Patent ID: 7144086

Claim:
A harness clip for a child safety seat or child carrier harness, said harness comprising a first belt that holds one shoulder of the child in the child safety seat or child carrier and a second belt that holds the other shoulder of the child in the child safety seat or child carrier when said child safety seat or child carrier is in use, said harness clip comprising: a plate comprising a first portion and a second portion and having two straight slots on said first portion and a U-shaped slot on said second portion, said U-shaped slot forming a tab that is normally disposed in substantially the same plane as said plate, the first belt being threadable through said two straight slots and the second belt being threadable through said U-shaped slot; and a slider slidably attached to said plate that is adapted for preventing said tab from moving out of the plane of said plate when said slider is in the engaged or locked position, thereby preventing the movement of the second belt through or out of said U-shaped slot.