US5329885A — Leash-controllable dog harness

Claim 1

Independent Claim 238 words

A leash-controllable harness for a dog having a shoulder, a chest, left and right forelegs, a left foreleg crotch and a right foreleg crotch, each crotch leasing to a sensitive foreleg pit, said harness comprising: (a) a junction to which a leash is attachable, said junction when the harness is installed on the dog lying over its shoulder; and (b) a pair of flexible loops depending from the junction and joined thereto at an angle to each other, the loops when the harness is installed crossing over at a crossover site against the chest of the dog at a position well above the forelegs, one loop running at an angle from the crossover site through the left crotch and back to the junction, the other loop running at an opposing angle from the crossover site through the right crotch back to the junction, whereby should the leash be pulled by a leash holder or strained against by the dog, the loops then ride up the left and right crotches to engage and apply pressure to the foreleg pits, thereby inducing the dog to take an action relaxing the pressure, the junction being formed by a slide having an opening, and each loop is formed by a strap, one end of the strap being attached to the slide, and the other end of the strap slidably passing through said opening in said slide and being coupled to a leash.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 238 words

A leash-controllable harness for a dog having a shoulder, a chest, left and right forelegs, a left foreleg crotch and a right foreleg crotch, each crotch leasing to a sensitive foreleg pit, said harness comprising: (a) a junction to which a leash is attachable, said junction when the harness is installed on the dog lying over its shoulder; and (b) a pair of flexible loops depending from the junction and joined thereto at an angle to each other, the loops when the harness is installed crossing over at a crossover site against the chest of the dog at a position well above the forelegs, one loop running at an angle from the crossover site through the left crotch and back to the junction, the other loop running at an opposing angle from the crossover site through the right crotch back to the junction, whereby should the leash be pulled by a leash holder or strained against by the dog, the loops then ride up the left and right crotches to engage and apply pressure to the foreleg pits, thereby inducing the dog to take an action relaxing the pressure, the junction being formed by a slide having an opening, and each loop is formed by a strap, one end of the strap being attached to the slide, and the other end of the strap slidably passing through said opening in said slide and being coupled to a leash.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 18 words

A harness as set forth in claim 1, in which the loops are formed by fabric webbing material.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 17 words

A harness as set forth in claim 2, in which the webbing is woven of nylon fibers.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 22 words

A harness as set forth in claim 3, in which the webbing has a width of about three quarters of an inch.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 28 words

A harness as set forth in claim 2, in which attached to the junction is a short strap terminating in a ring to which a leash is attachable.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 44 words

A harness as set forth in claim 1, in which the size of the loops is adjustable relative to the dimensions of the dog, so that the harness is normally loose on the dog and the loops are normally separated from the foreleg pits.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 51 words

A harness as set forth in claim 1, in which each loop is joined at one end to the junction by a releasable buckle, so that when installing the harness each unbuckled loop, after being passed through the related crotch, may then be buckled to the junction to close the loop.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 41 words

A harness as set forth in claim 7, in which the buckle is a side release buckle having a female socket coupled to the junction, and a male plug attached to an end of the loop and insertable in the socket.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 41 words

A harness as set forth in claim 7, in which the loop includes means to shorten or lengthen it so that the loop size can be adjusted to conform to the dimensions of the do on which the harness is installers.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 25 words

A harness as set forth in claim 9, in which means to adjust the length of the loop includes a slide shiftable in the loop.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 74 words

A harness as set forth in claim 1, in which the slide is a diamond shaped ring formed by a pair of angled lower arms having an apex, and a pair of angled upper arms having an apex, the one end of each loop being coupled to a respective lower arm, and the other end of each loop passing through the ring and sliding under a respective upper arm to extend beyond the slide.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 27 words

A harness as set forth in claim 11, wherein said diamond is divided into two open triangular sections by a bar bridging the upper and lower apexes.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 32 words

A harness as set forth in claim 12, in which the ends of the loops which extend beyond the slide are connected to a common ring to which the leash is coupled.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 200 words

A harness controllable by a leash for use on a dog having a shoulder, a left foreleg crotch and a right foreleg crotch, each crotch leading to a respective sensitive pit; said harness comprising: (a) a junction provided with a left and a right opening to slidably receive a strap; said junction when the harness is in use, lying over the shoulder of the dog; and (b) a pair of flexible loops, each defined by a strap, one end of which is coupled to said junction, the other end going through a respective opening, whereby when the harness is installed the strap of one loop passes through the left crotch and from there through the left opening to be coupled to said leash; the strap of the other loop passes through the right crotch and from there through the right crotch and from there through the right opening to be coupled to said leash whereby should the leash be pulled by a leash holder or strained against by the dog, the loops then ride up the left and right crotches to engage and apply pressure to a sensitive pit to induce the dog to take an action relaxing the pressure.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 200 words

A harness controllable by a leash for use on a dog having a shoulder, a left foreleg crotch and a right foreleg crotch, each crotch leading to a respective sensitive pit; said harness comprising: (a) a junction provided with a left and a right opening to slidably receive a strap; said junction when the harness is in use, lying over the shoulder of the dog; and (b) a pair of flexible loops, each defined by a strap, one end of which is coupled to said junction, the other end going through a respective opening, whereby when the harness is installed the strap of one loop passes through the left crotch and from there through the left opening to be coupled to said leash; the strap of the other loop passes through the right crotch and from there through the right crotch and from there through the right opening to be coupled to said leash whereby should the leash be pulled by a leash holder or strained against by the dog, the loops then ride up the left and right crotches to engage and apply pressure to a sensitive pit to induce the dog to take an action relaxing the pressure.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1997-07-18	1998-01-17	1998-07-19	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2001-07-18	2002-01-17	2002-07-19	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2005-07-18	2006-01-17	2006-07-19	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Leash-controllable dog harness

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