Systems and methods for restraint-free animal positioner
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsKathryn June Morris, Debra Samuels
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for confining pet movement without physical restraint are disclosed herein. The systems and devices may include a first stand including an adjustable body support, a first middle portion, and a first base portion, the first middle portion configured to move the adjustable body support vertically based on a height of a pet; a second stand including an adjustable platform, a second middle portion, and a second base portion, the second middle portion configured to move the adjustable platform vertically based on the height of the pet, the adjustable platform configured to retain an item that is placed on a first surface of the adjustable platform; and a base onto which the first stand and the second stand are mounted.
Claims20
A system for confining pet movement, the system comprising:
- a first stand comprising an adjustable body support, a first middle portion, and a first base portion, the first middle portion configured to move the adjustable body support vertically based on a height of a pet;
- a second stand comprising an adjustable platform, a second middle portion, and a second base portion, the second middle portion configured to move the adjustable platform vertically based on the height of the pet, the adjustable platform configured to retain an item that is placed on a first surface of the adjustable platform;
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- a base onto which the first stand and the second stand are mounted,
- wherein the system comprising the first stand, the second stand, and the base confines the pet movement without any physical restraint.
A device for confining pet movement, the device comprising:
- a base;
- a first stand connected to the base;
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- a second stand connected to the base;
- wherein the first stand comprises a first base portion that connects the first stand to the base and a body support portion configured to be positioned between fore and hind legs of a pet in a standing position;
- wherein the second stand comprises a second base portion that connects the second stand to the base and a platform configured to hold an item that engages attention of the pet, and
- wherein the device comprising the base, the first stand, and the second stand confines the pet movement without any physical restraint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.