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US 2015/0173328 A1Published application
Multi-piece animal collar
OwnerJulie Pincus, Cary Stefaniinventors
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Abstract
An example collar includes a strap, a removable buckle slidable along the strap, and at least one removable leash attachment. The leash attachment includes a strap-receiving portion with a thickness approximately equal to a thickness of the strap such that the strap is receivable in the strap-receiving portion in a biased fit and the leash attachment is fixable at a location along the strap. Another example collar and a method of assembling a collar are also disclosed.
Claims20
A collar, comprising:
- a strap;
- a removable buckle slidable along the strap;
- and
- at least one removable leash attachment, the leash attachment including a strap-receiving portion with a thickness approximately equal to a thickness of the strap such that the strap is receivable in the strap-receiving portion in a biased fit and the leash attachment is fixable at a location along the strap.
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A collar, comprising:
- a strap;
- a buckle slidable along the strap, a rectangular buckle including a central divider dividing the strap into a first side and a second side, the side and the second side receiving a first end and a second end of the strap in an overlapping manner, and a peg on the central divider configured to be received in one or more holes in the strap;
- and
- at least one leash attachment having a generally triangular portion, the leash attachment including a first side, a second side shorter than the first side, a third side, and a fourth side arranged between and angled with respect to the first side and the second side, the third side and the fourth side each including crimps extending towards one another and forming a strap-receiving portion between the crimps and the first side, and the strap-receiving portion receives the strap in a biased fit such that the leash attachment is configured to be fixed at a location along the strap, wherein the strap, the buckle, and the at least one leash attachment are independently removable relative to each other.
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A method of assembling a collar, comprising:
- providing a strap;
- sliding a leash attachment that is independent of the strap onto the strap, the leash attachment including a first side, a second side shorter than the first side, a third side, and a fourth side arranged between and angled with respect to the first side and the second side, the third side and the fourth side each including crimps extending towards one another and providing a bias fit such that the leash attachment is fixed at a location along the strap;
- and
- installing a buckle that is independent of the strap and the leash attachment on to the strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.