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US 4,791,886 AGranted
Method and apparatus for restraining an animal on a vehicle
AssigneeE A Squared, Inc.
InventorEdward A. Anderson
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Abstract
An animal restraining device for use on a vehicle cargo bed including a track member and a slider piece fitting within a slot in the track member is disclosed. A leash is connected to the slider member. The track is placed along and within a channel formed in the cargo bed such that an animal leashed to the slider member may roam the cargo bed but is restrained for leaving the cargo bed.
Claims8
An animal restraining device incorporating a vehicle cargo surface comprising:
- a slotted track member extending along and within a channel formed in said cargo surface, the slotted track member being secured within the channel;
- slider means engagable within the slotted track member;
- retention means defined by the slotted track member for restraining the slider means from leaving the slotted track member in all directions except along the longitudinal axis of the slotted track member;
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- a flexible strand connected at one end to the slider means whereby the length of the strand is selected such that an animal attachable to the opposite end of the strand may roam the vehicle cargo surface but is prevented from leaving the vehicle cargo surface.
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A method of restraining an animal on a vehicle cargo surface comprising the steps of:
- securing a slotted track member to a channel on the vehicle cargo surface;
- providing a slider means for engaging the slotted track member such that the slider means may slide freely along the longitudinal axis of the slotted track member but is restrained from leaving the slotted track member in all directions except along the longitudinal axis of the slotted track member;
- providing at least one stop means within the slot of the slotted track member such that the slider is prevented from passing beyond the stop means;
- attaching one end of a flexible strand to the slider member and the opposite end to an animal;
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- selecting the length of the strand and the position of the stop means such that the animal is prevented from leaving the cargo surface.
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A device for restraining animals for use on a vehicle cargo surface comprising:
- a slotted track member extending along and within a channel formed in the vehicle cargo surface, the slotted track member being secured to the channel such that the height of the slotted track member is no greater than the depth of the channel;
- slider means for engaging the slotted track member, the slotted track member having shoulder means restraining the slider means such that the slider means is restrained from movement in all directions except along the longitudinal axis of the slotted track member;
- stop means positioned within a slot of the slotted track member to limit the travel of the slider means;
- a flexible strand connected at one end to the slider means;
- whereby the length of the strand and the position of the stop means is selected such that an animal attachable to the opposite end of the flexible strand may roam the vehicle cargo surface but is prevented from leaving the vehicle cargo surface.
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An animal restraining device incorporating a vehicle cargo surface comprising:
- a slotted track member extending along and within a channel formed in said cargo surface, the slotted track member being secured within the channel;
- slider means engagable within the slotted track member;
- retention means defined by the slotted track member for restraining the slider means from leaving the slotted track member in all directions except along the longitudinal axis of the slotted track member, said retention means comprising shoulder means on the slotted track member engaging corresponding grooves on the slider means;
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- a flexible strand connected at one end to the slider means whereby the length of the strand is selected such that an animal attachable to the opposite end of the strand may roam the vehicle cargo surface but is prevented from leaving the vehicle cargo surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.