Patent ID: 6112980
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A01K,B68B

Abstract:
A pet disciplining apparatus comprising, in combination:a handle including a sheet of resilient material selected from the group of materials including leather and rubber, the sheet having a rectangular configuration with a pair of short edges and a pair of elongated edges with a plurality of linearly aligned apertures formed therealong wherein the elongated edges are maintained in adjacent parallel relationship via a lace interwoven within the apertures such that the sheet defines a tube with a pair of open ends formed by the short edges of the sheet;a flexible, inelastic strap having a pair of ends mounted on a first one of the short edges of the sheet of the handle at diametrically opposed points of the open end thereby defined, wherein the ends of the strap are spaced ninety degrees with respect to the elongated edges of the sheet of the handle; anda plurality of elongated strips each constructed from a resilient material selected from the group of materials including bamboo and plastic, each of the strips having a length greater than that of the handle and a constant rectangular cross-section along a length thereof, wherein inboard ends of the strips are coupled to a second one of the short edges of the sheet of the handle such that the strips define a cylinder of a diameter equal to that of the handle.