Patent Application
20220167591
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The disclosure relates to harness pack assemblies and more particularly pertains to a new harness pack assembly for enabling a canine to transport items. The present invention comprises a harness and pack combination wherein the pack is reversibly couplable to the harness by means of a set of snap connectors.
The prior art relates to harness pack assembly. The prior art comprises harness and pack combinations and vest and pack combinations, which are attachable to dogs so that the dogs can carry items stowed within the pack elements. What is lacking in the prior art is a harness and pack combination wherein the pack is reversibly couplable to the harness by means of a set of snap connectors.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a harness and a pack. The harness is configured to be attachable to a canine so that the harness is positioned around a chest of the canine. The pack is selectively engageable to a top of the harness so that the pack is substantially centered on a back of the canine. The pack is configured to have an item positioned therein so that the canine is positioned to transport the item.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The harness 12 comprises an upper section 18 and a lower section 20. The upper section 18 has a lower face 22, which is padded. The lower section 20 has an upper face 24, which is padded. Each of a set of straps 26 is engaged to and extends from a respective corner 28 of the upper section 18. Two of the straps 26 are engaged to the lower section 20. Each of the other two straps 26 has a first connector 30 engaged thereto distal from the upper section 18. The first connector 30 is positioned to selectively engage an associated second connector 32, which is engaged to the lower section 20, to removably engage the upper section 18 to the lower section 20 so that the harness 12 is engaged to the canine. The first connector 30 and the associated second connector 32 may comprise a side release buckle 34, or other connecting means, such as, but not limited to, conventional buckles, clasps, buckle trims, and the like.
The pack 14 is selectively engageable to a top 36 of the harness 12 so that the pack 14 is substantially centered on a back of the canine. The pack 14 is configured to have an item positioned therein so that the canine is positioned to transport the item. The pack 14 has an aperture 38 positioned in a forward edge 40 thereof. The aperture 38 is configured for insertion of the item therethrough and into the pack 14. A satchel closure 42 is engaged to the pack 14 and is configured to selectively close the aperture 38 so that the item is retained therein. The satchel closure 42 may comprise a hook and loop fastener 44, or other fastening means, such as, but not limited to, zippers, buttons, and the like.
A set of first couplers 46 is engaged to the top 36 of the harness 12. A set of second couplers 48 is engaged to a lower surface 50 of the pack 14. The second couplers 48 are complementary to the first couplers 46 so that each second coupler 48 is positioned to selectively engage a respective first coupler 46 to removably engage the pack 14 to the harness 12. The second coupler 48 and the respective first coupler 46 may comprise a snap connector 52, as shown in
A panel 54 engaged to an upper surface 88 of the pack 14 defines a pocket 56. The panel 54 has a slit 58 positioned in a front edge 60 thereof, which is configured to allow insertion of an article into the pocket 56. A pouch closure 62 is engaged to the panel 54 and is configured to selectively close the slit 58 so that the article is retained therein. The pouch closure 62 may comprise a zipper 64, or other closure means, such as, but not limited to, hook and loop closures, buttons, and the like.
The assembly 10 also may comprise a bowl 66, as shown in
The assembly 10 also may comprise a bladder 70, which is selectively insertable through the aperture 38 into the pack 14. The bladder 70 is configured to have water positioned therein and is externally insulated. The pack 14 also may be insulated so that the pack 14 is configured to slow heat adsorption of water positioned in the bladder 70.
The satchel closure 42 has a cutout 72 extending therethrough and into the forward edge 40 of the pack 14, as shown in
A cap 76 is selectively engageable to the spout 74. A pipe 78 is engaged to the cap 76 and extends therefrom. A tube 80 is selectively engageable to the pipe 78 so that the tube 80 is in fluidic communication with the bladder 70. The tube 80 is configured to direct a flow of water from the bladder 70, as shown in
A valve 82 is positioned in the tube 80 distal from the pipe 78. A clip 84 is engaged to the tube 80 and is operationally engaged to the valve 82. The clip 84 is spring loaded and V-shaped and thus is configured to be selectively compressed between digits of a hand of a user to actuate the valve 82 to initiate the flow of water through the tube 80.
A nozzle 86 is engaged to the tube 80 distal from the pipe 78. The nozzle 86 is configured to control the flow of water through the tube 80. The nozzle 86 is selectively rotatable relative to the tube 80 to control the flow of water through the tube 80.
In use, the harness 12 is secured to the canine using the side release buckles 34. The bladder 70 is filled with water and then inserted into the pack 14. The bowl 66 is inserted into the pocket 56, and the pack 14 then can be attached to the harness 12 using the snap connectors 52. With a leash engaged to the ring 16, a user is positioned to walk the canine while the canine carries the water and the bowl 66. When the time comes for the canine to have a drink, the bowl 66 can be extracted from the pocket 56 and extended. Water from the bladder 70 can be transferred through the tube 80 into the bowl 66 so that the canine can get a drink from the bowl 66.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
