Patent ID: 8869751

Claim:
A harness ( 100 ) for restraining an animal, the harness ( 100 ) comprising: a body loop ( 110 ) comprising an elongated strap adapted to encircle a rear abdominal area of the animal and to pass through a top-side buckle ( 141 ), wherein an excess portion ( 142 ) of the elongated strap, after passing through the top-side buckle ( 141 ), and while being located above the rear abdominal area of the animal, ends at a connector ( 143 ) to a leash; a first rear-leg loop ( 111 ) to encircle a top area of a first rear leg of the animal, wherein the the first rear-leg loop ( 111 ) is connected to the body loop ( 110 ) via a first set of two downwardly-slanting connection regions; a second rear-leg loop ( 112 ) to encircle a top area of a second rear leg of the animal, wherein the second rear-leg loop ( 112 ) is connected to the body loop ( 110 ) via a second set of two downwardly-slanting connection regions; wherein the first rear-leg loop ( 111 ) is non-connected to the second rear-leg loop ( 112 ); wherein the elongated strap of the body loop ( 110 ), together with the top-side buckle ( 141 ) and the excess portion ( 142 ) of the elongated strap comprise a lasso mechanism which tightens the body loop ( 110 ) at the rear abdominal area of the animal upon an outburst of said animal; wherein a lower region of the body loop ( 110 ), which is located near the rear-abdominal area of the animal, comprises a curved concaved protrusion element, (a) to maintain the lower region of said body loop ( 110 ) away from genitalia of the animal, and (b) to protect the genitalia of the animal once the body loop ( 110 ) is tightened upon the outburst of the animal.