Vibration Stimulus Delivery Device
AssigneeRadio Systems Corporation
InventorsChristopher E. Mainini, Keith Griffith
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Abstract
Described is a vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal and for maximizing the robustness and intensity of the vibration stimulus. The vibration stimulus delivery device is carried by the animal and includes a housing and a vibration probe. The vibration probe is positioned in direct contact with the skin of the animal and generates a vibration, which, when delivered to the animal, is the vibration stimulus. The vibration probe is coupled to the housing such that the coupling minimizes the inherent vibration dampening effect caused by the weight and mass of the housing. The result is a vibration stimulus delivery device that delivers a more robust and intense vibration stimulus to the animal.
Claims18
A vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal, said vibration stimulus delivery device comprising:
- a housing adapted to be carried by the animal;
- a vibration probe adapted to generate the vibration stimulus, said vibration probe adapted to be positioned in direct contact with the animal's skin such that said vibration probe delivers the vibration stimulus to the animal;
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- a coupler mechanically securing said vibration probe to said housing such that said vibration probe vibrates substantially freely with respect to said housing when said vibration probe generates the vibration stimulus.
A vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal, said vibration stimulus delivery device comprising:
- a housing adapted to be carried by an animal;
- a processor disposed within said housing;
- a vibration probe having a vibrator and a vibration probe housing, the vibrator being disposed within the vibration probe housing, the vibrator being in electrical communication with said processor, said processor activates the vibrator such that the vibrator generates the vibration stimulus, the vibration probe housing vibrates when the vibrator generates the vibration stimulus such that the vibration probe housing delivers the vibration stimulus to the animal;
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- a coupler flexibly coupling said vibration probe to said housing such that said coupler provides said vibration probe a range of movement within which said vibration probe is able to vibrate without being dampened by the weight and mass of said housing, said coupler positions said vibration probe housing in direct contact with the animal's skin.
A vibration stimulus delivery device for delivering a vibration stimulus to an animal, said vibration stimulus delivery device comprising:
- a housing adapted to be carried by an animal, said housing housing a receiver and a processor, the receiver being in electrical communication with the processor, the receiver being adapted to receive an activation signal;
- a vibration probe having a vibrator and a vibration probe housing, the vibrator being disposed within the vibration probe housing and being in electrical communication with the processor, the processor activates the vibrator when the receiver receives the activation signal, the vibrator generates the vibration stimulus when activated by the processor, the vibration probe housing vibrates when the vibrator generates the vibration stimulus such that the vibration probe housing delivers the vibration stimulus to the animal;
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- a coupler securing said vibration probe to said housing, said coupler providing said vibration probe a range of movement within which the vibration probe is able to vibrate substantially freely with respect to said housing, said coupler positions the vibration probe housing in direct contact with the animal's skin such that vibration probe delivers the vibration stimulus to the animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.