Tether for use with autistic children
OwnerEric J. Hambleninventor
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Abstract
A tether for use with autistic children includes belts, one each for wear by an adult and a child for maintaining them side by side during a training session. Tether attached rings are confined by fabric closure members on the belts to maintain proximity of child and adult but can yield upon increased tensioning of the tether. The tether has spaced loops for adjusting tether length. A lock is provided to secure a tether end.
Claims6
A remedial teaching device for an autistic child and an adult and including,
- first and second belts for wear on the torso of an adult and torso of a child,
- a tether attached at its ends to said belts, and
- a tether retainer on at least one of said belts serving upon tensioning of the tether to release said one said end of the tether upon divergent movement of the child and adult.
The tether claimed in 1 wherein said retainer includes a fabric closure.
A device for treating an autistic child by promoting conversation between the child and an adult, said device including,
- a first belt for wear by an adult,
- a second belt for wear by a child,
- a tether between the belts to retain the child in proximity of the adult,
- a retainer attaching one end of the tether to one of said belts and including fabric closure members and,
- an opener element normally engaged with said closure members and responsive to tensioning of the tether permitting separation of the child and adult.
A tether device for temporarily joining an adult and a disabled child and including,
- a tether,
- a belt,
- a D-ring affixed to one end of the tether,
- a fabric closure members on said belt and closed about the D-ring to retain the D-ring against all but intentionally imparted forces.
A device for keeping two persons proximate and including,
- first and second belts for wear respectively by two persons,
- a tether, and
- retainers attaching said tether to the first and second belts and at least one retainer including a fabric closure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.