Patent ID: 7530333

Claim:
A walking harness for children comprising: a generally strip of planar sheet material including a first free end with an opening, an opposing second free end, a torso-engaging portion locates next to said first free end, a trailing portion locates next to said opposing second free end, and a transition portion located between said torso-engaging and trailing portions; shoulder straps extending from said torso-engaging portion wherein said shoulder straps cross over in a region to form a shoulder loop and that said shoulder straps extend over the shoulders of a child downwardly to a predetermined point located generally centrally between the shoulder blades of the child; retaining means for retaining said first free end, said shoulder loop, and said transition portion together at said predetermined point to create a snug fit about the torso of the child, wherein said retaining means is formed by aligning said opening and said shoulder loop with each other at said predetermined point and inserting said trailing portion through said opening and said shoulder loop and extending said trailing portion from said predetermined point to enable an adult to draw said torso-engaging portion and said shoulder straps snugly fitted about the torso of the child by pulling to said opposing second free end.