Safety device for a child

A safety device for a child which comprises:

• a) a first adjustable belt worn about a waist of the child;
• b) a second adjustable belt worn about a waist of an adult person, said second adjustable belt including a flexible panel member having a plurality of laterally spaced apart eyelet holes and at least one slot with a first end having a tip portion, a keeper connected to said panel member near a second end thereof, and a buckle having a frame and a prong connected to said second end of said panel member, so that said tip portion can be inserted through said frame with said prong in engagement with one of said eyelet holes in said panel member;
• c) means for connecting said first adjustable belt to said second adjustable belt, so that the adult person will always have the child at their side, while keeping their hands free, said connecting means including an elongated connector strap extending between said first adjustable belt and said second adjustable belt, said connector strap including a clip with a D-ring connected to a first end thereof, so that said clip can be removably connected to said at least one slot, said first adjustable belt including a retaining ring connected to a second end of said connector strap, a first flexible panel member having a plurality of laterally spaced apart eyelet holes and connected at a first end to said retaining ring with a second end having a tip portion, a second flexible panel member having a plurality of laterally spaced apart eyelet holes and connected at a first end to said retaining ring, a keeper connected to said second panel member, and a buckle having a frame and a prong connected to a second end of said second panel member, so that said tip portion of said first panel member can be inserted through said frame of said second panel with said prong in engagement with one of said eyelet holes in said first panel member;
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• d) means for locking said first adjustable belt in place after said first adjustable belt is positioned on the waist of the child, so that the child can not easily open said first adjustable belt, said locking means including a hook member connected to said tip portion of said first panel member, so that said hook member can be inserted within one of said eyelet holes in said second panel member, after said tip portion of said first panel is inserted through said frame of said buckle of said second panel.