Patent ID: 8120499

Claim:
A child safety device comprising: a first strap segment with at least one magnet attached to a first end of said first strap segment, a second strap segment with at least one magnet attached to a first end of said second strap segment, an audible signal generating device disposed at said first end of one of said first and second strap segments, a speaker electrically connected to said audible signal generating device, a battery, a first fastening clip on a second end of said first strap segment, wherein said first strap segment is attached to one of a child seat and a caregiver, a second fastening clip on a second end of said second strap segment, wherein said second strip segment is attached to an opposite one of said child seat and said caregiver, a magnetic switch electrically connecting said battery to said audible signal generating device, wherein said magnetic switch is open when said at least one magnet attached to said first strap segment is proximate to said at least one magnet attached to said second strap segment, and wherein said magnetic switch is closed when said at least one magnet attached to said first strap segment moves away from said at least one magnet attached to said second strap segment causing electrical connection between said battery and said audible signal generating device.