Pet Protector and Rescue Tool with Strap Positional Spacer

A system for extrication of a pet from a collar or harness by a rescuer in the event of an emergency comprising:

• one or more pet rescue tools pre-positioned along the length of the straps of the collar or harness to facilitate the cutting of such straps;
• each said pet rescue tool including:
• a housing having first and second sections, each section having a front and a rear portion, said first section having a strap capturing recess dimensioned to permit the strap of the collar or harness to be positioned therein, said first and second sections connected to each other at their rear portions by a hinge, and both sections being fixedly joinable together at the respective front portions thereof to capture a portion of said strap of the collar or harness between the top of the strap capturing recess of the first section and the opposing central base surface of the second section creating sufficient frictional contact while in engaged juxtaposition to maintain the position of the pet rescue tool in perpendicular alignment to the captured portion of the strap located within the strap capturing recess;
• said first section housing a cutting implement and cutting guide for severing the strap of the collar or harness captured between the two sections, said cutting guide being located within paired upper and lower guide path or tracks for maintaining the cutting guide and the cutting implement in substantially perpendicular alignment to the edge of and across said portion of the strap captured within the strap capturing recess, said paired guide paths or tracks extending within the first section from rear to front thereof with said upper guide path or track having an upwardly opening guide slot and said lower guide path or track having a downwardly opening guide slot, said downwardly opening guide slot permitting the forward sliding of the cutting implement and the upwardly opening guide slot permitting the attachment of the cutting guide to a handle for operating the cutting implement attached to the cutting guide;
• said first section also housing within the lower guide path or track internal alignment members extending inwardly to maintain the cutting guide in perpendicular alignment to the edges of the strap of the collar or harness;
• said lower guide path or track also includes a guide slot extending across the base portion of the second section for permitting freedom of movement of the cutting implement through the base portion while maintaining the cutting implement in perpendicular alignment to the edges of the captured strap of the collar or harness regardless of external forces exerted against the cutting implement or pet rescue tool;
• said handle being attached to said cutting guide by a rotatable pin located between the sides of the first section and extending into the upper guiding track permitting the handle and the cutting guide to move from a stowed to an operational position, said handle being maintained in the stowed position by a retaining member,
• whereby said pet rescue tool is readily available for use by being retained in its pre-positioned location on the strap of the pet collar or harness.