Patent ID: 8550036

Claim:
A device for restraining an animal in a vehicle equipped with a personal restraint system having lengths of webbing connected to an inertia reel, wherein the device comprises: a fixed length tether having first and second ends; a fastener attached to the first end for attachment to an appliance worn by the animal; and a releasable webbing clamp attached to the second end and including first and second elements hingedly connected to one another and having complementary interior clamping faces, said elements being hingedly movable between a closed condition wherein said faces are brought into close abutting proximity to clamp therebetween a length of webbing which is part of the personal restraint system and an open position in which said faces are hinged apart; said clamp further comprising a releasable latch for securing said elements in the closed condition; whereby the animal has a range of movement provided by the personal restraint system.