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US 12,685,295 B2Granted
Pet harness
OwnerMargaret P. Rothschild, Robert L. Basominventors
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a pet harness with a permanently attached or detachable neck pillow configured to restrict movement of a pet's head following surgery. Numerous configurations are described and depicted in the drawings showing various ways in which the neck pillow can be incorporated into the pet harness.
Claims16
A pet harness, comprising:
- a harness body, comprising:
- a neck portion defining a neck opening configured to accommodate passage of a head of a pet therethrough;
- a chest panel protruding from a first side of the neck portion and configured to extend between front legs of the pet;
- a back panel protruding from a second side of the neck portion and configured to extend across a back of the pet;
- a pouch mounted on the neck portion and extending around a periphery of the neck portion, the pouch defining a pouch opening facing outward from the neck portion and extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the neck portion;
- a neck pillow coupled to and extending around the periphery of the neck portion of the harness body and coupled to an interior of the pouch, the neck pillow being inflatable and defining a deflated configuration and an inflated configuration, wherein in the deflated configuration the neck pillow is positioned entirely in the pouch with the pouch opening of the pouch closed, and wherein in the inflated configuration the neck pillow extends out through the pouch opening of the pouch and surrounds the neck portion;
- a leash clip configured to accommodate attachment of a leash to the harness body;
- and
- one or more straps extending from the harness body and configured to wrap around a torso of the pet to secure the harness body to the pet;
- wherein the harness is configured to be worn by the pet for walking and other daily activities when the pillow is in the deflated configuration but allows for deployment of the neck pillow to the inflated configuration if needed to prevent the pet from accessing a wound.
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A method of using a pet harness, the method comprising:
- attaching a pet harness to a pet, the harness comprising:
- a harness body comprising:
- a neck portion surrounding a neck of the pet;
- a chest panel protruding from a first side of the neck portion and extending between front legs of the pet;
- a back panel protruding from a second side of the neck portion and extending across a back of the pet;
- a pouch mounted on the neck portion and extending around a periphery of the neck portion and around the neck of the pet, the pouch defining a pouch opening facing outward from the neck portion and extending around at least a portion of the periphery of the neck portion;
- a neck pillow coupled to and extending around the periphery of the neck portion of the harness body and around the neck of the pet and coupled to an interior of the pouch;
- a leash clip configured to accommodate attachment of a leash to the harness body;
- and
- one or more straps extending from the harness body;
- wrapping the one or more straps around a torso of the pet to secure the harness body to the pet;
- opening the pouching opening to access the neck pillow;
- and
- inflating the neck pillow to extend the neck pillow out of the pouch and around the neck of the pet, wherein the harness is configured to be worn by the pet for walking and other daily activities when the pillow is in the deflated configuration but allows for deployment of the neck pillow to the inflated configuration if needed to prevent the pet from accessing a wound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.