ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,658, issued on July 8.
"Animal restraining apparatus" was invented by Michael R. Pluta (Huntington Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present specification provides an animal restraining apparatus comprising a foreleg constraining leash and a support strap comparing a loop connector, the loop connector configured to couple the foreleg constraining leash to the support strap in a manner that forms a foreleg humerus loop while allowing the foreleg constraining leash to freely slide through the loop connector to permit constriction or expansion of the foreleg humerus loop. Once donned on an animal, a handler simply applies ...