Elastic leash with length adjustment mechanism
OwnerJeffrey B. Kirkhaminventor
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Abstract
A leash is formed with a body composed of an elastomeric material and is configured with several fixed-sized loops and an adjustable loop. The leash includes a buckle connected to one of the fixed-sized loops. The buckle is connected to one of the fixed-sized loops and is slidably engaged with the body so as to cause adjustments in the leash length as the buckle slides along the body responsive to manual forced applied by a user. The buckle is configured to remain at a fixed location on the body absent manual force being applied to slide the buckle along the body. The elastomeric material of the body adds to comfort and safety for using the leash with animal(s) attached to the leash, as well as for increasing secure positioning of the buckle on the body.
Claims13
A leash comprising:
- a body, the body being composed of an elastomeric material and extending between a first terminal end of the body and a second terminal end of the body, the body being configured such that the leash has a leash length that extends between a first leash end and a second leash end;
- a first fixed-sized loop, the first fixed-sized loop being configured at the first leash end with the first terminal end of the body being unmovably affixed to a portion of the body proximate the first leash end;
- an adjustable-sized loop, the adjustable-sized loop being configured at the second leash end with a first portion of the body being slidably engaged with a second portion of the body to form the adjustable-sized loop, a size of the adjustable-sized loop being adjustable when the first portion of the body slides relative to the second portion of the body through an adjustable collar positioned around the first and second portions of the body;
- the adjustable collar, the adjustable collar having a length and a shape, the shape of the adjustable collar comprising a substantially hollow sleeve along the length of the adjustable collar through which the first and second portions of the body pass in slidable engagement;
- a second fixed-sized loop, the second fixed-sized loop being formed by the second terminal end of the body being unmovably affixed to the body, the second fixed-sized loop being positioned between the first fixed-sized loop at the first leash end and the adjustable-sized loop positioned at the second leash end;
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- a buckle configured for adjusting a semi-fixed length of the leash, as defined as a length of the leash extending between the first end of the leash and the second end of the leash, the buckle having a first end that forms a first hole of the buckle and a second end that forms a second hole of the buckle, the body of the leash passing through the first and second holes of the buckle, the second fixed-sized loop also being affixed to the second end of the buckle with a portion of the body that forms the second fixed-sized loop passing through the second hole of the buckle.
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