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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5429075 | Pet leash and flashlight combination apparatus A combination leash apparatus for controlling the movements of an animal and retaining a flashlight includes a flexible elongate member having a first end and a second end, and a collar engagement structure at the first end and a handle portion at the sec... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5373814 | Animal restraining device The preferred embodiment of an animal restraining device has a plurality of flexible elongated members attached at one end to a snap hook, with the opposing ends attached to suction cups. This allows an animal, such as a dog or cat, to be restrained at an... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5363810 | Two handled animal control tether The animal control tether comprises an elongated body, first and second handles, and a clasping device. The elongated body has a first end section and a second, opposite end section. The first handle is located at the first end section of the elongated bo... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5351654 | Lead and tethering device A lead and tethering device 10 or 50 including a pair of connected looped straps, one serving as the connecting strap 12 to which an animal or child being tethered is connected, and the other a holding strap 14 which the user grips. A spacer element 22 at... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5291856 | Dog leash having stiffening member on distal end thereof An animal leash of a flexible material has a fastener at the distal end. A section of the leash adjacent the distal end is stiffened or reinforced to minimize the tendency of a slackened leash to become entangled beneath the animal's body. The reinforceme... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5247906 | Soft pet leash In the present device, a piece of nylon webbing is used which has a soft interior and exterior and is round but also is very strong. The leash has a looped handle at one end, an elongated body in the middle, and a loop at the other end which can receive a... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5243457 | Material with enhanced visibility characteristics Flexible visibility enhancing material is provided which combines the advantages of a light reflective component and a luminescent component. The material includes a first layer of prismatic light reflective plastic material having an underlying surface f... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5174246 | Security hitch for animal leashes This invention provides a link chain animal leash that can be temporarily locked snugly about a hitching post to secure an animal in place. This is achieved by a quick open snap-lock fitting secured to the leash near its handle in a posture that permits t... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5161486 | Hands-free dog jogger apparatus A device for the restraint of an animal accompanying a person as that person is walking or jogging. The device provides for two-point attachment of a leash to the person's waist and permits the person to restrain a leashed animal while at the same time le... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5080045 | Jogger's pet leash A leash device has been devised for use by a person in walking or jogging while leaving both hands free and is made up of a belt encircling the jogger's waist, a suspension ring in outer spaced surrounding relation to the belt and flexibly suspended downw... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4945861 | Dog lead The dog lead according to the invention is connected on the one end to the collar of the dog while the other end is connected for instance to the trouser belt of the person in charge of the dog. The lead is connected to the trouser belt via an elongate me... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4892063 | Leash for two or more animals A leash which can be used to easily control pairs of animals. The leash includes at least one leash member with one snap fastener at each end of the leash member for attaching the leash member to a collar or some other attachment on the animal, and a flex... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4887552 | Electrically lighted leash A leash for a pet, comprising a series of closely spaced electric lights which are disposed longitudinally in a central axial passage in a hollow, flexible transparent tube. The tube is provided with thinner longitudinal strengthening ribs or flanges alon... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4513692 | Illuminatable pet leash The present invention is an illuminatable pet leash device. It includes an elongated tube which is non-opaque and which is of sufficient length, strength and flexibility to be used as a pet leash, and a handle and a pet collar attachment mechanism, one ea... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4384548 | Safety device for an animal A safety device for an animal which includes retro-reflective threads interwoven to flexible webbing used as a collar and/or leash for the animal to control movement thereof. The retro-reflective threads render the collar and/or leash visible to nighttime... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4182272 | Animal training device and method An animal training device and training methods especially useful for dogs, are described in which an elongated rigid staff, preferably with a cane or crook-shaped handle at one end, is provided with an extensible tensioning means such as a coil spring to ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4170962 | Dog or animal retainer device A tethering device, for being incorporated into a leash used for holding a dog or other animal, the tethering device including a convolute or spiral loop at each end of the leash, and which is quickly and easily attachable to a securing ring, by simply ro... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4167156 | Reflective animal leash An animal leash including an elongated leather strip on which there is sewn a transparent polyvinyl chloride strip having a prism design on one surface thereof and an opaque polyvinyl chloride strip secured to the one surface of the transparent strip. The... | 09/11/1979 |
