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US 5,937,794 AGranted
Sled dog harness
OwnerErnst H. Hedigerinventor
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Abstract
A harness for a dog such as a sled dog is fabricated of strap segments which provide a neck yoke of adjustable size having upper and lower V-shaped junctures, a longitudinal cushioned panel configured to reside against the underside of the dog, and paired oblique back and side segments which permit adjustability to the length of the dog.
Claims10
A dog harness comprising:
- a) a neck yoke comprised of two opposed cushioned front strap segments of adjustable length extending between a lower junction of fixed interengagement configured to reside against the dog's chest, and a slidably adjustable upper junction, said lower junction having an upwardly directed V-shape, and said upper junction having a downwardly directed V-shape,
- b) paired oblique back strap segments affixed to said upper junction and extending rearwardly in opposed V-shaped juxtaposition, terminating in rear extremities that fixedly engage laterally opposed attachment rings,
- c) a transverse length of webbing adapted to rest upon the dog's back and extending between the rear extremities of said back strap segments,
- d) a longitudinal cushioned panel configured to reside against the underside of the dog and extending from the lower junction of said neck yoke to a rearward extremity,
- e) paired oblique side strap segments extending downwardly and forwardly from fixed engagement with said attachment rings to convergent fixed engagement with the rearward extremity of said longitudinal panel and forming therewith a V-shaped junction, and
- f) paired tether strap segments of adjustable length secured to said attachment rings and extending rearwardly therefrom to fixed interengagement in V-shaped juxtaposition in a rear junction.
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