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US 6,631,697 B1Granted
Animal assisting apparatus
OwnerDallas Solzeinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for assisting a large dog traveling on an incline. The apparatus includes a support member and two handles attached to the support member. When a lifting force is applied to the handles, the weight of the dog is partially supported and partially transferred to the support member resulting in increased comfort for the dog.
Claims20
An apparatus for assisting a large dog traveling on an incline comprising:
- a) a support member, the support member having;
- i) a leading edge having a first end, a mid point and a second end;
- ii) a trailing edge having a first end, a mid point and a second end;
- iii) wherein the distance between the leading edge first and second ends exceeds the distance between the trailing edge first and second ends;
- iv) wherein a straight line between the mid point of the leading edge and the mid point of the trailing edge defines a baseline, the baseline having a slope in relation to a straight line between the leading edge first end and the trailing edge first end, and the baseline having a slope in relation to a straight line between the leading edge second end and trailing edge second end;
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- v) wherein a straight line between the leading edge first end and the trailing edge first end and a straight line between the leading edge first and second end defines a first angle in the range of 25 degrees to 75 degrees, and a straight line between the leading edge second end and the trailing edge second end and the straight line defining the distance between the leading edge first and second ends defines a second angle which is substantially of the same magnitude as the first angle;
- b) a first handle attached to said first end of said leading edge and said first end of said trailing edge;
- c) a second handle attached to said second end of said leading edge and said second end of said trailing edge;
- whereby upon grasping said first handle and said second handle and lifting said support member the weight of the dog is partially supported and partially transferred to the support member.
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An apparatus for assisting a large dog traveling on an incline comprising:
- a) support member, the support member having:
- i) a leading edge having a first end and a second end,
- ii) a trailing edge having a first end and a second end;
- iii) a first upper edge having a first and second end, the first end of the first upper edge shared with the first end of the trailing edge and the second end of the first upper edge shared with the first end of the leading edge;
- iv) and a second upper edge having a first and second end, the first end of the second upper edge shared with the second end of the trailing edge and the second end of the second upper edge shared with the second end of the leading edge;
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- v) a bottom wherein said first upper edge has a slope in relation to a baseline of said bottom and said second upper edge has a slope in relation to said baseline of said bottom, said slope of the second upper edge equal to the slope of the first upper edge;
- b) a first handle attached to the first end of said first upper edge and attached to the second end of said first upper edge;
- c) a second handle attached to the first end of said second upper edge and attached to the second end of said second upper edge;
- whereby the attachment of the handles to the first and second sloped upper edges of the support member allows for even distribution of part of the dog's weight across the bottom of the support member when the handles are grasped and lifted as the dog travels on the incline.
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A method for assisting a large dog traveling on an incline comprising:
- a) placing a support member having two handles beneath said dog, the support member having:
- i) a leading edge having a first end and a second end,
- ii) a trailing edge having a first end and a second end,
- iii) wherein the distance between the leading edge first and second ends exceed the distance between the trailing edge first and second ends, and
- iv) wherein a straight line between the leading edge first end and trailing edge first end and a straight line between the leading edge first and second end defines a first angle in the range of 25 degrees to 75 degrees, and a straight line between the leading edge second end and the trailing edge second end and the straight line defining the distance between the leading edge first and second ends defines a second angle which is substantially of the same magnitude as the first angle;
- b) placing an adjustable alignment strap system around the sternum of said dog and attaching said adjustable alignment strap system to said support member;
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- c) displacing weight from said dog to said support member by lifting said handles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.