Patents Assigned to Orrco Incorporated
  • Patent number: 6467437
    Abstract: A dog training lead includes first and second sound-producing strips or members. An elastic member is interposed between the first and second strips, and is connected at the opposite ends thereof to and in a coaxial manner with the lead. The elastic member is dimensioned to bias the terminal ends of the first and second strips toward each other to thereby place the central portions of the first and second strips in a first or laterally spaced-apart relationship relative to each other. Upon application of a sharp, corrective pull on the lead by a trainer, the elastic member elongates toward a second position, and this results in the central portions of the first and second strips contacting each other with sufficient speed and force to emit a sharp “snap” sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Orrco Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian H. Donovan, Kenneth J. Besancon, Jay Kendall Crouso