Patent ID: 7900585

Claim:
A two-probe bark control device for discouraging an animal from barking, said two-probe bark control device comprising: a housing adapted to be carried by the animal; a first probe including a first electrode and a resilient overmolding, the first electrode being secured to said housing by way of the resilient overmolding wherein the resilient overmolding surrounds the electrode inwardly of the housing and extends outwardly from the housing except for the tip of the first electrode, the resilient overmolding allowing the first electrode to vibrate, the first electrode adapted to be situated in physical contact with the throat of the animal; a second probe including a second electrode secured to said housing such that the second electrode extends outwardly from said housing, the second electrode adapted to be situated in physical contact with the animal; a transducer disposed within said housing, said transducer being in operable engagement with the first electrode, said transducer converting a vibration of the first electrode to an electrical signal that is representative of the vibration of the first electrode; a processing device disposed within said housing, said processing device in electrical communication with said transducer, said processing device determining whether the electrical signal generated by said transducer is the manifestation of a bark from the animal; and a stimulus generator disposed within said housing, said stimulus generator in electrical communication with said processing device, the first electrode, and the second electrode, said stimulus generator generating an electrical stimulus when said processing device determines that the electrical signal generated by said transducer is the manifestation of a bark from the animal, said stimulus generator delivering the electrical stimulus to the animal by way of the first electrode and the second electrode.