Dog exercising device
OwnerEleanor K. Boncelainventor
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Abstract
A dog tether for a wheeled vehicle such as a bicycle comprising a stand-off bar which has a clamp at its inner end for attachment to the bicycle frame, and a resilient mounting for the clamp yieldable to take up any sudden jerk by the dog. The outer end of the bar has an adjustable chain or wiffle-tree attachment for respectively tethering one or more dogs.
Claims9
An animal exercising device for attachment to a vehicle such as a bicycle comprising a reach assembly, mounting means at each end of said reach assembly one of which is adaptable for mounting on a vehicle, an animal tether connected to the other of said mounting means of said reach assembly, and at least one of said mounting means comprising overload release means operable to yield upon the imposition of a predetermined load upon the tether, said overload release means comprising means releasable in response to pull on the tether beyond a predetermined load for separating the tether from the reach to prevent overturning of the vehicle.
A reach assembly for attachment to a vehicle such as a bicycle or tricycle having a frame and front and rear wheels, means at one end of the assembly for clamping to the frame and positioning the reach assembly at one side of the vehicle, intermediate said front and rear wheels generally normal to the frame, tether means at the other end of the assembly for securing an animal thereto, and overload means for automatically releasing said tether means upon the latter being tensioned beyond a certain load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.