IP Library Granted Patent US 8,601,983
Granted Patent B2
US 8,601,983 · App. 13/429,221 · Granted Dec 10, 2013

Dog training device

Inventor: James D. Flynn (Auburn, WA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,601,983
App. No.
13/429,221
Granted
Dec 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel dog training device for preventing a dog from breaking before the dog's trainer releases the dog to retrieve an object is disclosed herein. The dog training device comprises: a restraining strap for restraining the dog; a device body attachable to the ground; and a pin assembly that includes a releasable strap pin. The pin assembly is connected to the device body. The restraining strap is attached to the releasable strap pin and configured to loop around the dog. The releasable strap pin includes a catch configured to engage a movable latch positioned adjacent to the strap pin, and the movable latch is connected to an actuator configured to move the latch in a back and forth direction to thereby engage or disengage the latch from the catch. The actuator is activated by a remote control device.

Claims (9)

1. A dog training device for preventing a dog from breaking before the dog's trainer releases the dog to retrieve an object, comprising:

a restraining strap for restraining the dog;

a device body attachable to the ground; and

a pin assembly that includes a releasable strap pin, wherein the pin assembly is connected to the device body, and wherein the restraining strap is attached to the releasable strap pin and configured to loop around the dog, and wherein the releasable strap pin includes a catch configured to engage a movable latch positioned adjacent to the strap pin, and wherein the movable latch is connected to an actuator configured to move the latch in a back and forth direction to thereby engage or disengage the latch from the catch, and wherein the releasable strap pin is in the shape of a rod and the catch is in the form of a circular groove positioned on a distal end of the rod; and

a lever positioned within the pin assembly and adjacent to the strap pin, wherein the lever has a centrally positioned pivot that enable the lever to move in back and forth directions to thereby engage or disengage the latch from the catch.

2. The dog training device according to claim 1 wherein the actuator is activated by a remote control device.

3. The dog training device according to claim 2 wherein the device body is attachable to the ground by a spike.

4. The dog training device according to claim 1 , further comprising a spring contained with the pin assembly and positioned adjacent to the lever to thereby urge the movable latch back into the catch when the actuator is deactivated.

5. The dog training device according to claim 4 wherein the actuator is a solenoid having an extendable push rod configured to push against the lower end of the lever.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61466785 · Mar 23, 2011
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