Patent ID: 9669797
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A44D,B60N,B60R,Y10S,Y10T

Claim:
1. A retainer apparatus comprising: a first retainer portion configured to be slidably attached to a first adjustable harness strap of a car seat; a second retainer portion configured to be slidably attached to a second adjustable harness strap of the car seat, wherein said first retainer portion is removably attached to said second retainer portion; a transceiver; a sensor comprising a motion detector, wherein said motion detector is configured to detect movement of said retainer apparatus, and wherein said motion detector is configured to transmit a warning signal, via said transceiver, to a controller within a vehicle comprising said retainer apparatus to alert a user in said vehicle if said movement of said retainer apparatus is detected; and a braking mechanism configured to resist movement of said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion along said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap, wherein said braking mechanism comprises a braking device configured to apply resistance to said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap to hold at least one of said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion in a first stationary position along at least one of said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap, wherein said braking mechanism further comprises an electro/mechanical device configured to apply mechanical pressure to said braking device, and wherein said transceiver, said sensor, and said braking mechanism are contained within at least one of said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion.