System for rapidly positioning a small animal on a veterinary table
OwnerKeith F. Beebeinventor
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Abstract
The system (10) includes a guide plate (32) covering at least about fifty percent of a distance along a first or a second end edge (28, 30) between first and second side edges (24, 26) of a veterinary table (12). The plate (32) defines five or more cord positioning guides (36) per foot of extension of the guide plate (32) between the first and second table side edges (24, 26). The cord positioning guides (36) secure an animal restraint cord (38) against movement toward the first or second table side edges (24, 26). The cord (38) is secured at one end to a limb (48) of a small animal (22) such as a dog, extends through one of a variety of cord positioning guides (36), and is secured against movement toward the animal (22) by a cord securing apparatus (52).
Claims11
A system (10) for rapidly positioning a small animal (22) on a veterinary table (12), the veterinary table (12) including a support surface (20) extending between a first side edge (24) and an opposed second side edge (26), and also extending between a first end edge (28) and an opposed second end edge (30), the system (10) comprising:
- a. at least the first end edge (28) or the second end edge (30) including a separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) covering at least about fifty percent of a distance along the first or second end edge (28, 30) between the first and second side edges (24, 26), the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) being a separate component from the veterinary table and defining five or more cord positioning guide means (36) per foot of extension of the retro-fitted guide plate (32) between the first and second side edges (24, 26), the cord positioning guide means (36) being for securing an animal restraint cord (38) against movement toward the first side edge (24) or the second side edge (26) of the table;
- b. the animal restraint cord (38) defining an animal limb fastener means (46) at a first end of the cord (38) for fastening the cord (38) to a limb (48) of the small animal (22) adjacent the support surface (20) of the table (12), the cord (38) also defining an elongate section (50) configured to extend from the small animal limb (48) through the cord positioning guide means (36);
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- c. cord securing means (52) adjacent the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) for selectively securing the cord (38) within the cord positioning guide means (36) against movement toward the small animal limb (48).
A method of rapidly securing a small animal (22) to an existing veterinary table (12), the veterinary table (12) including a support surface (20) extending between a first side edge (24) and an opposed second side edge (26), and also extending between a first end edge (28) and an opposed second end edge (30), the method comprising the steps of:
- a. retro-fitting a separate-component, guide plate (32) to at least one of the first end edge (28) or the second end edge (30) of the existing veterinary table (12) so that the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) covers at least fifty percent of a distance along the end edge (28, 30) between the first and second side edges (24, 26) of the table (12), wherein the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) defines five or more cord positioning guide means (36) per foot of extension of the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) between the opposed side edges (24, 26) of the existing veterinary table (12);
- b. positioning the small animal (22) on the support surface (20) of the existing veterinary table (12);
- c. securing a limb fastening end (46) of at least one animal restraint cord (38) to at least one limb (48) of the small animal (22);
- d. prohibiting movement of the cord (38) toward the first side edge (24) or the second side edge (26) by securing an elongate section (50) of the cord (38) within a pre-selected cord positioning guide of the cord positioning guide means (36);
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- e. then securing the animal restraint cord (38) against movement toward the small animal (22).
A method of rapidly securing a small animal (22) to an existing veterinary table (12), the veterinary table (12) including a support surface (20) extending between a first side edge (24) and an opposed second side edge (26), and also extending between a first end edge (28) and an opposed second end edge (30), the method comprising the steps of:
- a. fastening a separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) to at least one of the first end edge (28) or the second end edge (30) of the existing veterinary table (12) so that the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) covers at least fifty percent of a distance along the end edge (28, 30) between the first and second side edges (24, 26) of the table (12), wherein the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) defines five or more cord positioning guide means (36) per foot of extension of the separate-component, retro-fitted guide plate (32) between the opposed side edges (24, 26) of the existing veterinary table (12);
- b. then positioning the small animal (22) on the support surface (20) of the existing veterinary table (12);
- c. then securing a limb fastening end (46) of at least one animal restraint cord (38) to at least one limb (48) of the small animal (22);
- d. then prohibiting movement of the cord (38) toward the first side edge (24) or the second side edge (26) by securing an elongate section (50) of the cord (38) within a pre-selected cord positioning guide of the cord positioning guide means (36);
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- e. then securing the animal restraint cord (38) against movement toward the small animal (22).
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