Patents by Inventor Janie G. Connors

Janie G. Connors has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Safety collar
    Patent number: 3995598
    Abstract: A self-releasing collar for safely restraining an animal on a tether, the collar including a neck-encircling flexible neck member with a first closed ring attached at one end and with one end of a breakable link attached to the other end of the neck member, this end of the neck member being extendable through the first closed ring, the tether being attachable to the other end of the breakable link so that the tether is released from the neck member if the tension in the breakable link exceeds a predetermined magnitude to rupture the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Inventors: Elston A. Gardner, Janie G. Connors, John C. Connors