Dog flotation devices and life vests having safety flags

摘要

A dog flotation device with safety flag includes a flotation vest having a central panel adapted to cover the back of a dog, and a safety flag including a flag staff having a lower end connected with the flotation vest and an upper end remote from the lower end. The safety flag includes a motion-activated light connected to the upper end of the flag staff and a flag attached to the flag staff below the motion-activated light. One or more buoyant elements are incorporated into the flotation vest for providing buoyancy to the dog flotation device. The motion-activated light includes an LED light, a power source, a motion detector for detecting movement of the motion-activated light, and a circuit for activating said LED light in response to the detection of motion by the motion detector.

主权项

1. A dog flotation device with safety flag comprising:
a flotation vest having a central panel adapted to cover the back of a dog; and a safety flag including a flag staff having a lower end connected with said central panel of said flotation vest and an upper end remote from the lower end, said safety flag including a motion-activated light connected to the upper end of said flag staff and a flag attached to said flag staff below said motion-activated light, wherein when said flotation vest is secured over the dog said central panel covers the back of the dog and said flag staff is upright and extends vertically away from said central panel and the back of the dog; wherein said central panel of said flotation vest comprises a leading edge adapted to conform to the neck of the dog, wherein said flag staff is mounted to said flotation vest adjacent said leading edge of said central panel, a trailing edge remote from said leading edge, and first and second edges that extend between said leading and trailing edges of said central panel; said flotation vest further comprising a first neck wrap extending forward of said leading edge and said first side edge of said central panel, said first neck wrap containing a first buoyant element, a second neck wrap extending forward of said leading edge and said second side edge of said central panel, said second neck wrap containing a second buoyant element, wherein said first and second neck wraps fold over one another for encircling the neck of the dog, and a neck pad attached to an inner edge of said second neck wrap, said neck pad containing a third buoyant element for providing buoyancy at the front of the neck of the dog.