Dog Harness Pressure Distribution Element with Vertical Loop
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dog harnesses with chest straps often suffer from inadequate pressure distribution, leading to discomfort and risk during training and everyday use, as they lack a secure and releasable connection between the chest and belly straps, and do not provide adequate protection for the neck and throat area from leash rings.
Innovation Solution
A pressure distribution element with a chest strap connecting portion and a vertical connecting element that forms a loop around the belly strap, featuring a ring attachment with hook-and-loop fasteners and a reinforcing insert to secure the ring against displacement, allowing for secure, releasable attachment to the chest strap and belly strap, and providing padding to protect the dog's chest.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a ring is attached to the horizontal chest strap for leash connection, then the dog can be led on a leash, but the ring may displace horizontally and cause discomfort or injury to the dog's neck and throat area
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating a specialized vertical connecting element with a loop section that specifically addresses the ring attachment area. This loop section is designed to receive and secure the leash ring, providing localized constraint exactly where needed without affecting other parts of the harness. The vertical connecting element is positioned to extend from the chest strap connecting portion downward, creating a dedicated restraint mechanism for the ring that prevents horizontal displacement while maintaining ease of leash connection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the chest strap is made adjustable and openable with hook-and-loop fasteners, then the harness can be adapted to different dog sizes, but the connection between chest and belly straps lacks security and load-bearing capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the adjustability function with the security function by integrating the vertical connecting element into the chest strap connecting portion. The vertical connecting element with its loop section combines the adaptability of hook-and-loop fasteners with the structural security of a reinforced connecting element. This merging allows the same component to provide both size adjustment and reliable, load-bearing connection between the chest and belly straps, eliminating the need for separate adjustment mechanisms that compromise security.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If padding is added to the chest strap to improve pressure distribution, then comfort is improved, but the weight of the harness increases and adjustability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the chest strap connecting portion adjustable in width through the integrated vertical connecting element. This adjustable width feature allows the pressure distribution area to be dynamically adapted to different dog chest sizes and shapes, optimizing comfort without requiring fixed, excessive padding. The ability to adjust the width of the chest strap connecting portion enables the harness to distribute pressure effectively across varying chest dimensions while maintaining minimal weight, as the same component adapts rather than adding fixed padding material.
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AI summary
A pressure distribution element holding a ring (1), attachable to the horizontal chest strap (2) of a chest harness (25) which is closable-openable by a hook-and-loop fastener, by connecting the chest strap loop section (3) and the chest strap hook section (4) comprising a chest strap connecting portion (6), and a vertical connecting element (7) connecting the horizontal chest strap (2) of the dog harness to the belly strap (5), forming a loop around the belly strap (5) by folding back on itself, comprising at least a loop section (9), continued in a lower loop portion (24) resting on the belly strap (5) of the dog harness.