Patent ID: 8783212
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A device for wireless communication between an animal and its handler, the device comprising: an electronic receiver having a plurality of electrical contact points extending therefrom, the receiver mounted on a fastener worn by the animal, such that the receiver substantially conforms to a contour of a body part of the animal, ensuring improved contact between the extended contact points with the animal's body, the contact points being used to deliver an electrical output into the animal's body in response to a command signal communicated by the animal's handler in a wireless manner, wherein the electronic receiver further includes a battery and a PCB that can receive the command signals, with the battery and the PCB stacked horizontally, and wherein the plurality of contact points is arranged horizontally along an extendor having a series of predefined locations to affix the contact points.