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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7388483 | Monitoring status of railyard equipment using wireless sensing devices A wireless position sensing device is provided for monitoring railyard equipment status. The device comprises a gravity sensing mechanism for sensing an angular displacement with respect to a substantially vertical line, and for generating a displacement signal upon... | 06/17/2008 |
| 5959272 | Fail safe roller switch A switch (8) having an arm (12) and a roller (16) includes a biasing force generating means (140, 150, 160) for operating the switch in the event the roller (16) is detached.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5900602 | Electric switch for enhancing electric current flow by quantum tunneling effect A tilt switch includes a casing in which a shorting element, such as a ball, is freely movable. An inside surface of the casing forms one fixed electrode surface, and an element projecting into the casing forms a second fixed electrode surface. The shorti... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5767467 | Gravity actuated electrical switch A gravity actuated electrical switch in which electrical contact is made and then broken as the switch is moved from a horizontal to a vertical position consisting of a container within which is disposed a metallic rollable member, a vertical wall member ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5722759 | Lamp assembly with inverted pivot member A lamp assembly having a gravity-actuated switch which is adapted to be mounted to the underside of a hinged cover member of a vehicle to illuminate a compartment of the vehicle when the hinged member is opened to a predetermined extent. The lamp assembly... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5631455 | Pendulum actuated switch A tilt responsive switch supported on a hinged structure such as a trunk lid, door or the like includes an oscillating mass or pendulum rotatingly held by a bearing structure located within the switch housing and a pair or electrical terminals electricall... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5558429 | Portable lighting device A portable light is provided which is operated and turned on automatically when the light is moved to a vertical or near vertical position and turns off automatically when in a non-vertical position. A highly reliable, sealed a reed switch is operated whe... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5504287 | Tilt responsive underhood lamp switch assembly A lamp assembly for use in an automotive applications which contains a switching assembly and a light bulb. The assembly may be mounted on the underside of an automobile hood or trunk and illuminates on angular movement of the hood or trunk. The switching... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5457293 | Inertia or gravity responsive tilt switch A unique geometry is used to amplify the force created by gravity on a tilting mass to substantially increase the resulting contact force in a mechanical tilt switch. In some cases a novel contact surface containing abrasive particles is also used to subs... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5436417 | Gravity actuated electrical switch and lamp assembly A gravity actuated switch and an automotive under hood or under deck lid light assembly utilizing the switch. The switch includes a blade and a ball mounted for rolling movement along the blade in response to a change in attitude of the switch. The ball i... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5365116 | Inclination switch An inclination responsive switch is provided for repetitively actuating and deactuating a high-current load, such as a low-voltage lamp in an automobile. A gravity responsive device produces a low-current output signal, which has a first state when the gr... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5332876 | Electrical tilt switch employing multiple conductive spheres The present invention is a tilt switch that opens or closes an electrical circuit in accordance with the angle of inclination of the switch. The present invention switch includes a housing that defines a hollow cavity. A first sphere, having a highly cond... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5252795 | Tilt switch A tilt switch includes a switch casing which confines a chamber therein. First, second and third conductive terminals are provided on sides of the chamber. A movable conductor moves inside the chamber. The switch casing is turnable between a first switch ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5220998 | Grinder safety switch For use with coffee bean grinders, a safety switch is actuated by a pivot arm having a pivot point located below a contact area at which a removeable container engages the pivot arm. The pivot arm pivots about the pivot point on a substantially horizontal... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5209343 | Electrical tilt switch A tilt switch having at least one conductive weight held within an inert atmosphere within a housing. The weight being free moving within the housing, moving from one end of the housing to the other as the angle of inclination of the housing is changed. A... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5208430 | Position responsive switch A position responsive switch having a ball received within a hollow cylindrical conductor. Depended upon the position of the switch, the ball may contact only the hollow cylindrical conductor or it may also contact a second conductor to complete a circuit... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4988839 | Momentum activated electrical switch A momentum activated electrical switch. A cylindrical switch body has a movable mass therein constrained to move between a first end, the off position, and a second end, the on position. The movable mass is formed from a magnet and both ends are provided ... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4956629 | Burglar proof device for automobile use A steel ball operated burglar proof device adapted for use in automobile, and particularly mounted on an engine hood and a trunk lid, which is actuated to work once the engine hood or trunk lid is tiltedly lifted at one end. The present device mainly incl... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4794378 | Gravitationally-actuating missing reminder for pocket article A missing reminder for pocket article includes: a wallet for storing credit card or the like, a gravitational actuator clamped on the wallet and an alarming circuit which is operatively sensed when withdrawing the wallet from an owner's pocket by seating ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4755640 | Mechanical actuated float switch A hollow floatable structure secured to a flexible electric cord for switching electric motor pumps or the like. The structure encloses an electric switch assembled with lever arm. The lever arm is positioned so that a sliding weight will actuate the swit... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4668846 | Gravity sensing switch for detecting inclination A gravity sensing switch determines the level or plumb of an object and relays information with respect to level and/or plumb by a gravity sensitive rotor connected to a power input conductor and an electrical contact switching system connected to informa... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4567477 | Smoke detector switch indicator A smoke detector indicator for a fire alarm system having an ON-OFF switch indicator system that permits the audio alarm to be turned off for false alarm situations, but has a visual indication that the system is not in operation. In a system including a ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4513183 | Gravity switch A gravity switch comprises a dielectric and a cup-shaped conductor pressed together in telescoping relationship to provide a hermetically sealed enclosure for a brass ball contact member rollable axially therein for selectively making or breaking an elect... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4467154 | Gravity switch and method of making same A molded cup-shaped dielectric member and a cup-shaped conductor member are pressed together to comprise an integral dimensionally stable sealed enclosure for a contact member movable axially therein for selectively making or breaking an electrical connec... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4325059 | Sensor for detecting deleterious conditions A freezer alarm sensor has a body in which there is an elongated vertically extending chamber. Contactors connectable in an alarm energizing circuit, normally insulated from one another, are exposed in the chamber, near one of its ends and diametrically o... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4292627 | Traffic marker A traffic road marker has an upright translucent shell supported on a weighted base. The shell contains a battery and light bulb operated by a self-actuating switch which engages when the shell is placed in an upright position. Optionally connected in the... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4183645 | Data printing device for photographic camera A photographic camera is provided with a pair of data printing systems. The first data printing system is arranged to print an image of data-representing characters along one of the longer sides of the image frame of the film so that the characters are pr... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4144532 | Thaw alarm for food freezer A device having a single elongated non-metallic sealed container provided with electrical contacts is connected by appropriate electrical wiring to an alarm device. The electrical contacts are in a circuit with a displaceable electrically conductive membe... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4083032 | Speed-deceleration warning system for motor vehicles A speed-deceleration warning system for motor vehicles comprising pressured-oil supply means connected to a master cylinder of a brake mechanism, a hydraulic switch including a first contact moved by the action of pressured-oil, a speed-deceleration switc... | 04/04/1978 |
| 3975722 | Protective alarm system A vibration sensitive electrical alarm system comprising an electrically conductive pendulum means swingably suspended from an axle member, a pendent body pivotally attached to said axle and having an electrically conductive projection secured to it exten... | 08/17/1976 |
