Remote parcel deployment system

A system permitting a dog to carry a parcel securely against its chest, the system comprising:

• a parcel harness configured to wrap around a dog's torso and including a parcel mount, the parcel mount comprising:
• at least one pin bar having a first end and a second end and including a first parcel mounting pin extending from the first end and a second parcel mounting pin extending from the second end;
• a latch housing;
• a latch to releasably secure the at least one pin bar to the latch housing in a closed configuration, wherein the first and second parcel mounting pins are positioned adjacent the latch housing;
• a spring connected to the at least one pin bar and the latch housing, wherein the spring biases the at least one pin bar and the latch housing in an open configuration, wherein the first and second parcel mounting pins are spaced apart from the latch housing;
• a latch release mechanism;
• and
• a latch release processor operably coupled to the latch release mechanism and configured to actuate the latch release mechanism upon receipt of a latch release signal;
• and
• a parcel, comprising:
• a parcel body having a first side and a second side;
• a first strap extending from the first side of the parcel body and terminating in a first parcel mounting loop, wherein the first parcel mounting loop is configured to be secured about the first parcel mounting pin;
• and
• a second strap extending from the second side of the parcel body and terminating in a second parcel mounting loop, wherein the second parcel mounting loop is configured to be secured about the second parcel mounting pin.

A method of enabling a dog to deliver a parcel, the method comprising:

• providing a parcel harness configured to wrap around a dog's torso and including a parcel mount, the parcel mount comprising:
• at least one pin bar having a first end and a second end and including a first parcel mounting pin extending from the first end and a second parcel mounting pin extending from the second end;
• a latch housing;
• a spring-loaded latch to releasably secure the at least one pin bar to the latch housing in a closed configuration, wherein the first and second parcel mounting pins are positioned adjacent the latch housing,
• a spring force of the spring-loaded latch biasing the at least one pin bar and the latch housing towards an open configuration, wherein the first and second parcel mounting pins are spaced apart from the latch housing;
• and
• a latch release mechanism;
• attaching the parcel harness to a dog such that the parcel mount is located on the dog's back;
• latching the at least one pin bar to the latch housing in the closed configuration;
• providing a parcel having a parcel body, a first strap terminating in a first parcel mounting loop extending from a first side of the parcel body, and a second strap terminating in a second parcel mounting loop extending from a second side of the parcel body;
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• attaching the first parcel mounting loop to the first parcel mounting pin and the second parcel mounting loop to the second parcel mounting pin such that the parcel body is located under the dog's torso.