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US 2015/0020754 A1Published application
Pet Bathing Systems
OwnerRigoberto Flores, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A system for improved pet bathing of quadruped animals including feline species possessing claws and an aversion to water. More particularly, this invention relates to providing a system for restraining feline pets during bathing in a manner that is safe for both the owner and the animal.
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1) A system, relating to the protective restraint of clawed quadrupeds during hygienic-care procedures, comprising:
- a) at least one bilateral forelimb restrainer structured and arranged to contemporaneously restrain both forelimbs of the clawed quadruped;
- b) wherein said at least one bilateral forelimb restrainer comprises
- i) at least one radial-ulnar restrainer structured and arranged to restrain motion of radial-ulnar portions of the forelimbs,
- ii) at least one shoulder-motion restrainer structured and arranged to restrain at least rotational motion of the forelimbs about respective shoulder joints, and
- iii) at least one liquid passage structured and arranged to enable passage of at least one liquid to exterior portions of the forelimbs during the hygienic-care procedures;
- c) wherein the restraint of the forelimbs by said at least one shoulder-motion restrainer prevents removal of the at least one radial-ulnar portion from said at least one radial-ulnar restrainer;
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- d) wherein said at least one radial-ulnar restrainer provides to the forelimbs a range of motion independent of said at least one radial-ulnar restrainer during such restraint.
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13) A system, relating to the protective restraint of a cat during bathing, comprising:
- a) at least one bilateral forelimb restrainer structured and arranged to contemporaneously restrain both forelimbs of the cat;
- b) wherein said at least one bilateral forelimb restrainer comprises
- i) at least one radial-ulnar restrainer structured and arranged to restrain motion of radial-ulnar portions of the forelimbs,
- ii) at least one shoulder-motion restrainer structured and arranged to restrain at least rotational motion of the forelimbs about respective shoulder joints, and
- iii) at least one liquid passage structured and arranged to enable passage of at least one liquid to exterior portions of the forelimbs during the bathing;
- c) wherein the restraint of the forelimbs by said at least one shoulder-motion restrainer prevents removal of the at least one radial-ulnar portion from said at least one radial-ulnar restrainer;
- d) wherein said at least one radial-ulnar restrainer provides to the forelimbs a range of motion independent of said at least one radial-ulnar restrainer during such restraint;
- e) wherein, during such restraint, said at least one bilateral forelimb restrainer provides unrestricted access to anatomical portions of the cat at least posterior to a transverse plane bisecting the thorax;
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- f) at least one neck restraint structured and arranged to restrain a neck portion of the cat;
- g) wherein such restraint reduces the potential for biting during the hygienic-care procedures.
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20) A system, relating to the protective restraint of clawed quadrupeds during hygienic-care procedures, comprising:
- a) bilateral forelimb restraint means for contemporaneously restraining both forelimbs of the clawed quadruped;
- b) wherein said bilateral forelimb restraint means comprises
- i) radial-ulnar restraining means for restraining motion of radial-ulnar portions of the forelimbs,
- ii) shoulder-motion restraining means for restraining at least rotational motion of the forelimbs about respective shoulder joints, and
- iii) liquid passing means for enabling passage of at least one liquid to exterior portions of the forelimbs during the hygienic-care procedures;
- c) wherein the restraint of the forelimbs by said shoulder-motion restraining means prevents removal of the at least one radial-ulnar portion from said radial-ulnar restraining means;
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- d) wherein said radial-ulnar restraining means provides to the forelimbs a range of motion independent of said radial-ulnar restraining means during such restraining
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