Animal harness
OwnerJosephine Maiettainventor
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Abstract
This disclosure pertains to a harness for animals, such as dogs, utilizing unitary leash grasping means secured to a portion of a harness, grasping the chest of the animal. A neck encircling portion is removably secured about the neck of the animal, supporting the chest grasping portion of the leash. A waist encircling band is secured along the length of the leash and is adapted with a buckle at the uppermost regions thereof. The animal may be restrained by forces exerted on the chest as opposed to windpipe choking forces when the leash is maintained in a staionary position.
Claims5
An animal harness comprising a unitary construction, said unitary construction including an elongated endless band, means to conform the proximal end of said endless band into a closed loop, an inverted substantially U-shaped band, one end of said U-shaped band slideably affixed to and adjacent with the distal end of said endless band, the other end of said U-shaped band slideably affixed to and adjacent with said distal end of said endless band and disposed in spaced apart relationship with said one end thereof, a waist cinching band, said waist cinching band slideably affixed to two portions of said endless band intermediate said distal end and said proximal end thereof, said waist cinching band having a pair of free end portions thereof, means to adjustably secure one of said free end portions to and along the length of said waist cinching band at a point therealong located adjacent the other free end portion thereof, said endless band serving as the only means of interconnecting said U-shaped band and said waist cinching band together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.