Electronic confinement arrangement for animals
First Claim
1. An arrangement for confining at least one animal to a designated area comprising:
- (a) a transmitter located at a base station capable of generating a first signal (D) and second signal (AT);
(b) a first signal-emitting wire responsive to said first transmitted signal and a second signal-emitting wire responsive to said second transmitted signal, said first and second wires disposed in a concentric arrangement as an inner wire and an outer wire, respectively, so as to define said designated area;
(c) a receiver capable of being attached to the animal and responsive to both said first and said second transmitted signals, said receiver including;
(i) a deterrent circuit responsive to said first transmitted signal for producing as an output a deterrent signal which is applied to the animal; and
(ii) an alarm trigger circuit responsive to the presence of said second transmitted signal for producing and broadcasting to an alarm receiver only after said second transmitted signal is received by said alarm trigger circuit an alarm activation signal; and
(d) said alarm receiver placed at a predetermined location capable of receiving and detecting the presence of said broadcast alarm activation signal and producing as an output an escape alarm signal.
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Abstract
An arrangement for controlling the movements of animals is disclosed. A pair of signal-broadcasting wire loops is used, arranged in a concentric fashion, to define the desired confinement area. As the animal approaches the inner wire loop, a receiver worn by the animal will pick up the broadcasted signal and give the animal a mild shock and/or emit an unpleasant noise. If the animal ignores these deterrents and continues to move out of the confinement area, its receiver will pick up the signal emitted by the outer wire, where this signal will trigger an alarm located at a base station (the owner'"'"'s home), indicating to the owner that the animal has ignored the signals and is leaving the confinement area.
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1. An arrangement for confining at least one animal to a designated area comprising:
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(a) a transmitter located at a base station capable of generating a first signal (D) and second signal (AT); (b) a first signal-emitting wire responsive to said first transmitted signal and a second signal-emitting wire responsive to said second transmitted signal, said first and second wires disposed in a concentric arrangement as an inner wire and an outer wire, respectively, so as to define said designated area; (c) a receiver capable of being attached to the animal and responsive to both said first and said second transmitted signals, said receiver including; (i) a deterrent circuit responsive to said first transmitted signal for producing as an output a deterrent signal which is applied to the animal; and (ii) an alarm trigger circuit responsive to the presence of said second transmitted signal for producing and broadcasting to an alarm receiver only after said second transmitted signal is received by said alarm trigger circuit an alarm activation signal; and (d) said alarm receiver placed at a predetermined location capable of receiving and detecting the presence of said broadcast alarm activation signal and producing as an output an escape alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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