US 12,239,104 B1
Dog walking or jogging apparatus and method
Jeffrey L. Carter, Buda, TX (US); Patricia S. Carter, Buda, TX (US); and Lacey J. Carter, Buda, TX (US)
Filed by Jeffrey L. Carter, Buda, TX (US); Patricia S. Carter, Buda, TX (US); and Lacey J. Carter, Buda, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/153,052.
Int. Cl. A01K 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 27/003 (2013.01) [A01K 27/005 (2013.01); A01K 27/006 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dog walking device comprising
a frame configured to maintain a lateral distance between a dog and a human while the dog and the human are walking or jogging on a surface, the frame comprising
a proximal frame portion;
a distal frame portion;
a rigid intermediate frame section between the proximal frame portion and the distal frame portion, the intermediate frame section providing a vertical offset and a horizontal offset between the proximal frame portion and the distal frame portion, the rigid intermediate frame section comprising
a vertically-oriented proximal rigid U-shaped section, and
a vertically-oriented first inverted rigid U-shaped section;
a grip on the proximal frame portion, the grip configured to be grasped by at least one human hand; and
a connection element on the distal frame portion, the connection element configured to be releasably attached to a dog harness or collar.