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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1999
Allen Simon, East Northport, NY (US);
Four Paws Products, Ltd., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Abstract
A strain reducing dog harness which comprises a single strap including a movable member disposed relative to the strap to define a single body loop of variable size. The strap is sized and arranged such that when mounted on the dog, the single body loop includes left and right strap portions which extend forwardly from the dog's shoulders, downwardly over the dog's chest, rearwardly under the respective left and right foreleg pits, and upwardly behind the dog's forelegs and over the dog's back. When the dog strains against a leash attached to the harness, a distributed pressure is applied to the chest, foreleg pits and back, to encourage the dog to relax to decrease the pressure. In another embodiment a single strap includes a first movable member and a second movable member which define a body loop and a neck loop. The strap is sized and arranged such that when mounted on the dog, left and right strap portions extend forwardly from the dog's shoulders and downwardly over the dog's chest to the second movable member over the dog's chest to define a neck loop between the second movable member and the first movable member, and a body loop with the strap portions extending rearwardly under the respective left and right foreleg pits, and upwardly behind the dog's forelegs and over the dog's back.