Pet restraint system for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPietro Buttolo, Stuart C. Salter, Marguerite Lynn Kimball, Benjamin Yilma, Annette Lynn Huebner
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Abstract
A pet restraint system for a vehicle is provided. The pet restraint system includes a leash configured to connect to a restraint device on a pet, a wearable device comprising one of a collar and a harness configured to be worn on the pet and connected to the leash, a retractor device coupled to the leash and configured to be secured to a support structure on the vehicle, a sensor for detecting an expected condition of the vehicle, and a controller for controlling the retractor to retract or lock the leash based on the determined expected condition of the vehicle.
Claims20
A pet restraint system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a leash configured to connect to a restraint device on a pet;
- a retractor device coupled to the leash and configured to be secured to a support structure on the vehicle;
- a sensor for detecting an expected condition of the vehicle;
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- a controller for controlling the retractor device to retract or lock the leash based on the determined expected condition of the vehicle.
A pet restraint system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a leash configured to connect to a restraint device on a pet;
- a wearable device comprising one of a collar and a harness configured to be worn on the pet and connected to the leash;
- a retractor device coupled to the leash and configured to be secured to a support structure on the vehicle;
- a sensor for detecting an expected condition of the vehicle experiencing dynamic motion;
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- a controller for controlling the retractor to retract or lock the leash based on the determined expected condition of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.