Training lure for racing dogs and the like
OwnerLester L. Dishonginventor
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Abstract
A lure for training racing dogs in which the lure is conveyed along a track just ahead of the dogs. The lure, which includes a hollow cylinder of sufficient strength to prevent crushing by the dogs, is suspended for swinging and a limited up and down movement. An air operated sound producing device is supported within the cylinder and, in turn, supports the upper end of an extendible bellows having a weighted lower end whereby endwise shaking movement of the lure will cause a sound to be emitted simulating an animal in distress or being chased. The cylinder is encased within a resilient compressible casing surrounded by a tough flexible skin to simulate the feel of the body of an animal.
Claims3
A training lure for a racing animal comprising
- a hollow cylinder having sufficient strength to prevent collapse by said animal,
- an elongate support member extending transversely through said cylinder adjacent one end of said cylinder,
- suspending means attached to said support member for supporting said cylinder in a vertical position,
- an air actuated sound producing device supported by said support member within said cylinder,
- an elongate resilient bellows within said cylinder,
- said bellows being secured at the upper end thereof to said sound producing device in communication with said device,
- said cylinder guiding said bellows for lengthwise movement,
- weighted means at the lower end of said bellows for causing extension and contraction of said bellows upon vertical shaking movement of said lure whereby to force air through said device,
- a casing of resilient compressible material surrounding said cylinder, and
- a flexible skin surrounding said casing,
- said skin being effective to withstand abuse by said animal and said resilient material being compressible when said lure is struck by said animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.