# US 5,699,555 A · Child's waistbelt and leash for protection against abduction of a child

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- Number: US 5,699,555 A
- Document ID: US5699555A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/755,229
- Filed: 1996-11-22
- Granted: 1997-12-23
- Earliest claimed: 1996-11-22
- Inventors: Christine K. Schunter
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5699555A

## CPC

- A47D 13/086: {Safety harnesses for already walking children}
- A47D: FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN (school benches or desks A47B39/00, A47B41/00)

## Abstract

A child's waistbelt and leash for protection against abduction of a child including a flexible waistbelt having a length and a releasably securable closure, a releasably securable flexible cover, releasably securable over the releasably securable closure, the releasably securable flexible cover securely affixed to the flexible waistbelt, a leash having opposed first and second ends securely affixed at the first end to the releasably securable flexible cover, and a flexible cover securing loop affixed to and extending from the first end of the leash adapted to cooperate with the leash so that the releasably securable flexible cover may be releasably secured over the releasably securable closure and the flexible cover securing loop tightened around the releasably securable closure when the leash is tensioned by pulling the leash against a resisting force of the flexible waistbelt when worn by a child.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A child's waistbelt and leash for protection against abduction of a child comprising:
(a) a flexible waistbelt having a length and a releasably securable closure,
(b) a releasably securable flexible cover, releasably securable over said releasably securable closure, said releasably securable flexible cover securely affixed to said flexible waistbelt,
(c) a leash having opposed first and second ends securely affixed at said first end to said releasably securable flexible cover, and
(d) a flexible cover securing means affixed to and extending from said first end of said leash adapted to cooperate with said leash so that said releasably securable flexible cover may be releasably secured over said releasably securable closure and said flexible cover securing means tightened around said releasably securable closure when said leash is tensioned by pulling said leash against a resisting force of said flexible waistbelt when worn by a child.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 wherein said flexible waistbelt is adapted to resist cutting or severing of said flexible waistbelt by means for resisting cutting of said flexible waistbelt mounted into said flexible waistbelt along generally said length of said flexible waistbelt.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2 wherein said leash further includes means for resisting cutting of said leash mounted into said leash along generally a length of said leash.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The device of claim 3 wherein said means for resisting cutting of said flexible waistbelt and said means for resisting cutting of said leash are flexible wires journalled in longitudinal flexible cavities along generally said length of said flexible waistbelt and said leash, said flexible wires secured at their ends to said flexible waistbelt and said leash respectively.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 wherein said releasably securable flexible cover is a flexible sheet secured to said flexible waistbelt and adapted to be wrapped around and enclose said releasably securable closure, said flexible cover securing means is a flexible loop secured at ends of the loop to said flexible sheet or said leash, said flexible loop wrappable at least partially around said flexible sheet and around said releasably securable closure when said flexible sheet is wrapped around said releasably securable closure, said flexible loop adapted to receive said leash through said flexible loop so that said leash, when tensioned, tightens said flexible loop around said releasably securable closure in the manner of a noose to thereby prevent access to, and release of, said releasably securable closure.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The device of claim 4 wherein said flexible waistbelt may have a waist size adjustment means, said waist size adjustment means including, at an end of said flexible waistbelt adjacent said releasably securable closure, a portion of said flexible waistbelt not incorporating said flexible wire, a second releasably securable cover, adapted to resist cutting or severing of said portion of said flexible waistbelt, releasably securable over said portion of said flexible waistbelt.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The device of claim 6 wherein said second releasably securable cover is a thick fabric cover jacket releasably securable over said portion of said flexible waistbelt.

### Claim 8

A waistbelt and leash for use as a measure of protection against child abductions comprising a wire-reinforced waistband having, at opposite ends, waistbelt fastening and size adjusting clips, a permanently secured padded fabric cover adapted to conceal said waistbelt fastening and size adjusting clips, and a permanently secured wire-reinforced hand-held leash tightenable around said padded fabric cover.