Patent ID: 7674153
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal training device comprising: a housing having first and second faces, and a central cavity; a flexibly resilient metal strip mounted in the cavity, such that said metal strip is supported at two locations along its length, and comprises a resiliently deformable portion, wherein upon the application of a force to said strip, the strip is caused to flex briefly, before springing back to its initial state due to its inherent resistive tension to produce two audible signals, each said signal corresponding to the flexing and subsequent release of the metal strip; an actuator provided on the first face of the housing, said actuator being arranged to bear against the resiliently deformable portion of the metal strip thereby to transfer to said portion a manual force applied to said actuator; and a whistle comprising a resonance chamber formed in the second face of the housing, and a mouthpiece in communication with said whistle resonance chamber, said whistle being adapted to produce an audible signal upon a user blowing into said mouthpiece.