Animal training device
OwnerChad Jamesinventor
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Abstract
An animal training device utilizes high voltage pulses applied between spaced electrical conductors placed in close proximity to the skin of the animal to provide a stimulus useful in training the animal. The conductors are exposed and are substantially flat; and these spaced conductors may be placed side-by-side in a localized area, around the entire inner surface of a collar or strap on an animal's neck, or spaced on the body of the animal in different locations. Alternatively, the conductors may be located on the end of a livestock prod.
Claims20
An animal training device of the type delivering high voltage pulses between a pair of spaced electrical conductors placed in close proximity to the skin of the animal including in combination:
- a substantially flat, non-conductive conductor housing member having a first surface designed to be placed in close proximity to the skin of an animal;
- first and second spaced exposed electrical conductors on the first surface of the housing;
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- means for applying voltage pulses across the first and second spaced electrical conductors.
An animal training device of the type producing high voltage pulses between a pair of spaced electrical conductors placed in close proximity to the skin of the animal, an improvement including in combination:
- a generally circular, flat non-conductive conductor base member having a first surface designed to be placed in close proximity to the skin of an animal;
- first and second spaced exposed electrical conductors secured on the first surface of the base member;
- an elongated rod having first and second ends, with the first end secured to and supporting the base member and the second end supporting a voltage supply unit;
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- first and second conductive wires connected between the first and second exposed electrical conductors and a normally open switch connected to the voltage supply unit, whereupon closure of the switch applies voltage through the first and second conductive wires to the first and second spaced exposed electrical conductors to provide a stimulation to an animal when the base member is placed in close proximity to the skin of the animal.
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