Breakaway devices for pet collars and other devices
OwnerJason Martininventor
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Abstract
A breakaway device includes a first strap portion, a second strap portion, and a breakaway coupling. The breakaway coupling includes first and second breakaway coupling portions. The first breakaway coupling portion is coupled to the first strap portion and includes a ramped recess. The second breakaway coupling portion is coupled to the second strap portion and is magnetically coupled to the first breakaway coupling portion. The second breakaway coupling portion includes a ramped protrusion received in the ramped recess. The breakaway device further includes a breakaway override that selectively inhibits detachment of the first breakaway coupling portion and the second breakaway coupling portion from each other.
Claims20
A breakaway device comprising:
- a first strap portion;
- a second strap portion;
- a breakaway coupling comprising:
- a first breakaway coupling portion coupled to the first strap portion, the first breakaway coupling portion comprising a ramped recess;
- a second breakaway coupling portion coupled to the second strap portion and magnetically coupled to the first breakaway coupling portion, the second breakaway coupling portion comprising a ramped protrusion received in the ramped recess;
- a breakaway override coupling coupled to the breakaway coupling, the breakaway override coupling comprising:
- a first override coupling portion coupled to the first breakaway coupling portion;
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- a second override coupling portion coupled to the second breakaway coupling portion;
- wherein the first breakaway coupling portion and the second breakaway coupling portion are configured to detach from each other upon application of a force component in a transverse plane exceeding a threshold, and wherein, when the first breakaway coupling portion and the second breakaway coupling portion are coupled to each other, the first override coupling portion and the second override coupling portion are configured to be selectively coupled to inhibit detachment of the first breakaway coupling portion and the second breakaway coupling portion from each other.
A breakaway device comprising:
- a first strap portion;
- a second strap portion;
- a breakaway coupling comprising:
- a first breakaway coupling portion coupled to the first strap portion, the first breakaway coupling portion comprising a ramped recess;
- a second breakaway coupling portion coupled to the second strap portion and magnetically coupled to the first breakaway coupling portion, the second breakaway coupling portion comprising a frustoconical protrusion received in the ramped recess, the frustoconical protrusion having a protrusion base, an apex surface, and a longitudinal axis extending between the protrusion base and the apex surface, and the apex surface being substantially flat across a diameter thereof;
- wherein the first breakaway coupling portion and the second breakaway coupling portion are configured to detach from each other upon application of a force component in a transverse plane exceeding a threshold, the transverse plane being substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.