Patent ID: 9685804
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A01K,G01R,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Claim:
1. A charger for charging and testing an animal stimulus receiver, wherein the animal stimulus receiver comprises a stimulus generator adapted to deliver a stimulus to an animal, the charger comprising: a. a receptacle cradle for removably receiving the animal stimulus receiver in position for enabling a rechargeable battery of the animal stimulus receiver to be charged while the animal stimulus receiver is positioned in the cradle; b. shock stimulus actuator circuitry to provide an actuator signal to the animal stimulus receiver to prompt the animal stimulus receiver to produce an animal shock stimulus output while the animal stimulus receiver is positioned in the cradle; and c. shock detection circuitry configured to receive the animal shock stimulus produced from the animal stimulus receiver in response to the actuator signal to diagnostically detect the animal shock stimulus from the animal stimulus receiver while the animal stimulus receiver is in the cradle.