Patent ID: 8851575

Claim:
A harness apparatus comprising: a first adjustable harness strap; a second adjustable harness strap; and a first retainer apparatus comprising a first retainer portion slidably attached to said first harness strap, a second retainer portion slidably attached to said second harness strap, and a braking mechanism configured to prevent said first retainer portion and said second retainer portion from moving along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said first retainer portion is removably attached to said second retainer portion, wherein said braking mechanism comprises a spring assembly, a compression mechanism, and a braking device configured to independently apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap and to independently hold said first retainer apparatus in a first stationary position along said first harness strap and said second harness strap, wherein said spring assembly is configured to apply pressure to said braking device to independently apply resistance to said first harness strap and said second harness strap, and wherein said compression mechanism configured to compress said spring assembly and lock said spring assembly in a compressed position, and wherein said first retainer apparatus further comprises a sensor comprising a motion detector and an alarm, wherein said motion detector is configured to detect movement of said first retainer apparatus, wherein said alarm is configured to alert a user if said movement of said first retainer apparatus is detected, and wherein said movement comprises said moving along said first adjustable harness strap and said second adjustable harness strap.