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 Title: |
US4676198:
Method for safe transport of animals in vehicles
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Murray, Gary D.; Reno, NV 89502
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1987-06-30
/ 1985-04-23
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| Application Number: |
US1985000726139
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A01K 1/04;
A01K 27/00;
B60R 22/10;
IPC-7:
A01K 1/06;
A62B 35/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A01K1/02D3; A01K1/04; A01K27/00B; B60R22/10;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
119/771;
119/856;
119/907;
280/801.1;
D30/152;
Original:
119/096;
119/109;
280/801;
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| Field of Search: |
280/748,801
119/096,109
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| Priority Number: |
| 1985-04-23 |
US1985000726139 |
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| Abstract: |
This invention is a method and apparatus for insuring safety of dogs and other animals in automotive vehicles and the like wherein the method comprises equipping the animal with a specially designed harness which can be used as a leash harness with a built in leash, and wherein the method provides for appropriate loops on the harness to be held by automotive seat belts of various types or by a special belt fastened to the rear of pickup trucks. The harness encompasses the animal's body in at least two places between the legs and has an opening for the head with a chest strap provided. The leash is joined to the portions which surround the animal's body and can be adjusted so as to provide and form safety loops to be held by an ordinary seat belt or the like.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Flehr, Hohbach, Test, Albritton & Herbert ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Love, John J.; Ferriter, Karin L.
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None
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| Claim |
I claim:
1. Animal restraint means comprising in cooperative relationship: a generally "U" shaped means suitable to engage the chest area of an animal; a first closed loop depending from and attached to said "U" shaped means at its center; first adjustable animal body encompassing means attached to the two ends of said "U" shaped means in such manner that when placed on a four legged animal, said "U" shaped means will bear across the animal's chest and the first adjustable animal body encompassing means will be around the animal's body adjacent the rear of the animal's front legs; second adjustable animal body encompassing means suitable to encompass the animal's body adjacent the front of the animal's rear legs; joinder means joining said first and second animal body encompassing means at a spaced distance from each other and so disposed to run along the underside of the animal; elongated leash means attached at a first end to said first adjustable animal body encompassing means at a position adjacent to the upper side of the animal's body when placed upon the animal, attached a point intermediate its ends to the second adjustable animal body encompassing means so that it passes along the upper side of the animal's body; second loop means attached to a second end of said leash means; third loop means attached to the second adjustable animal body encompassing means adjacent the position it is attached to the leash means; and leash shortening means comprising a releasable connector having one connector element secured to a portion of the leash means intermediate the second end and the attachment to the second adjustable animal body encompassing means and a mating connector element secured to said restraint means substantially at the attachment of the first end of the leash means to the first animal body encompassing means said leash shortening means cooperable with said leash means and said third loop means to allow said leash means to be shortened by having a portion of said leash means to become folded back on itself and be held at a position intermediate its second end and the position to which it is attached to the second adjustable animal body encompassing means.
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