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US 11,589,552 B2Granted
Pet containment apparatus
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InventorsJeffrey Paul Brown, Desiree Michelle Brown
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A pet containment apparatus for a truck bed that connects to the corner bed anchors and contains an overhead connection for the pet(s) to allow for free movement of the pet(s) in the truck bed, while keeping the pet(s) from exiting the truck bed. The apparatus may be static or adjustable and allow for single or multiple pets to travel safely in the truck bed. The pet(s) will be tethered overhead to allow for free movement. In preferred embodiments, the various elements of the apparatus include a sturdy, metallic frame with adjustable connectors to fit various truck beds.
A pet containment apparatus for being mounted in a truck bed, comprising:
A pet containment apparatus, comprising:
A method for mounting a pet containment apparatus to a truck bed, comprising the steps of:
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Transport boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses for animals; Fittings therefor: boxes, bags, cages, baskets, harnesses especially adapted for…
Leads or collars, e.g. for dogs: harnesses
Devices for fastening animals, e.g. halters, toggles, neck-bars or chain fastenings: devices for immobilisation or restraint of animals, e.g. chutes
Animal husbandry
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The present disclosure relates generally to a pet containment apparatus, and more particularly, not by way of limitation, to an improved pet containment apparatus positioned in a vehicle.
Many pet owners like to travel with their pets. More specifically, dog owners like to travel with their dogs in a truck bed or other vehicle. This can be unsafe and even illegal. Some dogs like to jump out of the truck bed, resulting in injury, getting lost, or even death. Some cities have banned dogs from riding in the beds of pickups unrestrained for such reasons.
Certain tethers have been developed to tie the pet from the collar or harness of the front of the truck bed which restricts the pet's mobility. Other methods restrain a pet by placing a kennel in the truck bed which restrict the mobility of the pet and causes the pet owner to have to tie down the kennel so that it does not slide around while the truck is moving.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a pet containment apparatus constructed in accordance with the present disclosure positioned in a bed of a pickup truck.
FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the pet containment apparatus of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a frame assembly of the pet containment apparatus of FIG. 1.
Before explaining at least one embodiment of the inventive concept disclosed herein in detail, it is to be understood that the inventive concept is not limited in its application to the details of construction, experiments, exemplary data, and/or the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description, or illustrated in the drawings. The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for purpose of description only and should not be regarded as limiting in any way.
In the following detailed description of embodiments of the inventive concept, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the inventive concept. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the inventive concept within the disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in detail to avoid unnecessarily complicating the instant disclosure.
Further, unless expressly stated to the contrary, “or” refers to an inclusive or and not to an exclusive or. For example, a condition A or B is satisfied by any one of the following: A is true (or present) and B is false (or not present), A is false (or not present) and B is true (or present), and both A and B are true (or present).