Connector for an animal fence
AssigneePrecision Pet Products, Inc.
InventorsDavid Link, Hongkun Liang
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Abstract
A connector for use with an animal barrier. The connector includes a locking member configured to lock corresponding horizontal and vertical members when the locking member is in the locked position, and release the corresponding horizontal and vertical members to allow for length adjustment of both the horizontal and vertical members when the s is in the release position. Therefore, separate s are not needed for the corresponding horizontal and vertical members. Thus, the connector simplifies adjustment of the animal barrier to allow the animal barrier to be easily adapted to the specific size of the vehicle.
Claims18
An adjustable animal barrier comprising:
- a length-adjustable first barrier member extending along a first axis;
- a length-adjustable second barrier member extending along a second axis offset from the first axis;
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- a connector coupled to the first barrier member and the second barrier member, the connector having:
- a connector body having a first opening configured to receive the first barrier member and a second opening configured to receive the second barrier member;
- a first clamp coupled to the connector body and configured to exert a first circumferential force upon the first barrier member, the first clamp being moveable relative to the connector body between a first clamping position and a first release position, the first circumferential force increasing as the first clamp moves from the first release position the first clamp position;
- a second clamp coupled to the connector body and configured to exert a second circumferential force upon the second barrier member, the second clamp being moveable relative to the connector body between a second clamping position and a second release position, the second circumferential force increasing as the second clamp moves from the second release position the second clamp position;
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- a first locking member operatively coupled to the connector body and operatively coupled to the first clamp and the second clamp, the first locking member being selectively transitional relative to the connector body between a first locking member release position and a first locking member clamping position, the first locking member causing the first clamp and second clamp to move toward the first clamp position and second clamp position, respectively, as the first locking member transitions from the first locking member release position toward the first locking member clamping position.
A connector for an adjustable animal barrier having length-adjustable first and second barrier members, the connector comprising:
- a connector body having a first opening configured to receive the first barrier member and a second opening configured to receive the second barrier member;
- a first clamp coupled to the connector body and configured to exert a first circumferential force upon the first barrier member, the first clamp being moveable relative to the connector body between a first clamping position and a first release position, the first circumferential force increasing as the first clamp moves from the first release position the first clamp position;
- a second clamp coupled to the connector body and configured to exert a second circumferential force upon the second barrier member, the second clamp being moveable relative to the connector body between a second clamping position and a second release position, the second circumferential force increasing as the second clamp moves from the second release position the second clamp position;
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- a first locking member operatively coupled to the connector body and operatively coupled to the first clamp and the second clamp, the first locking member being selectively transitional relative to the connector body between a first locking member release position and a first locking member clamping position, the first locking member causing the first clamp and second clamp to move toward the first clamp position and second clamp position, respectively, as the first locking member transitions from the first locking member release position toward the first locking member clamping position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.