Carrier sling for injured or convalescent pets
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0967046
(2010-12-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8474412
(2013-07-02)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Walden, Clara S.
- Walden, Bruce
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
7 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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A carrier sling for supporting and carrying a four-legged animal off the ground has a sling formed of flexible fabric material having leg openings for receiving the forelegs and back legs of the animal that extends along an underside of the animal including the shoulder and hip areas and around the
A carrier sling for supporting and carrying a four-legged animal off the ground has a sling formed of flexible fabric material having leg openings for receiving the forelegs and back legs of the animal that extends along an underside of the animal including the shoulder and hip areas and around the sides of the animal and has a longitudinally extending loop along opposed shorter sides which contain a rigid support rod. Strap handles and a shoulder strap are secured to each shorter side and support rod. When the animal is supported in the sling and lifted by the handles or shoulder strap, the support rods are positioned closely together substantially parallel with one another and extend longitudinally above the animal's back and spine including the shoulder and hip areas to evenly distribute the animal's weight and significantly reduce twisting or bending stresses applied to the axis of the spine.
대표청구항
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1. A carrier sling for supporting and carrying a four-legged animal off the ground and preventing bending stresses along the axis of the animal's spine, comprising: a sling formed of a generally rectangular panel of flexible stretch resistant fabric material having opposed front and rear longer side
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A carrier sling for supporting and carrying a four-legged animal off the ground and preventing bending stresses along the axis of the animal's spine, comprising: a sling formed of a generally rectangular panel of flexible stretch resistant fabric material having opposed front and rear longer sides of sufficient length to extend around lateral sides and a distance above the back and spine of the animal, opposed shorter sides at each end thereof of sufficient width to extend along an underside of the animal including shoulder and hip areas of the animal, and a longitudinally extending loop formed along outer ends of each of said shorter sides, said stretch resistant material being resistant to stretching and deformation in at least the direction that extends around the lateral sides and a distance above the back and spine of the animal;a pair of foreleg openings and a pair of back leg openings formed in said panel for receiving forelegs and back legs of the animal, and a genital opening formed in said panel a distance inwardly from said back leg openings,a first and a second rigid support rod or tube each disposed in a respective said longitudinally extending loop with opposed outer ends thereof extending outwardly of said longitudinally extending loop, and an end cap mounted on the respective opposed outer end;a pair of inverted generally U-shaped webbing strap handles, each secured to a respective said shorter side of said panel intermediate said longer front and rear sides, each said handle having a lower portion straddling said longitudinally extending loop and secured together above and below said longitudinally extending loop and said rigid support rod or tube disposed therein, such that when said handles are placed together and gripped by a user in a lifting and hand supporting position, said rigid support rods or tubes are drawn together in a generally parallel horizontal relation with one another;a first and a second webbing strap secured to each of said shorter sides adjacent a corner thereof, each having lower ends straddling said longitudinally extending loop and secured together above and below said longitudinally extending loop and said rigid support rod or tube disposed therein, and each having a rigid generally rectangular loop member with a first side secured in an upper end thereof above said longitudinally extending loop and said support rod or tube disposed therein; andan elongate adjustable length shoulder strap formed of webbing mounted through each said rigid rectangular loop member such that said rigid support rods or tubes are drawn together in a generally parallel horizontal relation with one another in a lifting and shoulder supporting position;in either of said lifting and hand supporting position or lifting and shoulder supporting position, the forelegs, back legs, and genitalia, of the animal extend through said foreleg, back leg, and genital openings, said sling extends around the lateral sides of the animal and along the underside of the animal's trunk including the shoulder and hip areas to evenly distribute and support the weight of the animal's body, and said rigid support rods or tubes are disposed closely together in a generally parallel horizontal relation a distance above the animal's back and spine and extend longitudinally substantially the length of the animal's back and spine; such thatthe combination of said rigid support rods or tubes above the length of the animal's back and spine and the stretch resistant properties of said flexible stretch resistant fabric material disposed along the underside and around lateral sides of the animal's trunk including the shoulder and hip areas substantially prevents sagging and maintains the axis of the animal's spine substantially straight to prevent bending stresses along the axis of the animal's spine. 2. The carrier sling according to claim 1, wherein said flexible stretch resistant material is a mesh material having a plurality of small openings therethrough. 3. The carrier sling according to claim 1, wherein said panel of flexible fabric is formed of a stretch resistant material that resists stretching both in the direction between said opposed front and rear sides, and in the direction between said opposed shorter sides. 4. The carrier sling according to claim 1, wherein a first end of said shoulder strap is secured to a second side of one said rectangular loop member and a second end of said shoulder strap passes through an opposed facing rectangular loop member at one end of said sling, through a bar slide member, and through both opposed facing rectangular loop members at the opposed end of said sling to form an elongate loop, and the terminal end of said second end of said shoulder strap is looped over itself and secured to a middle bar of said bar slide, such that the length of said shoulder strap can be selectively adjusted by positioning said bar slide thereon. 5. The carrier sling according to claim 1, further comprising; a strip of flexible fabric material folded over and secured to an outer edge of each of said opposed shorter sides, said opposed front and rear longer sides of said panel, respectively, and a strip of flexible fabric material folded over and secured to an inner edge of each of said foreleg openings, said back leg openings, and said genital opening, respectively.
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