Controlled shock animal training device

Claim 2

A controlled shock animal training device, comprising: a mounting strap for mounting said device about a portion of an animal's body; a pair of electrical contacts spaced apart on said mounting strap; and circuit means carried on said mounting strap and connecting said pair of spaced electrical contacts, said circuit means including a pressure actuated ribbon switch for opening and closing a circuit between said spaced electrical contacts in response to movement of said animal's body, and said circuit means further comprising integrated circuit means for applying a single, isolated shock to said animal each time said ribbon switch opens and is then reclosed to thereby provide a controlled voltage output through said contacts, said output being less than about 2 volts and lasting less than about 0.5 seconds in duration.

Claim 3

A controlled shock animal training device, comprising: a mounting strap for mounting said device about a portion of an animal's body; a pair of electrical contacts spaced apart on said mounting strap; circuit means carried on said mounting strap and connecting said pair of spaced electrical contacts for providing a controlled voltage output through said contacts, said output being less than about 2 volts and lasting less than about 0.5 seconds in duration; and wherein said circuit means comprises a battery operably connected by means of a switch to a charging capacitor, said charging capacitor being connected on one side to a solid state oscillator for supplying a voltage to said oscillator, and on another side to the primary winding of an induction coil, the output from said oscillator being fed to a transistor for turning said transistor on and then off, and wherein said transistor is operably connected to said primary winding whereby turning said transistor on builds up a flux field in said primary winding and turning said transistor off causes said flux field to collapse, thereby developing an output voltage in a secondary winding of said induction coil for shocking an animal.

Claim 4

A controlled shock animal training device, comprising: a mounting strap for mounting said device about a portion of an animal's body; a pair of electrical contacts spaced apart on said mounting strap; circuit means carried on said mounting strap and connecting said pair of spaced electrical contacts for providing a controlled voltage output through said contacts, said output being less than about 2 volts and lasting less than about 0.5 seconds in duration; and wherein said circuit means comprises a battery operably connected by means of a switch to a charging capacitor, said charging capacitor being connected on one side to a solid state oscillator for supplying a voltage to said oscillator, and on another side to the primary winding of an induction coil, the output from said oscillator being fed to a transistor for turning said transistor on and then off, and wherein said transistor is operably connected to said primary winding whereby turning said transistor on builds up a flux field in said primary winding and turning said transistor off causes said flux field to collapse, thereby developing an output voltage in a secondary winding of said induction coil for shocking an animal.

Claim 5

The controlled shock device of claim 2, wherein closing said switch completes an electrical circuit between said battery and charging capacitor, said capacitor being selectively sized to charge at a predetermined rate so that no further output voltage is present in said secondary winding until said switch is opened and then reclosed.

Claim 6

The controlled shock device of claim 3, wherein said charging capacitor is sized to provide a output voltage through said induction coil of approximately 11/2 volts for approximately 0.2 seconds duration.

Claim 7

A controlled shock horse training device, comprising: a mounting collar having inner and outer surfaces and a connecting buckle for securing said device about the neck of a horse; a pair of electrical contacts spaced apart on opposite portions of said collar when said collar is in place on the neck of said horse; circuit means carried on said mounting collar connecting said pair of spaced electrical contacts for providing a controlled voltage output through said contacts, said output being less than about two volts and lasting less than about 0.5 seconds in duration, said circuit means including a battery operably connected by means of a ribbon switch to a charging capacitor, said charging capacitor being connected on one side to a solid state oscillator for supplying voltage to said oscillator, and on another side to the primary winding of an induction coil, the output from said oscillator being fed to a transistor for turning said transistor on and then off, and wherein said transistor is operably connected to said primary winding whereby turning said transistor on builds up a flux field in said primary winding and turning said transistor off causes said flux field to collapse, thereby developing an output voltage in a secondary winding of said induction coil for shocking said horse; and a safety flap formed in said collar in the region of a selected one of said pair of spaced electrical contacts, said flap being foldable between a safety position over said selected contact to interrupt said circuit means and an operating position.

Claim 8

A controlled shock horse training device, comprising: a mounting collar having inner and outer surfaces and a connecting buckle for securing said device about the neck of a horse; a pair of electrical contacts spaced apart on opposite portions of said collar when said collar is in place on the neck of said horse; circuit means carried on said mounting collar connecting said pair of spaced electrical contacts for providing a controlled voltage output through said contacts, said output being less than about two volts and lasting less than about 0.5 seconds in duration, said circuit means including a battery operably connected by means of a ribbon switch to a charging capacitor, said charging capacitor being connected on one side to a solid state oscillator for supplying voltage to said oscillator, and on another side to the primary winding of an induction coil, the output from said oscillator being fed to a transistor for turning said transistor on and then off, and wherein said transistor is operably connected to said primary winding whereby turning said transistor on builds up a flux field in said primary winding and turning said transistor off causes said flux field to collapse, thereby developing an output voltage in a secondary winding of said induction coil for shocking said horse; and a safety flap formed in said collar in the region of a selected one of said pair of spaced electrical contacts, said flap being foldable between a safety position over said selected contact to interrupt said circuit means and an operating position.