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US4970991:
Animal safety belt
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Luce, Therese G.; Michigan City, IN 46360
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| Assignee: |
Luce; Therese G., Michigan City, IN
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| Published / Filed: |
1990-11-20
/ 1989-11-07
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| Application Number: |
US1989000432469
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| IPC Code: |
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A01K 27/00;
IPC-7:
A01K 27/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A01K1/02D4; A01K1/02D3; A01K27/00B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
119/771;
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119/096;
119/109;
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| Field of Search: |
119/096,106,109
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| Abstract: |
An animal safety belt disclosed herein includes, an upper and a lower restraint, a front and a rear strap, a binding loop and a selective binding strap. Each is fabricated from woven webbing. The upper restraint is of predetermined length having a plurality of loops for inserting the straps therethrough and is adapted to be disposed adjacent the spine of the animal. The lower restraint is of predetermined length having a plurality of loops for inserting the straps therethrough and is adapted to be disposed adjacent the stomach and chest of the animal. The front strap is secured to the upper and lower restrainsts by being passed through forward loops. A buckle, disposed to an end of the front strap, adjusts the front loop circumference. The rear strap is attached to a rearward loop of said upper restraint and a corresponding loop of said lower restraint and also has a buckle for adjusting the circumference of a rear loop. The binding loop is affixed to a restraint for securing it to a seat belt or a truck structural element. A binding strap is selectively received by the binding loop to secure a restraint to a truck structural element.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Myers & Assoc., Ltd. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mancene, Gene; Price, R. Thomas
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RELATED APPLICATION DATA
This application is a continuation in part of United States Patent Application Ser. No. 07/202,781, filed June 3, 1988, U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,630 by the same inventor as this application and is unassigned, as is this application. A claim for priority for the common elements between the applications is made under the authority of 35 U.S.C. 120, and the specification and drawing of application Ser. No. 07/202,781 is incorporated by reference herein.
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I claim:
1. An animal safety belt for restraining an animal in a vehicle which is equipped with a seat belt for humans, said animal safety belt comprising:
- an upper restraint of predetermined length having at least three upper attachment means for slidably attaching straps, said upper restraint adapted to be disposed adjacent the spine of the animal;
- a lower restraint of predetermined length having at least three lower attachment means for slidably attaching straps, said lower restraint adapted to be disposed adjacent the stomach and chest of the animal;
- a front strap including adjustable loop means for adjusting the circumference of a front loop, said front loop slidably attached a forward of said upper attachment means and a forward of said lower attachment means;
- a rear strap including adjustable loop means for adjusting the circumference of a rear loop, said rear loop slidably attached to a rearward attachment means of said upper restraint and a corresponding attachment means of said lower restraint;
- binding means affixed to the rear of a restraint, rearward of said rear strap for securing said restraint to the vehicle seat belt for humans and for maintaining a relatively fixed distance between said front and rear straps when force is applied to said restraining means;
- said restraints secured to the animal by said straps, whereby the animal is secured to the vehicle seat belt for humans.
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