Seat belt for dogs and cats configured to couple to both a buckle and a prong of a vehicle seatbelt system to protect them during travel in a vehicle

A detachable pet seat belt kit for use with a vehicle shoulder/lap belt combination seatbelt system including a first buckle and a first prong, the kit comprising:

• a restraint strap having a coupling member, the restraint strap configured to removably couple to a torso of a pet such that the coupling member enables leashing of the pet;
• and
• a harness having a securing member configured to couple to the coupling member of the restraint strap such that the harness is configured to detachably couple to the restraint strap,
• wherein the harness having a first harness length with a first free harness end and a second harness length with a second free harness end, the first free harness end coupled to a first connector and the second free harness end coupled to a second connector such that the first and second connectors are adapted to releasably couple to the first prong and the first buckle of the seatbelt system respectively,
• wherein the restraint strap is configured to detachably couple to the first and second harness lengths of the harness,
• wherein the harness having a third free harness end and a fourth free harness end,
• wherein the securing member includes third and fourth connectors such that the third connector is coupled at the third free harness end and the fourth connector is coupled at the fourth free harness end.

A detachable seat belt for use in a vehicle with a shoulder/lap belt combination seat belt system including a first buckle and a first prong, the detachable seat belt comprising:

• a restraint configured to securely restrain a pet in response to an impact force that the vehicle to experience during at least one of a collision of the vehicle or sudden braking of the vehicle;
• and
• a harness configured to couple to the restraint,
• wherein the harness includes a first harness portion having a first harness end and a second harness end,
• wherein the first harness portion being the length of harness between the first and second harness ends,
• wherein the harness includes a second harness portion having a third harness end and a fourth harness end,
• wherein the second harness portion being the length of harness between the third and fourth harness ends,
• wherein the first harness end of the first harness portion having a first connector and the third harness end of the second harness portion having a second connector adapted to releasably couple to the first prong and the first buckle of the shoulder/lap belt combination seat belt system respectively,
• wherein the restraint having a first restraint end and a second restraint end which are configured to releasably couple to each other,
• wherein the restraint being the length between the first restraint end and the second restraint end,
• wherein the length of the restraint having first and second intermediate points on the restraint,
• wherein the second harness end of the first harness portion configured to couple to the first intermediate point of the restraint, and
• wherein the fourth harness end of the second harness portion configured to couple to the second intermediate point of the restraint.