Patent ID: 8181605

Claim:
An apparatus for demonstrating the agility of an animal, said apparatus comprising: a rail being an elongated member with a top surface, a first side, and a second side, said rail having a rail longitudinal axis, said rail having a first end and a second end; a plurality of legs extending from said rail between said first and second ends, a first one of said plurality of legs extending from said first side of said rail proximate said first end, a second one of said plurality of legs extending from said second side of said rail at a spaced distance from said first one of said plurality of legs, others of said plurality of legs alternatingly extending from said first and second sides, each one of said plurality of legs having a leg longitudinal axis, each one of said plurality of legs having a deployed position in which said leg longitudinal axis is substantially parallel with a plane defined by said top surface of said rail; a plurality of joints releasably securing said plurality of legs to said rail, each one of said plurality of joints having a pair of bars attached to said rail and a latching end at a proximal end of a corresponding one of said plurality of legs, each bar of said pair of bars extending between said first and second sides of said rail, said pair of bars spaced apart and configured to receive said latching end, a peg extending between said pair of bars, said latching end having a hook configured to engage said peg; a latching mechanism releasably securing said latching end between said pair of bars when a corresponding one of said plurality of legs is in said deployed position; a plurality of sliders each having a proximal end relative to said rail, each one of said plurality of sliders engaging a corresponding one of said plurality of legs, each one of said plurality of sliders movable between a first position and a second position; and a plurality of weave poles, each one of said plurality of weave poles attached to a proximal end of a corresponding one of said plurality of sliders; wherein a corresponding one of said plurality of weave poles being located proximate said rail when one of said plurality of sliders is in said first position.