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US 10,238,091 B2Granted
Pet harness for assisting pet mobility
AssigneeRadio Systems Corporation
InventorsPatrick Hoffman, David King, Thomas B. Murphy
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Abstract
The invention presents a harness assembly for lifting and supporting an animal in mobility. The assembly comprises a front and rear harness sections releasably attached by a lifting leash. Both the front and rear harness sections can be used independently. Both the front and rear harness sections are comprised of upper and lower sections releasably attached to one another. The rear harness section lifts the animal from both the hips and waist resulting in less stress than other devices.
Claims8
A harness assembly for user-assisted animal mobility, the harness assembly comprising:
- a front harness having an upper section and a lower section connected together by at least one releasable latching mechanism and a handle for lifting the front end of the animal;
- a rear harness having a handle connected to a waist band for lifting the animal from the waist, the waist band having an upper section and a lower section releasably connected by a first releasable latching mechanism;
- the rear harness having a right leg loop and a left leg loop, each leg loop having a first end connected to the upper section of the waist band and a second end also connected to the upper section of the waist band, the leg loops for supporting the animal from the rear legs, wherein one end of each of the right leg loop and the left leg loop comprises a releasable attachment component, wherein the releasable attachment component releasably attaches to an anchor of a corresponding adjustable pivot anchor of the upper section of the waist band, wherein the corresponding adjustable pivot anchor is movable among locations along a portion of the upper section of the waist band, wherein the releasable attachment component is rotatable around the anchor;
- the first releasable latching mechanism releasable during use of the harness assembly to temporarily move the lower section of the waist band to allow elimination of waste by the animal without soiling the lower section of the waist band;
- a user's shoulder strap releasably connected to the front harness and the rear harness, the user's shoulder strap for lifting the animal;
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- the upper section of the waist band having a secondary releasable latching mechanism for cooperating with a released end of the lower section of the waist band for temporarily holding the lower section of the waist band out of the way during elimination.
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An animal harness assembly enabling a user to assist an animal's mobility, the assembly comprising:
- a waist band for supporting the animal from the waist, the waist band having a lower section releasably coupled to an upper section of the waist band by a primary releasable latching mechanism;
- a right leg loop and a left leg loop each having a first end and a second end connected to the upper section of the waist band, the leg loops for supporting the animal from the hind legs, wherein one end of each of the right leg loop and the left leg loop comprises a releasable attachment component, wherein the releasable attachment component releasably attaches to an anchor of a corresponding adjustable pivot anchor of the upper section of the waist band, wherein the corresponding adjustable pivot anchor is movable among locations along a portion of the upper section of the waist band, wherein the releasable attachment component is rotatable about the anchor;
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- the waist band lower section selectively releasable during use of the harness assembly at the primary releasable attaching mechanism, a released end of the lower section of the waist band movable from extending beneath the animal's waist;
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- a secondary releasable latching mechanism attached to the upper section of the waist band for selectively and releasably connecting to the released end of the lower section of the waist band, thereby maintaining the lower section of the waist band removed from beneath the animal's waist.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.