Baby bath harness

Abstract

A harness that can be used for bathing babies includes an adjustable strap that fits around the baby's chest. Another adjustable strap runs up the sides of the chest and around the neck. The adjustable straps allow for size change as a baby grows. Each of the adjustable bands also include side release buckles, for easy removal of the harness after use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bathing harness comprising:
 a chest strap formed from an anti-slip material and comprising a laterally oriented tri-glide strap adjuster;   a front buckle attached to the chest strap;   a front and neck strap formed from said anti-slip material and comprising a vertically oriented tri-glide strap adjuster; and   an upper buckle attached to the neck strap.   
     
     
         2 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-slip material comprises a 100% polyester webbing. 
     
     
         3 . The bathing harness of  claim 2 , wherein the harness is rated to carry at least fifty pounds. 
     
     
         4 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-slip material comprises a nylon webbing. 
     
     
         5 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein a front portion and a neck portion of the front and neck strap are attached to the chest strap at two locations on the chest strap. 
     
     
         6 . The bathing harness of  claim 5 , wherein the front portion and the neck portion of the front and neck strap are orthogonally oriented with respect to the chest strap when the harness is laid flat. 
     
     
         7 . The bathing harness of  claim 6 , wherein the front portion is between fourteen and sixteen centimeters in length. 
     
     
         8 . The bathing harness of  claim 7 , wherein the neck portion is between thirty-five centimeters and forty-five centimeters. 
     
     
         9 . The bathing harness of  claim 8 , wherein the front portion and the neck portion are spaced apart from one another between six and nine centimeters along the chest strap. 
     
     
         10 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the chest strap is between sixty and seventy centimeters in length and is at least one and a quarter times a length of the front and neck strap. 
     
     
         11 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the front and neck strap attaches to the chest strap by way of a fold or a loop. 
     
     
         12 . The bathing harness of  claim 11 , wherein the fold or the loop is secured with a box X stitching. 
     
     
         13 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the front buckle and the upper buckle are side release buckles formed by a male buckle member and a female buckle member. 
     
     
         14 . The bathing harness of  claim 13 , wherein the male buckle member comprises:
 a retaining block that accepts the chest strap and/or the front and neck strap;   a center rod; and   two resilient prongs equally spaced from the center rod, biased toward an outward position, and terminates at a front end of the retaining block.   
     
     
         15 . The bathing harness of  claim 14 , wherein the female buckle member comprises:
 an open side; and   two side holes which hold and secure the two resilient prongs of the male buckle member.   
     
     
         16 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the horizontally oriented tri-glide strap adjuster and vertically oriented tri-glide strap adjuster each comprise:
 a frame with a width slightly larger than a width of the chest band and the front and neck strap;   a bar in a middle of the frame; and   openings between the frame and the bar that accept the chest band or the front and neck strap.   
     
     
         17 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the harness does not comprise organic fibers. 
     
     
         18 . The bathing harness of  claim 1 , wherein the harness does not comprise polyamide. 
     
     
         19 . A harness comprising:
 a first band comprising a first webbing slide;   a second band comprising a first webbing slide;   a first side release buckle attached to the first band; and   a second side release buckle attached to the second band.   
     
     
         20 . A method for facilitating handling a slippery mammal comprising:
 securing a chest strap to the slippery mammal by placing a male end of a front buckle on a first end of the chest strap to a female end of the front buckle on a second end of the chest strap;   adjusting a first tri-glide strap adjuster located on the chest strap until the chest strap is taught against a chest of the slippery mammal;   securing a front and neck strap to the slippery mammal by placing a male end of an upper buckle on a first distal end of the front and neck strap to a female end of the upper buckle on a second distal end of the front and neck strap; and   adjusting a second tri-glide strap adjuster located on the front and neck strap such that the front and neck strap leaves enough room for a handler to slide a hand behind a head of the slippery mammal during a bathing process.