Patent ID: 6601540
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A01K,B60R

Abstract:
An animal restraint apparatus for releasably securing a pet to a seatbelt of a vehicle, the seatbelt having a shoulder strap portion and a waist belt portion, said apparatus comprising:a flexible panel member having a top end, a bottom end, a first side, and a second side; a plurality of elongate straps for releasably attaching said panel member to a chest of the pet such that said panel covers the chest of the pet extending from a base of the pet's neck in front of the pet's front legs to a position behind the pet's front legs; and a loop for removably receiving the shoulder strap portion and waist belt portion of the seatbelt such that the shoulder strap portion and waist belt portion extend through one side of said loop and out from a second side of said loop, said loop being positioned on said panel member such that the seatbelt is positioned to cross the chest of the dog when the seatbelt is inserted through said loop, said loop having a length sufficient for passing the waist belt portion of the seatbelt between front and back legs of the pet while the shoulder strap portion passes from a position in front of one front leg and behind a second front leg.