Adjustable safety pet harness

Claim 1

An adjustable safety pet harness for attaching a pet to a seat belt in a vehicle comprising: a chest pad made from synthetic lambskin and having a V-shaped top front portion and a rounded rear bottom portion; a first set of integral lower body straps attached to the rounded rear bottom portion of the chest pad, wherein each strap end has a female latching element; a second set of integral upper body straps for attachment by male latching elements to the female latching elements of the first set of integral lower body straps; a pair of chest straps, each having a top end, an intermediate top chest portion and a bottom end, are attached to the chest pad by crossing at a midpoint of the chest pad, and wherein the crossing point, the bottom ends and the chest strap portion proximate the intermediate top chest portion are attached to the chest pad; each free end of each chest strap is attached to a top portion of the first set of lower body straps; a cross-strap having a median point and distal ends is attached by its distal ends to the chest straps to secure their parallel alignment; a short connector strap is attached at one end to the cross-strap at its median point and appends a metal D-ring; and an opposite end of the short connector strap is attached to a median point of the second set of body straps and secures a length of nylon webbing having a snap hook at its distal end; whereby, the first and second sets of body straps can be secured around the chest of a pet by the female and male latching elements, and the flexible nylon webbing can be looped around a safety belt in a vehicle for protecting the pet from injury during a collision.