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US 5,038,703 AGranted
Device and method to aid in toilet training pets
OwnerRoberta K. Frushinventor
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Abstract
A training and communicating device for domestic animals which is mountable to a doorknob or other mounting element on or near a door. An elongated leather strip is provided with an aperture for removably suspending the strip from a doorknob. The strip also has a plurality of pairs of holes for securing through each pair of holes a sleigh bell onto the strip with vinyl lacing. The strip, with bells attached and suspended on or near the door within reach of an animal, produces sound when struck by the animal that may be heard throughout an average-sized home.
Claims4
A training and communication device for domestic animals comprising:
- support means comprising an elongated strip of flexible material with aperture means at one end thereof for permitting said support means to be removably suspended in proximity of a dwelling entrance/exit having a door from a supporting element on or nearby said door at a height reachable by a domestic animal;
- sounding means for emitting an audible sound when said support means is struck by said animal so as to attract the attention of humans in the dwelling to communicate the animal's desire to have access through the door;
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- fastening means for securing said sounding means to said support means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.