Detachable seat belt for use with a vehicle seat belt to controllably restrain movement of a pet in a vehicle

Abstract

A detachable seat belt is provided for use with a vehicle seat belt to controllably restrain movement of a pet in a vehicle. By anchoring the detachable pet seat belt to a prong and a buckle of a vehicle seat belt system safety may be provided to a pet traveling in a vehicle during a collision or sudden deceleration of the vehicle. In one embodiment, a detachable seat belt is provided for use with a pet in a vehicle having a passenger seat belt system including a vehicle seat belt prong and a vehicle seat belt buckle. The detachable seat belt may comprise a harness configured to releasably couple to the vehicle seat belt prong and the vehicle seat belt buckle of the passenger seat belt system. The detachable seat belt may further comprise a seat belt webbing coupled to the harness, the seat belt webbing including a first side length having a first prong attached thereto and a second side length having a first buckle combined with a webbing adjuster for adjusting and locking the seat belt webbing. In this way, when the seat belt webbing is buckled and adjusted snugly across a torso of a pet, the detachable seat belt may hold the pet safely on a vehicle seat during at least one of a sudden deceleration of the vehicle or in response to an impact force that the vehicle to experience in a collision.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 852,714, filed on Sep. 10, 2007 and entitled, “PET SAFETY RESTRAINING BELT FOR USE IN A VEHICLE.”BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to a safety restrainer for use in a vehicle for securing a pet and more particularly pertains to pet safety for controllably restraining a pet during a collision or sudden braking when traveling in the vehicle having a seat belt with a buckle and a prong.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]Pet ownership is on the rise and so is their need for wellbeing, health and safety. According to a 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Product Manufacturers Association (APPMA), 63% of United States (U.S.) households own a pet, which equates to 71.1 millions homes. Breakdown of pet ownership in the U.S. according to the 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Sur...

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Benefits of technology

[0026]In another embodiment of the present invention, a detachable safety belt is provided for use in a vehicle with a vehicle seat belt system including a first buckle at a first end and a first prong at a second end to securely restrain a pet. The detachable safety belt may comprise an adjustable restraint strap having a webbing adjuster for adjusting and locking the adjustable restraint strap which is anchored at each of the first and second ends to the vehicle seat belt system. The adjustable restraint strap may be removably couplable to the torso of the pet by wrapping around a body portion of the pet for controllably restraining movement of the body of the pet.

Problems solved by technology

Of course, the statistics is scary.

Traveling in a vehicle with a dog or cat can pose a serious danger to the pet.

In an accident, a pet—like a person—can exert a force of 20 times its body weight if it is not properly restrained.

Should another passenger collide with a pet, serious, life-threatening injuries can result to both occupants.

Even worse, a dog or cat can be thrown from a vehicle in a collision.

While these solutions fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, many known pet restraining container or harness systems fail to disclose a way for easier use in a vehicle for safely securing a pet.

More particularly, such known solutions do not enable a safe and secure environment for a pet traveling in a vehicle during a collision of the vehicle as is otherwise available to human occupants of the vehicle.

When the pet is traveling within the vehicle, these known solutions to the pet safety during their travel in a vehicle fail to safely and controllably restrain a pet during a collision or sudden breaking of the vehicle.

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