Pet calming harness and coat

• US 9,332,734 B1
• Filed: 02/03/2014
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Paula Padgett Hege
• Original Assignee: Paula Padgett Hege
• Inventors: Hege, Paula Padgett
• Primary Examiner(s): PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US14/170,766
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 452769-771, 452/795, 452/798, 452/850, 452/863, 452/907
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/006 Protective coverings Elastic soles or covers for hoofs A01L5/00, A01L7/02; for veterinary purposes A61D
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/002 Harnesses

Abstract

A pet calming harness is designed to ease and alleviate an animal'"'"'s fear and tension due to fright inducing and excitable activities such as thunder, lightning, etc. The therapeutic harness includes a combination neck collar and body strap which converge at an X-strap location above the scruff or nape of the animal'"'"'s neck to provide gentle, but not binding, pressure on the animal in order to calm the animal.

Claims

1. An animal calming harness for an animal, comprising:

a. a neck collar having a first end and a second end;

b. a tie strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tie strap is connected to the first end of the neck collar, wherein the tie strap is adapted to pass along the chest of the animal;

c. a girth strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the girth strap is connected to the second end of the neck collar forming a cross-strap location on scruff of the animal, and the second end of the girth strap is connected to the first end of the tie strap, wherein the girth strap is positioned such that the cross-strap location is located between the neck and shoulder blades of the animal in a manner to apply gentle pressure on the animal.

2. The animal calming harness of claim 1 wherein the cross-strap location includes a leash connector.

3. The animal calming harness of claim 1 wherein the tie strap includes a length adjuster.

4. The animal calming harness of claim 1 wherein the neck collar includes at least one length adjuster.

5. The animal calming harness of claim 1 wherein the girth strap includes at least one length adjuster.

6. The animal calming harness of claim 1 wherein the girth strap includes a first body strap and a second body strap.

7. The animal calming harness of claim 6 wherein the first and second body straps include release mechanisms.

8. The animal calming harness of claim 1 wherein the neck collar is positioned at an approximate thirty degree angle to the girth strap.

9. An animal calming harness for an animal, comprising:

a. a neck collar having a first end and a second end;

b. a tie strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tie strap is connected to the first end of the neck collar, wherein the tie strap is adapted to pass along the chest of the animal;

c. a girth strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the girth strap is connected to the second end of the neck collar forming a cross-strap location on scruff of the animal, and the second end of the girth strap is connected to the first end of the tie strap, wherein the neck collar is positioned at an angle between approximately fifty and seventy degrees to the tie strap.

10. A combination therapeutic calming harness and coat combination for an animal comprising:

a. a harness, comprising;

i. a neck collar having a first end and a second end;

ii. a tie strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the tie strap is connected to the first end of the neck collar, wherein the tie strap is adapted to pass along the chest of the animal;

iii. a girth strap having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the girth strap is connected to the second end of the neck collar forming a cross-strap location on scruff of the animal, and the first end of the girth strap is connected to the first end of the tie strap, wherein the girth strap is positioned such that the cross-strap location is located between the neck and shoulder blades of the animal in a manner to apply gentle pressure on the animal; and

b. a coat in combination with the harness, comprising

i. a first neck portion, wherein the neck portion includes a releasably locking neck piece;

ii. a second rear portion; and

iii. alternating side portions, wherein the collar is releasably secured to the coat.

11. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the releasably locking neck piece includes a first left piece and a second right piece comprising means to releasably close the first left piece and the second right piece.

12. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the coat further includes a collar.

13. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the harness is removably affixed to the coat.

14. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the harness is permanently affixed to the coat.

15. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the cross-strap location includes a leash connector.

16. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the tie strap includes a length adjuster.

17. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the neck collar includes at least one length adjuster.

18. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the girth strap includes at least one length adjuster.

19. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the girth strap includes a first body strap and a second body strap.

20. The harness and coat combination of claim 10 wherein the first and second body straps include release mechanisms.