Safety leaders

Claim 1

A SAFETY DEVICE FOR USE BY A GUARDIAN IN MAINTAINING CONTROL OVER A CHILD, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST BAND ADAPTED TO BE RECEIVED ABOUT AN ADULT, A SECOND BAND ADAPTED TO BE PLACED ABOUT A CHILD, A BUCKLE ON THE SECOND BAND FOR ADJUSTING ITS EFFECTIVE SIZE AND SECURING IT IN PLACE, SAID BUCKLE INCLUDING A LOCKING ELEMENT FORMED WITH AN EYE, A FLEXIBLE LEASH ELEMENT CONNECTED BETWEEN THE BANDS, THE LEASH ELEMENT BEING SECURED TO AND AGAINST FACILE DISCONNECTION FROM THE SECOND BAND AT A FIXED POINT SPACED FROM THE BUCKLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL CONNECTING ELEMENT RELATIVELY SHORT IN LENGTH COMPARED TO THE LENGTH OF THE LEASH ELEMENT CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE SECOND BAND AT SAID POINT AND HAVING AT ITS OTHER END AN ATTACHING FITTING ADAPTED TO BE READILY CONNECTED TO AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE EYE OF THE LOCKING ELEMENT, AND MEANS CARRIED BY THE FIRST BAND AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THE ATTACHING FITTING IN AN INTERLOCKING CONNECTION UPON DISCONNECTION OF THE FITTING FROM SAID LOCKING ELEMENT, THE PRESENCE OF THE FITTING CONNECTED TO THE EYE PREVENTING INDEPENDENT UNBUCKLING AND REMOVAL OF THE SECOND BAND FROM ABOUT A CHILD, AND SAID SUPPLEMENTAL ELEMENT CONSTITUTING A CLOSE COUPLING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BANDS UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF SAID INTERLOCKING CONNECTION.