US Patent Issued on Sept. 16 for "Lifting harness for an animal including chest and hip units interconnected by a tether" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,538, issued on Sept. 16.

"Lifting harness for an animal including chest and hip units interconnected by a tether" was invented by Cary D. Zimmerman (Denver).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal lifting device and method is provided. In particular, a hip member and a chest member are provided that have handles thereon. The chest member and the hip member may be selectively interconnected to each other with an interconnection member. The chest member may include an upper portion, shoulder pads, a chest pad, a center cross member, and an adjustable strap. The hip member may include an upper portion, an adjustable sling, and adjustab...