Bike-Attached Dog Tether

摘要

A tether apparatus for connecting a dog to a bike for running with the bike. The tether comprises a continuously flexible wand with a bow-like curvature in a vertical plane and an S-curvature in a horizontal plane. The wand is attached to a bike frame at front and mid-points, and a tail end is spaced to the rear and side of the bike. The tail end includes a short vertical harness connector hanging freely from the tail end for vertical attachment to a dog's collar or harness from above. A dog is accordingly tethered under the tail end of the wand, spaced to the rear and side of the bike, with the flexible wand absorbing shock and load when the dog's position and speed differ relative to the bike.

主权项

1. A tether apparatus for securing a dog to a bike via a collar or harness worn by the dog, the apparatus comprising:
a continuously flexible wand comprising a front end including bike-mounting means for securing the front end to a bike frame, a mid-point spaced from the front end and including bike-mounting means for securing the mid-point to a bike frame, a tail end spaced from the mid-point a distance greater than the mid-point is spaced from the front end, and a harness connector comprising a short free-hanging member movably attached to the tail end of the wand with a connection more flexible than the flexibility of the wand; wherein, the wand has a bow curvature in a vertical plane, the bow curvature being upwardly convex; and wherein, the wand has an S-curvature in a horizontal plane, the S-curvature being convex in a first direction between the front end and mid-point of the wand, and the S-curvature being convex in a second opposite direction between the mid-point and tail end of the wand.