Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845312 | Animal restraint An animal restraint apparatus according to the present invention includes a longitudinal rail and a trolley adapted to be slidably disposed on the rail. The trolley provides a leash hitch to which an animal may be coupled. An animal restraint system according to the... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7243825 | Bag holder A bag holder for use in a vehicle trunk comprising a trunk lid having trunk hinges which attach the trunk lid to the vehicle. The bag holder device comprises a band portion having two ends, the band portion being at least partially elastically stretchable and of suf... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7210317 | Controllably extendible restraint interconnections The apparatus of the present invention typically comprises a pair of opposing restraint members wherein a first restraint member is attached to a first end of a thin, flexible, high tensile belt, cord or cable tether, whose second end is attached to a controllably-r... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7114467 | Pet leash for two A pet leash for walking two pets such as dogs, together without tangling. It is great for training your pets to walk on a leash This invention is durable and made in many colors and sizes, Made with nylon strapping, The leash has a handle at one end and a metal ring... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7040255 | Pet restraint A pet restraint system includes anchors at either end with a cable extending between the anchors. Intermediate cable supports are positioned between the anchors. A trolley with a pet leash attachment slides along the cable with three wheels engaging the cable. One o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6955138 | Retractable leash assembly with a quick connect coupling assembly A retractable leash assembly structured to facilitate quick connection of an animal to a lead which is interconnected at a proximal end to an activation assembly and to a quick connect coupling assembly at a distal end. The leash assembly includes a release structur... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6886498 | Animal leash and running device An animal leash and running device for allowing movement of leashed animal includes an elongated flexible member. The flexible member extends through a runner such that the runner may be selectively positioned along a length of the flexible member. An elongated tubu... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6701873 | Double dog run and leash A dog run and apparatus adapted to accommodate more than one dog. The apparatus includes a spring-tensioned run line. One end of a primary leash line is mounted on the run line via a swivel connection and pulley. One end of a secondary leash line is mount... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6412444 | Animal anchor and tether system An anchor and tether animal restraining device having a line extending between a pair of anchors. At least one of the anchors is an angle-spike anchor having an angled portion for providing control over the line and, further, a smooth walled enclosure par... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6158389 | Sprint training exercise system and method This invention is a sprint exercise training system and method suitable for a variety of animals, including horses, dogs and humans, to apply a restraining force during training to condition an animal to run faster. An exercise path (19) is defined by a s... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5832878 | Apparatus permitting tethered laboratory animals to move freely A multichannel, multipurpose sample collection and drug delivery system for freely-moving laboratory animals includes several sampling and/or infusion devices mounted on a powered turntable above the cage but out of the animal's sight. Rotation of the tet... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5718190 | Pickup truck bed dog restraint system Animal restraint system for use in safely transporting non-caged animals, such as dogs, on a pickup truck bed. The system includes a four-point anchored arrangement of straps that facilitate a lengthwise symmetrical placement of the animal restraint syste... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5497732 | Portable dog run The invention is a portable dog run which effectively exercises a dog or other animal. A cable, wound around a spool, provides an overhead linear guideway when extended. Also, a spool lock is provided to affix the cable at a predetermined length. The spoo... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5443038 | Adaptable pet guide assembly A restraining device for allowing a pet to encircle a building or the like has a continuous cable looped around the building and a leash movably engaging the cable and fixedly attached to the pet so that the pet may pull the leash along the cable and arou... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5305712 | Animal tether system and method of use A tether system for an animal. The tether system has an apparatus which is electrically or fluidically powered or monitored with greater than 200 milliamps of current. The tether system is also comprised of an area for the animal and a structure above the... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5003929 | Tangle resistant pet tie apparatus and method A pet tie apparatus is adapted for tying a pet to an anchor object so that the pet may move freely about the anchor object without tangling or wrapping the tie apparatus around the anchor object so as to limit the pet's movement. The pet tie apparatus inc... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4951609 | Pole-housing device for nonhuman primates, with squeeze-back means, and catching and removal means A pole-housing device for nonhuman primates, especially monkeys, comprising a cage having poles and walls mounted in the perimeter of the device, and having an "H"-shaped squeeze-back means and a means for rapid removal of a nonhuman primate, wherein a no... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4947801 | Animal tethering apparatus for use in vehicles An apparatus primarily for use with dogs which prevents the animal from jumping or being thrown from the open bed of a pickup truck. The apparatus uses a main cable removably attached at one end to a hinge mounted to the front panel of the truck bed. The ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4834027 | Apparatus for restraining an animal within a preselected area A tether apparatus is secured at either end to suitable supports and thus spans one edge of a preselected area within which an animal is to be confined. The apparatus includes a folded back floating loop configuration, which floating loop translatably rec... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4791886 | Method and apparatus for restraining an animal on a vehicle An animal restraining device for use on a vehicle cargo bed including a track member and a slider piece fitting within a slot in the track member is disclosed. A leash is connected to the slider member. The track is placed along and within a channel forme... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4736709 | Pole and cage housing for large monkeys A device for the long-term securing or "housing" of large or aggressive monkeys on poles within an enclosure is disclosed wherein a tether with rotatable joints is connected at one end to a collar around a monkey's neck and at the other end to a ring loos... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4685424 | Pole-"housing" for monkeys A device for the long-term securing or "housing" of monkeys on poles is disclosed wherein a tether with rotatable joints is connected at one end to a collar around the monkey's neck and at the other end to a ring loosely fitted around a vertical climbing ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4656967 | Dog walking device A dog walking device employs an endless belt which is suspended between two pulleys and is connected to a slider element for driving a tether assembly. The slider element slides along a cable which is positioned generally parallel to the endless belt and ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4313236 | Safety equipment for boats The invention provides safety equipment to enable a person to work and move freely around on deck in all weathers while being securely attached to the boat and to enable recovery of a person overboard by other crew members. The equipment comprises a life-... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4232630 | Animal exerciser An animal exerciser especially well suited to horses that provides means for straight line exercising and positive turning in apparatus including a carriage, means for reciprocally moving the carriage in a substantially straight line, means for attaching ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4161924 | Shelter A molded reinforced plastic dome-shaped shelter for animals, having a door, a base having a floor spaced from the ground, a feeding stall in an outside alcove in the shelter housing, a track surrounding the shelter adjacent its base, a glide freely movabl... | 07/24/1979 |
| 3983845 | Restrainer for dogs A restraining device for dogs or other animals comprising a track or strip of plastic which extends on the ground surface and has a slide which slides along the track as a carriage. The dog's collar is tied to the slide, thereby restraining it to a predet... | 10/05/1976 |
