Patent ID: 6079367
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A01K,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus to aid in training an animal, comprising:a housing removably attachable to the animal;a transducer mounted to the housing for delivering a stimulus to the animal;a magnetically actuated switch, disposed within the housing and coupled to the transducer, for controlling at least one of(i) a type of stimulus delivered by the transducer to the animal,(ii) a rate of stimulus delivered by the transducer to the animal, and(iii) an intensity of stimulus delivered by the transducer to the animal;a magnet, external to the housing, for actuating the switch externally from the housing by disposing the magnet within a reaction zone of the switch;a controller, coupled to the switch and to the transducer, for interpreting a command applied by a user using the magnet, the command corresponding to at least one of the rate, the type and the intensity of stimulus delivered to the animal; andan indicator, coupled to the controller, for indicating to the user the command applied by the user.