Patent ID: 8622431
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A01K,B60R

Abstract:
1. A seatbelt harness for use in a motor vehicle having a vehicle seat and an associated shoulder/lap belt combination seatbelt system that has at least one of a seatbelt connected to a seatbelt webbing lock-release system, a first belt connector connected to the seatbelt, a second belt connector and an anchor that connects to an auto child seat which are coupled near or at the vehicle seat so as to restrain a pet, the seatbelt harness comprising: a restraint portion configured to be worn by the pet on the torso; and an attachment portion coupled to the restraint portion, the attachment portion having first and second connectors each of which having a free end, wherein the first connector is adapted to couple to at least one of the seatbelt or the first belt connector in default positions thereof during a state of non-operating mode such that the first connector connects the attachment portion directly to the seatbelt webbing lock-release system, wherein the second connector is adapted to couple to at least one of the second belt connector or the anchor, wherein the first connector is configured and arranged at a first predetermined position and the second connector is configured and arranged at a second predetermined position relative to the first determined position, and wherein the first and second predetermined positions are selected for aligning the first and second connectors with the restraint portion such that the attachment portion to act in conjunction with the restraint portion to enable positioning of the pet on the vehicle seat at an intermediate point along a longitudinal path between the first belt connector and the second belt connector or between the first belt connector and the anchor.