ES1276044U - RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PETS IN VEHICLES SAFELY (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Restraint device for safely transporting pets in vehicles, consisting of an interior structure (1) and a mesh or network of interlaced textile tapes (2) and sewn between them that surround it, characterized in that it comprises four points of anchoring, two, lower (3), which have hooks carabiners (6) to anchor in the conventional and standard vehicle security systems, which start from the lower front part of the device, and another two, upper (4), which start from the top, passing over the back of the rear seat to an anchoring point at the rear of the seats, and the mesh in turn comprises, on the edges between the front face and the sides, a set of quick-release buckles (7) that allow access to the interior, as side doors. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

RESTRAINT DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PETS IN

VEHICLES WITH SAFETY

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention refers to a retention element for the transport of pets in vehicles with safety against the risk of braking and / or accidents, constituted from an interior structure of low resistance plastic material and a mesh or network of textile tapes intertwined and sewn together that surround it.

Its industrial application is within systems, equipment and devices for the protection of vehicles, and more specifically, retention devices for the transport of pets.

The issue of the safety of pets in vehicles is an issue that increasingly worries more people, so it is an invention of general interest within pet owners.

Due to the design of this device, the location of the anchors, the number of anchors, the strength of the materials used and the easy, fast and effective installation, being compatible with practically the entire automobile fleet, an innovation in safety is created. of the transport of pets.

Being formed by an interlacing of tapes, the pressure at the moment of impact is distributed throughout the body of the pet, also, being formed inside by a deformable structure when subjected to the forces generated in a traffic accident , this would facilitate the absorption of part of the kinetic energy generated in the impact.

This innovation in restraint devices for the transport of pets in vehicles safely, by being able to be placed in the rear seats with the universal restraint form of this system, provides restraint of the pet against the entire range of accident possibilities (frontal, rollover, side impacts, etc ...) or sudden braking.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Although no invention identical to the one described has been found, there are restraint devices available to the public, but whose level of safety they offer remains far below what is necessary in the event of an accident.

Currently there is no regulation that regulates the requirements to be met by these devices, so the vast majority of devices on the market do not offer minimum security requirements.

The only existing regulations in relation to the transport of pets in vehicles is reflected in article 18.1 of the General Traffic Regulations. This rule does not take into account the safety of pets, it only reflects the importance that the animal does not interfere with or distract the driver.

The device object of the present invention, in addition to complying with article 18.1 of the General Traffic Regulations, provides a high level of safety in the transport of dogs in vehicles, both for the animal transported and for the rest of the occupants of the vehicle. . The present invention has the particularity of being placed on the rear seats of vehicles, exactly in the same place where the Child Restraint Systems are placed, this area being the most protected of the vehicle in the event of an accident.

Of the devices that can be found on the market, the most popular and well-known is the safety harness. Virtually all of the devices found for sale with this name do not have enough resistance to hold the pet in place in the event of a traffic accident, so the animal is thrown, causing serious injuries or death and impact with the rest of the occupants of the vehicle, which could seriously injure them.

On the other hand, there are only a few models that, although they are capable of retaining the body of the pet in a collision, when holding the body, they do so only by the chest, leaving the head loose. None of the harnesses on the market is capable of holding the pet's head in a collision, limiting itself only to holding the pet by the chest. This increases the probability that the pet suffers injuries to the cervical spine as the neck must hold all the force that causes the deceleration in the head.

This is the real advantage of the present invention, the increase in safety by holding the entire body of the pet simultaneously, without any part of its body being overloaded.

The restraint device for safely transporting pets in vehicles is designed to provide easy positioning in the rear seats, taking advantage of the anchors of the conventional and standard vehicle safety systems, arranged in the vehicles to secure the child restraint systems .

With the use of anchor points, we have a restraint device for safely transporting pets in vehicles with the possibility of placing them in all vehicles that have the aforementioned anchors. These universal anchors are present in most of the vehicles in the fleet worldwide.

The solution that arises with the invention presented in this document consists of a retention system capable of retaining all parts of the dog's body simultaneously. This is the main advantage of the present invention over any current device on the market, the decrease in the probability of possible serious injuries, by avoiding the consequences mentioned in the previous paragraph. Applying this invention would increase the survival rate of pets and people in traffic accidents.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The retention device for the transport of pets in safely vehicles object of the present invention is made up of two well differentiated parts: a structure in charge of shaping the device and a mesh in charge of holding the animal's body in case of accident.

It has four anchor points, two to the conventional and standard vehicle security systems that start from the lower front part of the device, and two others that start from the top, passing over the back of the rear seat to an anchor point at the back of the seats (which can be found in different locations depending on the vehicle manufacturer).

The canine restraint system anchors for safe travel are adjustable in length by tightening the straps for a better fit of the restraint system. In this way, an effective immobilization of the device is ensured, since the anchors of the conventional and standard vehicle safety systems are currently approved to place seats for children up to 18 kg.

The structure is composed of tubes of low-resistance plastic material, not being able to be a rigid structure since this could cause injuries to the dog, and the mesh of textile material that completely surrounds the interior structure is composed of an interlacing of tape. very high resistance textile.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the present description, some drawings are attached that represent a preferred embodiment of the present invention:

Figure 1: Front elevation view of an embodiment of the internal structure of the retention device for the transport of pets in vehicles with safety object of the present invention.

Figure 2: Side elevation view of an embodiment of the internal structure of the retention device for the transport of pets in vehicles with safety object of the present invention.

Figure 3: Front elevation view of an embodiment of the retention device for safely transporting pets in vehicles.

Figure 4: Side elevation view of an embodiment of the retention device for safely transporting pets in vehicles.

Figure 5: Detail view of the connecting pieces of the internal structure.

The numerical references that appear in said figures correspond to the following constitutive elements of the invention:

1. Internal structure

2. Mesh of interlaced textile tapes

3. Lower anchor points

4. Top anchor points

5. Pressure buckles

6. Hook carabiners

7. Quick release buckles

8. Bars and tubes

9. Connecting pieces

10. Rubber or padding material reinforcement

11. Hinges

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A preferred embodiment of the retention device for the transport of pets in safely vehicles object of the present invention, with reference to the numerical references, can be based on an internal structure (1) of low resistance plastic material and a mesh or mesh of interlaced textile tapes (2) and sewn between them that wrap it.

It has four anchor points, two, lower (3), to the conventional and standard safety systems of the vehicle that start from the lower front part of the device, and another two, upper (4), that start from the upper part. passing over the back of the rear seat to an anchor point at the back of the seats, conventional and standard vehicle security system.

These anchors are adjustable in length by tightening the tapes, through pressure buckles (5): on the lower front part of the mesh, two pressure buckles (5) are sewn, which have the function of tensioning the straps of the two lower anchor points (3), which have carabiners hooks (6) to anchor in the conventional and standard security systems of the vehicle; while from the upper part there are two adjustable straps in length, also with pressure buckles (5), for tightening the upper anchoring points (4).

So that the pet can enter and exit the device, the mesh (2) comprises a set of quick-opening buckles (7) on the edges between the front and the sides that allow access to the interior, as side doors.

The manufacture of the device consists, on the one hand, in the stitching with resistant thread of the textile mesh (2), and in turn, both the hook-shaped carabiners (6) and the pressure buckles (5), and the opening buckles fast (7), they are sewn to the mesh (2) using thread of a higher resistance. On the other hand, the internal structure (1) is manufactured using tubes with the necessary measures to give it the shape.

On the other hand, the internal structure (1) can be fixed, or be configured from bars and tubes (8) and connecting pieces (9) of these, bent, T-shaped, etc. rigid and / or hinged (11), to be able to disassemble or fold it and facilitate its transport and storage when it is not being used as a pet restraint device.

In addition, said bars and tubes (8) of the interior structure (1) are reinforced with rubber or padding material (10), for greater protection of the pet in case of impact against it.

Claims (4)

1.

- Retention device for safely transporting pets in vehicles, consisting of an interior structure (1) and a mesh or network of interlaced textile tapes (2) and sewn between them that surround it, characterized in that it comprises four anchor points , two, lower (3), which have hook carabiners (6) to anchor in the conventional and standard vehicle security systems, which start from the lower front part of the device, and another two, upper (4), starting from the top, passing over the back of the rear seat to an anchoring point at the back of the seats, and the mesh in turn comprises, on the edges between the front and the sides, a set of buckles quick-opening (7) that allow access to the interior, as side doors. 2.

- Retention device for the transport of pets in vehicles safely, according to claim 1, where the anchors are adjustable in length by tightening the tapes, through pressure buckles (5): in the lower front part of the mesh , two pressure buckles (5) are sewn, which have the function of tightening the tapes of the two lower anchoring points (3); while from the upper part there are two adjustable straps in length, also with pressure buckles (5), for tightening the upper anchoring points (4). 3.- Retention device for the transport of pets in vehicles safely, according to claim 1, where the interior structure (1) is configured from bars and tubes (8) and connecting pieces (9) of these, bent, T-shaped, etc., rigid and / or hinged (11), removable and / or foldable. 4.- Restraint device for the transport of pets in vehicles safely, according to claims 1 and 3, where the bars and tubes (8) of the interior structure (1) are reinforced with rubber or padding material (10).