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US 5,207,179 AGranted
Pet confinement system
OwnerDavid L. Arthur, David S. Pohlmaninventors
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A pet confinement system includes a loop antenna for placement about the border of an area within which the pet is desired to be confined, a control panel for recording a voice command in the pet owner's voice, and means for generating an RF signal encoded with said prerecorded voice command for transmission over said antenna. A receiver is mounted to a collar for attachment to a pet such that as the pet approaches the antenna the pet owner's voice command is received from the antenna and announced to the pet to encourage him to withdraw from the border. A threshold level detector detects when the pet approaches even closer to the antenna and the collar includes a pair of electrodes for applying a shock to the pet to further reinforce the pet owner's voice command and convince the pet to withdraw from the border. The control panel further includes monitoring circuits for monitoring the integrity of the loop antenna and the AC power supply. If a break is detected in the loop antenna, or if the control panel switches to its included battery backup, a display provides a visual message and an announcement is made over a speaker in the control panel to alert the operator that a system failure has occurred.
A pet confinement system, the system including:
A pet confinement system, the system including:
In a pet confinement system including a loop antenna oriented about a boundary, said antenna having means for broadcasting a first signal which is received by a receiver attached to the pet, the improvement comprising a control panel for generating and supplying a second signal to said antenna and means for monitoring said antenna for a failure to conduct said second signal, and means for indicating said failure to an operator.
In a pet confinement system including a loop antenna oriented about a boundary, said antenna having means for broadcasting a signal which is received by a receiver attached to the pet, the improvement comprising a control panel, said control panel having means for generating a prerecorded voice encoded command for broadcasting over said loop antenna so that said pet hears said prerecorded voice encoded command as it moves near the loop antenna.
In a pet confinement system, said system including an antenna for defining an area within which said pet is desired to be confined, a transmitter for generating a signal for broadcast over said antenna, and a receiver adapted for attachment to said pet, the improvement comprising means for announcing a pre-recorded spoken command as said pet moves within a pre-determined distance of said antenna so that said signal activates said receiver.
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