Receiver collar

Abstract

An animal collar assembly including a wireless receiver and a collar. The wireless receiver having a pair of first attachment features. The collar having a pair of ends, each end having a second attachment feature, each second attachment feature coupled with a corresponding first attachment feature and maintaining the corresponding collar end at a fixed orientation relative to the wireless receiver.

1 . An animal collar assembly, comprising: 
 a wireless receiver having a pair of first attachment features; and    a collar having a pair of ends, each said end having a second attachment feature, each said second attachment feature coupled with a corresponding said first attachment feature and maintaining said corresponding collar end at a fixed orientation relative to said wireless receiver.    
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said collar includes two collar straps.  
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said receiver includes a side wall and stimulus probes extending from said side wall.  
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 3 , wherein said fixed orientation is an acute angular orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of said stimulus probes.  
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 4 , wherein said acute angular orientation between approximately 30° to 80°.  
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 5 , wherein said acute angular orientation is between approximately 45° to 75°.  
     
     
         7 . An animal collar assembly, comprising: 
 a substantially rigid housing having at least one of at least one cavity and at least one protrusion; and    a plurality of straps each having one of a lug to accommodate said cavity and a recess to accommodate said protrusion.    
     
     
         8 . The assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said housing includes a first cavity and a second cavity, said plurality of straps including a first strap having a first lug and a second strap having a second lug, said first lug associated with said first cavity and said second lug associated with said second cavity.  
     
     
         9 . The assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said first lug is limitedly rotatable in said first cavity and said second lug is limitedly rotatable in said second cavity.  
     
     
         10 . The assembly of  claim 9 , wherein said first lug is substantially non-rotatable in said first cavity and said second lug is substantially non-rotatable in said second cavity.  
     
     
         11 . The assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said at least one protrusion includes two protrusions, said at least one cavity being between said two protrusions each having a coaxial hole therethrough.  
     
     
         12 . The assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said lug has a hole therethrough, said hole in said lug positioned to be substantially coaxial with said coaxial holes of said two protrusions.  
     
     
         13 . The assembly of  claim 12 , further comprising at least one fastener extending trough said hole in said lug and substantially through said coaxial holes of said two protrusions.  
     
     
         14 . The assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said at least one cavity is arcuately concave and said lug is arcuately convex.  
     
     
         15 . An animal behavior modification system, comprising: 
 a stimulation device;    an animal collar assembly carrying said stimulation device, the collar assembly, including: 
 a substantially rigid housing having at least one of at least one cavity and at least one protrusion, said housing substantially containing said stimulation device; and  
 a plurality of straps each having one of a lug to accommodate said cavity and a recess to accommodate said protrusion.  
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said housing includes a first cavity and a second cavity, said plurality of straps including a first strap having a first lug and a second strap having a second lug, said first lug associated with said first cavity and said second lug associated with said second cavity.  
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein said first lug is limitedly rotatable in said first cavity and said second lug is limitedly rotatable in said second cavity.  
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein said first lug is substantially non-rotatable in said first cavity and said second lug is substantially non-rotatable in said second cavity.  
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said at least one protrusion includes two protrusions, said at least one cavity being between two protrusions each having a coaxial hole therethrough.  
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein said lug has a hole therethrough, said hole in said lug positioned to be substantially coaxial with said coaxial holes of said two protrusions.  
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , further comprising at least one fastener extending trough said hole in said lug and substantially through said coaxial holes of said two protrusions.  
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein said at least one cavity is arcuately concave and said lug is arcuately convex.  
     
     
         23 . A method of assembling a behavior modification collar, comprising the steps of: 
 placing a stimulation device in a housing, said housing being substantially rigid, said housing having a first cavity and a second cavity; and    affixing a lug located proximate an end of a first strap in said first cavity.    
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising the step of affixing a lug of a second strap to said second cavity.  
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein said lug of said first strap is limitedly rotatable in said first cavity and said lug of said second strap is limitedly rotatable in said second cavity.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein said lug of said first strap is substantially non-rotatable in said first cavity and said lug of said second strap is substantially non-rotatable in said second cavity.  
     
     
         27 . An animal collar assembly, comprising: 
 a wireless receiver having a side wall, a first end wall and an opposite second end wall;    a pair of stimulus probes extending from said side wall, each said stimulus probe having a generally longitudinal axis; and    a collar having a first attachment location adjacent said first end wall and a second attachment location adjacent said second end wall, said collar being substantially immovably fixed at an acute orientation relative to each said longitudinal axis at said first attachment location and at said second attachment location.    
     
     
         28 . The animal collar assembly of  claim 27 , wherein said collar has a different shape at said first attachment location and at said second attachment location, when compared with a remainder of said collar.  
     
     
         29 . The animal collar assembly of  claim 28 , wherein said collar is flared at said first attachment location and at said second attachment location.  
     
     
         30 . The animal collar assembly of  claim 27 , wherein said first attachment location comprises an end of said collar, and said second attachment location comprises another end of said collar.