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US 11,589,556 B2Granted
Animal restraint and training device
OwnerEric B. Munozinventor
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Abstract
A simpler and more humane animal restraint and training device, and a method of using the device, having magnetic members and locking teeth that prevents animal choking, retains contact between the two clasp portions to prevent collar loosening, and does not require the use of fine motor skills by the animal owner. Training signals can also be generated to teach proper gait for the animal as well as other training commands.
Claims11
An animal restraining clasp, comprising;
- a clasp distal portion comprising a distal magnet, said clasp distal portion fixedly coupled to a leash distal end and slidingly coupled to a leash proximate portion;
- a mating clasp proximate portion comprising a proximate magnet, said clasp proximate portion movably coupled to a leash distal portion;
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- wherein said clasp distal portion sliding motion is limited to traversal of only said leash proximate portion until tension in the leash stops motion of the clasp distal portion upon physical engagement with the coupled clasp proximate portion and magnetic engagement between the proximate magnet and distal magnet, thereby magnetically coupling the clasp proximate portion with the clasp distal portion;
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- a signal device configured to cause a training signal during coupling and decoupling of the magnetic coupling;
- wherein the signal device comprises at least one switch disposed near the proximate and distal magnets and comprises of a programmable non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
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An animal restraint and training device, comprising;
- a leash comprising a leash proximate portion with a leash proximate end, and a leash distal portion with a leash distal end;
- a clasp comprising;
- a clasp distal portion comprising a distal magnet, said clasp distal portion fixedly coupled to the leash distal end and slidingly coupled to the leash proximate portion;
- a mating clasp proximate portion comprising a proximate magnet, said clasp proximate portion movably coupled to the leash distal portion;
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- wherein said clasp distal portion sliding motion is limited to traversal of only said leash proximate portion until tension in the leash stops motion of the clasp distal portion upon physical engagement with the coupled clasp proximate portion and magnetic engagement between the proximate magnet and distal magnet, thereby magnetically coupling the clasp proximate portion with the clasp distal portion;
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- a signal device configured to cause a training signal during coupling and decoupling of the magnetic coupling;
- wherein the signal device comprises at least one switch disposed near the proximate and distal magnets and comprises of a programmable non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.