Collar system for protection of cats from dogs

• US 8,186,310 B1
• Filed: 07/22/2010
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Theodore L. Smith
• Original Assignee: Theodore L. Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Theodore L.
• Primary Examiner(s): ABBOTT, YVONNE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US12/841,948
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 119/719, 119/721, 119/720, 119/856, 119/859
• US Class Current: 119/719
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/02 Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals A01K15/04 takes precedence; Electric shock devices circuits therefor H03K3/537; Toys specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/009 with electric-shock, sound, magnetic- or radio-waves emitting devices

Abstract

A collar system featuring a dog collar with a first housing, wherein a shocking component is disposed on the first housing and a sound component and a receiver component are each disposed in the first housing, the sound component is adapted to emit a tone when activated and the shocking component is adapted to emit a shock when activated; and a cat collar with a second housing, wherein a transmitter component is disposed in the second housing, the transmitter component is adapted to send a transmitter signal to the receiver component in the first housing within a range; wherein when the dog with the dog collar is within the range of the cat, the receiver component receives the transmitter signal effectively activating either the shocking component, the sound component, or both the shocking component and sound component.

Claims

1. A collar system comprising:

(a) a dog collar comprising a first collar band for securing around a neck of a dog via a first attachment means, wherein a first housing is disposed on the first collar band, the first housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an inner cavity, wherein a shocking component is disposed on the inner surface of the first housing and a first microprocessor, a sound component, and a receiver component are each disposed in the first housing, the first microprocessor is operatively connected to each the shocking component, the sound component, and the receiver component, the sound component is adapted to emit a tone when activated and the shocking component is adapted to emit a shock when activated, wherein a power source is disposed in the first housing, the power source being operatively connected to the shocking component and the first microprocessor, wherein the first housing further comprises a first multi-stage indicator light disposed thereon for indicating status of a power source; and

(b) a cat collar comprising a second collar band for securing around a neck of a cat via a second attachment means, wherein a second housing is disposed on the second collar band, the second housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, and an inner cavity, wherein a second microprocessor and a transmitter component are each disposed in the second housing, the transmitter component is adapted to send a transmitter signal to the receiver component in the first housing within a range, the second microprocessor is operatively connected to the transmitter component, wherein a power source is disposed in the second housing, the power source being operatively connected to the second microprocessor, wherein the second housing further comprises a second multi-stage indicator light disposed thereon for indicating status of a power source;

wherein the first microprocessor is adapted to receive a first receiver signal from the receiver component when the receiver component receives the transmitter signal from the transmitter component, wherein upon receipt of the first receiver signal the first microprocessor is configured to either (i) send a first alert output command to the shocking component to activate the shocking component at a particular level for a first length of time, (ii) send a second alert output command to the sound component to activate the sound component;

or (iii) send both a first alert output command to the shocking component to activate the shocking component at a particular level for a first length of time and a second alert output command to the sound component to activate the sound component.

2. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the first attachment means is a buckle, a clasp, a snap, or a button.

3. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the second attachment means is a buckle, a clasp, a snap, or a button.

4. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the range is between about 0 and 4 feet.

5. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the range is between about 0 and 8 feet.

6. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the range is between about 0 and 1 feet.

7. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the range is between about 0 and 15 feet.

8. The collar system of claim 1, wherein the range is more than about 15 feet.

9. The collar system of claim 1 further comprising an on/off switch disposed on each the cat collar and the dog collar for turning the transmitter and receiver component, respectively, on or off.