Patent ID: 6446579
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An animal restraining device comprising:a) a rigid cylindrically-shaped tube comprising a curved wall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, said tube having an interior chamber within said wall, a first end and a second end which ends are both open to provide access to the chamber from the outside, and a longitudinal slit through a first side of said wall extending from said first end to said second end and providing access to the interior chamber from the outside; b) a solid base securely attached to said exterior surface of said wall on a second side thereof which second side is approximately diametrically opposite said first side; and, c) a tab securely attached to said second side of said tube at said first end thereof, said tab extending from said second side toward said first side to a point between said first side and said second side and further extending from said point away from said tube in a direction approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of said cylindrically-shaped tube.