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US 8,875,661 B2Granted
Multiuse animal centerline weave device
OwnerDavid L. Russellinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for demonstrating animal agility. The multiuse centerline weave device includes a rail with interchangeable legs positioned on alternating sides of the rail. One set of interchangeable legs is a competition leg set that includes a plurality of legs each with an attached peg that connects to a weave pole. Another set of interchangeable legs is a sliding leg set that includes a plurality of legs each with a slider that moves a peg from the centerline of the rail to an outboard position relative to the rail. One type of slider has a peg attached to a plate that moves with the slider. Another type of slider has a tilting mechanism that tilts the peg in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rail.
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An apparatus for a multiuse centerline weave device, said apparatus comprising:
- a rail being an elongated channel having a top, a first side, and a second side, said rail having a rail longitudinal axis;
- a first leg releasably attachable to said rail, said first leg having a head and a leg portion extending from said head, said head dimensioned and configured to be received between said first and second sides of said rail with said leg portion extending through a first slot in said first side of said rail, said head of said first leg configured to be secured to said top of said rail by a fastener penetrating an opening in said rail, said leg portion having a pair of notches extending along the lower sides;
- a first slider configured to engage said leg portion of said first leg with a sliding fit along a longitudinal axis of said leg portion, said first slider having a first slider channel with a pair of opposed grooves each defined by a slider channel top, a sidewall, and a lip opposite said slider channel top, each one of said pair of opposed grooves receiving a corresponding one of said pair of notches on said leg portion of said first leg,
- said first slider having a first slider plate attached to said first slider channel, said first slider plate extending beyond said first slider channel whereby said first slider plate is movable to a first position where said first slider plate extends above said top of said rail when said first leg is attached to said rail;
- a first peg extending from said first slider plate attached to said first slider;
- a first weave pole having an open end, said open end of said first weave pole configured to receive said first peg;
- a second leg releasably attachable to said rail, said second leg having a head and a leg portion extending from said head, said head dimensioned and configured to be received between said first and second sides of said rail with said leg portion extending through second a slot in said second side of said rail, said head of said second leg configured to be secured to said top of said rail by a fastener penetrating an opening in said rail, said leg portion having a pair of notches extending along the lower sides;
- a second slider configured to engage said leg portion of said second leg with a sliding fit along a longitudinal axis of said leg portion, said second slider having a second slider channel with a pair of opposed grooves each defined by a slider channel top, a sidewall, and a lip opposite said slider channel top, each one of said pair of opposed grooves receiving a corresponding one of said pair of notches on said leg portion of said second leg,
- said second slider having a second slider plate attached to said second slider channel, said second slider plate extending beyond said second slider channel whereby said second slider plate is movable to a first position where said second slider plate extends above said top of said rail when said second leg is attached to said rail;
- a second peg extending from said second slider plate attached to said second slider;
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- a second weave pole having an open end, said open end of said second weave pole configured to receive said second peg.
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An apparatus for a multiuse centerline weave device, said apparatus comprising:
- a rail being an elongated channel having a top, a first side, and a second side, said rail having a rail longitudinal axis, said rail having a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion spaced apart from said first attachment portion along said rail longitudinal axis, said first attachment portion defined by a first opening in said top of said rail and a first slot in said first side of said rail, said second attachment portion defined by a second opening in said top of said rail and a second slot in said second side of said rail;
- a first pair of legs releasably attachable to said rail at said first attachment portion, each one of said first pair of legs including a first peg attached to a head, each said head of said first pair of legs configured to fit between said first and second sides of said rail with each said first peg extending through a corresponding one of first and second openings in said top of said rail, each one of said first pegs dimensioned and configured to be received by an open end of a weave pole;
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- a second set of legs releasably attachable to said rail at said second attachment portion, each one of said second pair of legs including a head configured to fit between said first and second sides of said rail with a plug extending through a corresponding one of said first and second openings in said top of said rail with each said plug having a top surface flush with a top surface of said top of said rail, each one of said second pair of legs including a slider configured to move along a longitudinal axis of a corresponding one of said second pair of legs, each one of said sliders having a second peg dimensioned and configured to be received by an open end of said weave pole, each one of said sliders configured to move between a first position and a second position, and said first position having said second peg located above said rail longitudinal axis.
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An apparatus for a multiuse centerline weave device, said apparatus comprising:
- a rail being an elongated channel having a top, a first side, and a second side, said rail having a rail longitudinal axis, said rail having a first end and a second end, said rail having a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion spaced apart from said first attachment portion along said rail longitudinal axis, said first attachment portion defined by a first opening in said top of said rail and a first slot in said first side of said rail, and said second attachment portion defined by a second opening in said top of said rail and a second slot in said second side of said rail;
- a first leg releasably attachable to said rail at said first attachment portion, said first leg having a first head and a first leg portion, said first head dimensioned and configured to fit between said first and second sides of said rail under said top of said rail, said first leg portion dimensioned and configured to extend through said first slot and parallel to said top of said rail;
- a first peg associated with said first leg, said first peg dimensioned and configured to be received by a first weave pole;
- a second leg releasably attachable to said rail at said second attachment portion, said second leg having a second head and a second leg portion, said second head dimensioned and configured to fit between said first and second sides of said rail under said top of said rail, said second leg portion dimensioned and configured to extend through said second slot and parallel to said top of said rail;
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- a second peg associated with said second leg, said second peg dimensioned and configured to be received by a second weave pole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.