Electrode device for an electric shock generator carried on an animal collar

An electronic animal control system for use on a collar of an animal for controlling movement of the animal under predetermined conditions comprising:

• A. an electric shock generator carried on the collar of the animal, the shock generator having at least one output terminal for producing an electrical shock for output to the animal under the predetermined conditions to control the movement of the animal;
• B. an electrode carried on the collar and spaced from the shock generator for engaging the animal to transmit the electrical shock from the output terminal of the shock generator to the animal under the predetermined conditions;
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• C. a flexible connector having a flexible insulator and a flexible non-rigid wireless conductive path on the flexible insulator for electrically connecting the output terminal of the shock generator with the electrode, the flexible connector having sufficient length and flexibility to permit movement of the connector during movement of the animal without breaking the conductive path.

An electronic animal control system for use on a collar of an animal for controlling movement of the animal under predetermined conditions comprising:

• A. an electric shock generator carried on the collar of the animal, the shock generator having at least one output terminal for producing an electrical shock for output to the animal under the predetermined conditions to control the movement of the animal;
• B. an electrode carried on the collar and spaced from the shock generator for engaging the animal to transmit the electrical shock from the output terminal of the shock generator to the animal under the predetermined conditions;
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• C. a flat flexible connector comprising a generally flat strip having a generally flat flexible insulator and a generally flat flexible wireless conductive path on the flexible insulator for electrically connecting the output terminal of the shock generator with the electrode, said wireless conductive path including a conductive trace provided on the flexible insulator, the flexible connector having sufficient length and flexibility to permit movement of the connector during movement of the animal without breaking the conductive path.

An electronic animal control system for use on a collar of an animal for controlling movement of the animal under predetermined conditions comprising:

• A. an electric shock generator carried on the collar of the animal, the shock generator having at least one output terminal for producing an electrical shock for output to the animal under the predetermined conditions to control the movement of the animal;
• B. an electrode carried on the collar and spaced from the shock generator for engaging the animal to transmit the electrical shock from the output terminal of the shock generator to the animal under the predetermined conditions;
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• C. a flexible connector comprising a generally flat strip having a generally flat flexible insulator and a generally flat flexible wireless conductive path on the flexible insulator for electrically connecting the output terminal of the shock generator with the electrode, said generally flat flexible insulator including a first insulative layer and said wireless conductive path including a conductive trace deposited on said first insulative layer, the generally flat flexible connector having sufficient length and flexibility to permit movement of the connector during movement of the animal without breaking the conductive path.

An electronic animal control system for use on a collar of an animal for controlling movement of the animal under predetermined conditions comprising:

• A. an electric shock generator carried on the collar of the animal, the shock generator having at least one output terminal for producing an electrical shock for output to the animal under the predetermined conditions to control the movement of the animal, said output terminal including an output terminal electrode positioned on the electric shock generator for engaging the animal to transmit the electrical shock to the animal under the predetermined conditions;
• B. a remote electrode carried on the collar and spaced from the shock generator for engaging the animal to transmit the electrical shock from the output terminal of the shock generator to the animal under the predetermined conditions;
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• C. a flexible connector comprising a generally flat flexible strip having a generally flat flexible insulator and a generally flat flexible wireless conductive path on the flexible insulator for electrically connecting the output terminal of the shock generator with the remote electrode, said flat flexible strip having a first connecting pad for electrical connection to said remote electrode spaced from the shock generator and a second connecting pad for electrical connection to the output terminal electrode, the first connecting pad including a recess exposing the wireless conductive path at a bottom of the recess, the first connecting pad having an opening through the bottom of the recess to permit passage of the remote electrode therethrough, the recess being dimensioned to receive an electrically conductive washer in electrical contact with the wireless conductive path at the bottom of the recess, the washer being seated in the recess and having an opened aligned with the opening in the bottom of the recess to enable the remote electrode to be inserted therethrough, the remote electrode having a stop portion for engaging the washer in electrical contact to provide electrical connection between the remote electrode and the wireless conductive path at the bottom of the recess in the first connecting pad, the flexible connector having sufficient length and flexibility to permit movement of the connector during movement of the animal without breaking the conductive path.