Animal exercise device for mounting to a vehicle
OwnerJulia N Parkerinventor
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Abstract
An animal exercise device that is suitable for mounting to a vehicle. A flexible pole is mounted to the vehicle and extends from a side of the vehicle and away from oncoming traffic. A lead extension is connected to the flexible pole and to a coupler having a first elastic section and a second elastic section. The first section and second section act as a leash for a first animal and a second animal, respectively. The animal exercise device allows multiple animals to walk or run beside the vehicle. The device is constructed to keep the animals positioned to a side of the vehicle and away from the vehicle.
Claims14
An animal exercise devices for mounting to a vehicle, comprising:
- a) a flexible pole comprising a vehicle mount;
- b) a lead extension connected to the flexible pole near an end of the flexible pole, wherein the lead extension is length adjustable;
- c) a coupler having a first section and a second section, wherein the coupler is mounted to the lead extension and opposite the flexible pole;
- and wherein, in use, with animals attached to the first section of the coupler and the second section of the coupler, neither a horizontal distance from the end of the flexible pole to an end of the first section of the coupler that is opposite the lead extension nor a horizontal distance from the end of the flexible pole to an end of the second section of the coupler that is opposite the lead extension exceeds a horizontal distance from the end of the flexible pole to a front of a vehicle to which the flexible pole is mounted when the lead extension, the first section and the second section are fully extended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.