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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2005
Randal D. Boyd, Knoxville, TN (US);
Christopher E. Mainini, Knoxville, TN (US);
E. Douglas Grindstaff, Knoxville, TN (US);
William Wallace, Maryville, TN (US);
Terry G. Carpenter, Knoxville, TN (US);
Randal D. Boyd, Knoxville, TN (US);
Christopher E. Mainini, Knoxville, TN (US);
E. Douglas Grindstaff, Knoxville, TN (US);
William Wallace, Maryville, TN (US);
Terry G. Carpenter, Knoxville, TN (US);
Radio Systems Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A portable animal containment device for confining an animal to a defined area. The portable animal containment device includes a flat and a correction unit. The flat is adapted to be portable and defines the area within which an animal is confined. The flat has an associated presence detector for detecting whether the animal is occupying the flat. When the presence detector indicates that the animal is not occupying the flat, a signal is transmitted to the correction unit by way of wireless communication. The correction unit is carried by the animal and administers a stimulus to the animal when the correction unit receives the signal from the transmitter. Consequently, when the animal moves beyond the boundary defined by the flat, it receives a stimulus, which encourages the animal to remain in the flat.