of the seat opposite the harness,

an adjustment mechanism coupled to at least one of the anchorages on the back side of the seat and configured to adjust a position of the at least one anchorage relative to the seat, wherein the adjustment mechanism has a locked configuration in which the adjustment mechanism is prevented from moving along the slot and an unlocked configuration in which the adjustment mechanism is movable along the slot, the adjustment mechanism including a body, a guide, and an actuator, wherein the guide is coupled to the at least one anchorage and the actuator is configured to switch the adjustment mechanism between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration, wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a spring to bias the adjustment mechanism towards the locked configuration; and

at least one bracket configured to extend along the slot, the adjustment mechanism being movably mounted to the at least one bracket, wherein the adjustment mechanism further includes an engagement feature coupled to the actuator and configured to engage the at least one bracket when the adjustment mechanism is in the locked configuration.

6. The child restraint system in accordance with claim 5 , wherein the anchorages comprise a first shoulder anchorage configured to extend through a first slot and a second shoulder anchorage configured to extend through a second slot.

7. The child restraint system in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a first adjustment mechanism and is coupled to the first shoulder anchorage and is configured to adjust the position of the first shoulder anchorage relative to the seat, the child restraint system further comprising a second adjustment mechanism coupled to the second shoulder anchorage and configured to adjust a position of the second shoulder anchorage relative to the seat.

8. A car seat comprising:

a lower support configured to support a lower body of a child;

an upper support connected to the lower support and configured to support an upper body of the child, wherein the upper support extends from the lower support at an angle relative to the lower support, wherein at least one of the lower support and the upper support defines at least one slot extending along a longitudinal axis of the at least one of the lower support and the upper support; and

a child restraint system configured to secure the child in the car seat, the child restraint system comprising:

a harness configured to extend across the child, the harness including connectors and straps extending between the connectors, wherein the straps are permanently joined together or integrally formed as a single piece;

at least one anchorage configured to releasably connect to at least one of the connectors on a front side of the upper support, wherein the at least one anchorage extends through the at least one slot from the front side of the upper support to a back side of the upper support opposite the harness;

an adjustment mechanism coupled to the at least one anchorage on the back side of the upper support and configured to adjust a position of the at least one anchorage relative to the at least one of the upper support and the lower support, wherein the adjustment mechanism has a locked configuration in which the adjustment mechanism is prevented from moving along the at least one slot and an unlocked configuration in which the adjustment mechanism is movable along the at least one slot, the adjustment mechanism including a body, a guide, and an actuator, wherein the guide is coupled to the at least one anchorage and the actuator is configured to switch the adjustment mechanism between the locked configuration and the unlocked configuration and

at least one bracket coupled to the upper support and extending along the at least one slot, wherein the bracket comprises a plurality of rails, the adjustment mechanism being movably mounted to at least one of the rails.

9. The car seat in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the adjustment mechanism further includes an engagement feature coupled to the actuator and configured to engage the at least one bracket when the adjustment mechanism is in the locked configuration, wherein the engagement feature is coupled to the body by a hinge and is configured to pivot about the hinge.

10. The car seat in accordance with claim 9 , wherein the adjustment mechanism includes a spring to bias the adjustment mechanism towards the locked configuration.

11. The car seat in accordance with claim 8 , wherein the at least one slot comprises a first slot and a second slot defined by the upper support, and wherein the at least one anchorage comprises a first shoulder anchorage configured to extend through the first slot and a second shoulder anchorage configured to extend through the second slot.

12. The car seat in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the adjustment mechanism is a first adjustment mechanism and is coupled to the first shoulder anchorage and is configured to adjust the position of the first shoulder anchorage relative to the upper support, the child restraint system further comprising a second adjustment mechanism coupled to the second shoulder anchorage and configured to adjust a position of the second shoulder anchorage relative to the upper support.

13. The car seat in accordance with claim 11 , wherein the child restraint system further comprises a middle anchorage and hip anchorages, the middle anchorage and the hip anchorages extending through openings defined in the lower support.

14. The car seat in accordance with claim 13 , wherein the middle anchorage and the hip anchorages are configured to releasably connect to the connectors of the harness adjacent the lower support.