Patent ID: 9497933
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A01K

Claim Text:
1. A device for restricting a movement of a four-legged animal, the device comprising: an animal harness including neck straps, chest straps, and a tubular guide; bands arranged around hind legs of the four-legged animal; a cord arranged from each band to the animal harness; and an actuator for tightening the cord, the actuator being arranged on the animal harness, wherein the animal harness further comprises: a back piece running from a neck of the four-legged animal to the vicinity of a hip of the four-legged animal: a pair of back straps running from the back piece close to the hind legs of the four-legged animal and under an abdomen of the four-legged animal, the pair of back straps being joined together; and two pulleys arranged at respective ends of an elastic cord means, the elastic cord means being fastened to the animal harness, wherein the cord is arranged between respective bands and the animal harness via respective pulleys, wherein when the cord is slackened, the cord is drawn up vertically along the hind legs of four-legged animal because of the elastic cord means, wherein the actuator is fastened to the forward part of the animal harness, wherein the actuator comprises an electric motor provided for tightening the cord, and wherein the actuator is activated by a receiver unit that receives signals from a transmitter unit, wherein, when a signal is received from the transmitter unit of a signalling unit, the electric motor is actuated and the cord is shortened, thereby restricting the movement of the four-legged animal.