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Hands-free leash system

Patent 6626131 Issued on September 30, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject February 1, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 10/061113 filed on 02/01/2002

US Classes:

119/770, For a human being182/3TORSO HARNESS

Examiners

Primary: Jordan, Charles T.
Assistant: Shaw, Elizabeth

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A01K 27/00 (20060101)

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus for coupling a human operator to a subject. In particular, the operator is provided with a leash adapted to be secured about their torso, such as by a belt and a strap to extend over a shoulder. Coupling to the subject may be performed in a variety of ways, such as by an extension leash coupled to a collar on the subject. If the subject is a human, a leash may also be worn by the subject. Further embodiments of the invention provide for manual control of the extension leash by a loop and optional automatic disconnection of the extension leash from the leash worn by the operator upon application of large tensile forces applied to the extension leash.

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