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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5738046 | Safety jacket and harness system A safety jacket and harness system including a body harness formed by a pair of torso bands and a pair of shoulder straps. The torso bands form an upper torso band and a lower torso band. Each torso band has a fastening member that is attached to end port... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5718190 | Pickup truck bed dog restraint system Animal restraint system for use in safely transporting non-caged animals, such as dogs, on a pickup truck bed. The system includes a four-point anchored arrangement of straps that facilitate a lengthwise symmetrical placement of the animal restraint syste... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5709172 | Leash A dog leash which has a clip for attachment to a collar at one end and has a hand-hold at the other. The leash has a sliding ring on which a clip may be adjustably fastened to secure the leash to a fixed object, such as a tree. The clip is held onto the s... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5701848 | Adjustable animal leash provided with plural branch leash members A pair of branch leash members bifurcated at distal end of a main leash member are adjacently passed through a hollow cylindrical adjuster which can be slidably moved along the branch leash members and placed anywhere thereon, where the adjuster prevents ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5680832 | Changeable length animal leash Leash whose length is adjusted by operating a leash length adjustment unit and the steps required in the method of its manufacture.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5666909 | Pet restraining device and shackle Described herein is a pet restraining device, for use in vehicles, the comprises a shackle and a strap having two closable hooks or the like. Preferably, the length of the strap is adjustable. The shackle comprises a central loop and two overlapping end l... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5551379 | Multiple use motion restraint device A motion restraint device to secure cargo items and animals is attached at opposite ends to suitable cargo tie down hardware, mounted on a track cargo bed. The device includes a sectioned, adjustable support strap consisting of three, approximately equal ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5511293 | Leash for fishing rods A leash is described for attachment between an article such as a fishing rod and a relatively stationary surface. The leash includes an elongated elastic member resiliently stretchable between first and second member ends. A strap connector is provided at... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5443038 | Adaptable pet guide assembly A restraining device for allowing a pet to encircle a building or the like has a continuous cable looped around the building and a leash movably engaging the cable and fixedly attached to the pet so that the pet may pull the leash along the cable and arou... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5361726 | Animal leash A simple, strong, and durable animal leash is disclosed, comprising two elements. The first element is a lead of woven nylon, with a loop formed in each end, the two loops being equal in size and appropriate for grasping by a person's hand. The second ele... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5213063 | Animal tethering device An improved animal tethering device is provided which prevents the leash from becoming entangled with the legs of the animal or with its free end thereof during rapid directional changes or movement by the animal. One end of the leash line is affixed to t... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4828210 | One-hand adjustable lock for tether An adjustable lock for a tether line or the like, which permits one-hand operation and which is incorporated into a clamp to permit the lock to be clamped onto a support, for example, an upright column or railing on a animal grooming table, and which will... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4774801 | Horse halter with attached lead lines A lead line package for horse halters comprising a folded lead line and cover casing adapted to normally hold the lead line folded upon itself. The side edges are joined together by corresponding Velcro areas overlapping one another in front of the folded... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4763609 | Animal leash An animal leash having a middle section, a first end section and a second end section, with the middle section having a pair of rings at each end, and with each end section having one end portion connected to one of the adjacent rings and another end port... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4562792 | Apparatus for controlling lead distance of a dog leash An apparatus having a mechanism for easily controlling the length of a dog leash while avoiding injury to the hand, the apparatus case being formed round and flat to fit comfortably in the palm of the hand; a passageway of said case allowing free passage ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4537155 | Animal leash A versatile animal leash includes a cord with handles secured to both ends thereof. The width of each handle is less than the diameter of an animal's ring collar to enable the handle to be passed therethrough. The length of each handle is greater than the... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4391226 | Dog leash A leash device having a housing through which a leash line passes. The housing contains a cam-type variable compression means for variably compressing the leash line against the inside of the housing. The compression means is in the form of a rotatable cy... | 07/05/1983 |
