Patent ID: 6374776
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An animal restraining device adapted for installation in a vehicle having an open rectangular bed, the bed comprising a horizontal rectangular platform having four platform corners, the device being operable for confining the range of movement of an animal being transported in the open bed, the restraining device consisting of:(a) an animal attachment portion having slidable animal attachment means thereon operable for releasably connecting an animal harness thereto, said animal attachment portion being rectangular in shape, said rectangular shape being defined by four sides, and four attachment portion corners, each of said four attachment portion corners being disposed at the intersection between adjacent sides; (b) a tethering portion operable for anchoring said animal attachment portion to the bed of the truck; and (c) A harness for releasable attachment to an animal, said harness comprising: (a) a back strap having a forward end and a rearward end; (b) a belly strap having a forward end and a rearward end, said belly strap being oriented in a direction substantially parallel to said back strap; (c) a chest cinch strap affixed to said forward ends of said back strap and said belly strap and oriented orthogonally thereto, said chest cinch strap having two opposing ends with releasable cinch engagement means affixed thereto, said releasable cinch engagement means operable for releasably attaching said harness to said slidable animal attachment means on said animal attachment portion of said restraining device; and (d) a rear cinch strap affixed to said rearward ends of said back strap and said belly strap and oriented in a direction substantially parallel to said chest cinch strap, said rear cinch strap having two opposing ends having engagement means affixed thereto and wherein said engagement means is operable for releasably connecting said two opposing ends of said respective cinch straps.