US 12,268,192 B1
Motorized animal walker
Necar Ammar Saleh Merah, Dhahran (SA); Trad Yahya Almushrif, Dhahran (SA); Ryan Atiq Alzahrani, Dhahran (SA); Muath Sulaiman Alwafi, Dhahran (SA); and Yazeed Abdullah Alshehri, Dhahran (SA)
Assigned to KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/538,346.
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/027 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A walker for an animal, comprising:
at least five expandable shaft members, wherein each of the at least five expandable shaft members comprise an inner solid shaft and an outer hollow slider, wherein the inner solid shaft is partially encased inside the outer hollow slider;
wherein two expandable shaft members are configured horizontally, and wherein at least three expandable shaft members are configured vertically;
wherein each of the two expandable shaft members configured horizontally have a first opening close to a first end and a second opening close to a second end;
a solid support shaft configured to be inserted into each of the first openings of the two expandable shaft members configured horizontally;
wherein the two expandable shaft members configured horizontally with the solid support shaft are arranged as a body frame;
a pair of body support members attached to the body frame at a distance from each other for the animal to rest thereon;
at least one rear wheel and two front wheels, wherein the at least one rear wheel is coupled to a motor;
wherein a first end of each of the at least three expandable shaft members configured vertically are coupled to each of the at least one rear wheel and the two front wheels;
wherein a flat plate is connected between each of the two front wheels and the respective expandable shaft member;
wherein the solid support shaft is mounted on a second end of the expandable shaft member coupled to the at least one rear wheel; and
wherein a second end of each of two expandable shaft members coupled to the two front wheels is inserted vertically in each of the second openings of the two expandable shaft members configured horizontally.