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US 2020/0229399 A1Published application
Lure chasing system
AssigneeSwift Paws, Inc.
InventorsMeghan Wolfgram, John Ritter
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Abstract
A lure coursing system for the enjoyment of domesticated animals comprising: a motorized drive unit disposed at a first location, the motorized drive unit including a drive housing enclosing a drive pulley operatively connected to a motor; a transfer unit disposed at a second location, the transfer pulley unit including a transfer housing enclosing a transfer pulley; a lure line engaging the drive pulley and the transfer pulley so as to form a continuous loop configuration for the lure line; and a lure attached to the lure line.
Claims18
A lure coursing system comprising:
- a drive unit disposed at a first location, said drive unit comprising a drive pulley enclosed by a drive pulley housing, said drive pulley housing including a drive pulley housing cover and drive pulley housing base, wherein said drive pulley housing cover includes an inwardly beveled drive pulley shield and a hinge configured to allow for the opening and closing of the drive pulley housing cover without disturbance of the drive pulley, wherein when said drive pulley housing cover is in the closed position the drive pulley housing comprises a defined annular space forming a lure passthrough window that includes a substantially solid inner surface comprised of the drive pulley groove and the inwardly beveled drive pulley shield, wherein the drive pulley is operatively connected to a motor;
- a transfer unit disposed at a second location, said transfer unit comprising a transfer pulley enclosed by a transfer pulley housing, said transfer pulley housing including a transfer pulley housing cover and transfer pulley housing base, wherein said transfer pulley housing cover includes an inwardly beveled transfer pulley shield and a hinge configured to allow for the opening and closing of the transfer pulley housing cover without disturbance of the transfer pulley, wherein when said transfer pulley housing cover is in the closed position the transfer pulley housing comprises a defined annular space forming a lure passthrough window that includes a substantially solid inner surface comprised of the transfer pulley groove and the inwardly beveled transfer pulley shield;
- a lure line engaging said drive pulley and said transfer pulley so as to form a continuous loop configuration for said lure line, said lure line able to loop continuously around said drive pulley and said transfer pulley;
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- a lure attached to said lure line.
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A method of animating a lure comprising:
- disposing a drive unit at a first location, said drive unit comprising a drive pulley enclosed by a drive pulley housing, said drive pulley housing including a drive pulley housing cover and drive pulley housing base, wherein said drive pulley housing cover includes an inwardly beveled drive pulley shield and a hinge configured to allow for the opening and closing of the drive pulley housing cover without disturbance of the drive pulley, wherein when said drive pulley housing cover is in the closed position the drive pulley housing comprises a defined annular space forming a lure passthrough window that includes a substantially solid inner surface comprised of the drive pulley groove and the inwardly beveled drive pulley shield, wherein the drive pulley is operatively connected to a motor;
- disposing a transfer unit at a second location, said transfer unit comprising a transfer pulley enclosed by a transfer pulley housing, said transfer pulley housing including a transfer pulley housing cover and transfer pulley housing base, wherein said transfer pulley housing cover includes an inwardly beveled transfer pulley shield and a hinge configured to allow for the opening and closing of the transfer pulley housing cover without disturbance of the transfer pulley, wherein when said transfer pulley housing cover is in the closed position the transfer pulley housing comprises a defined annular space forming a lure passthrough window that includes a substantially solid inner surface comprised of the transfer pulley groove and the inwardly beveled transfer pulley shield;
- disposing a lure line around the drive pulley and transfer pulley, said lure line engaging said drive pulley and said transfer pulley so as to form a loop configuration for said lure line, said lure line able to loop continuously around said drive pulley and said transfer pulley;
- affixing a lure attached to said lure line;
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- activating the drive pulley via the drive motor to move the lure line thereby animating the lure affixed to the lure line in a continuous loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.