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US 12,690,568 B2Granted
Leash with slip collar and collar attachment for added safety
AssigneeRex Dog Hotel & Spa Ltd
InventorBarrie Edward Balshaw
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Abstract
A leash for walking and controlling an animal, such as a dog, is provided with redundant connections in a single leash. The leash includes a quick-release clip for connecting to the fixed collar on the animal and a slip collar. The slip collar is normally slack, unless the animal escapes the quick-release clip or collar or harness. The slip collar is arranged to slide into a ‘choke collar’ configuration during this attempted escape. This single leash advantageously provides for redundancy.
Claims14
A leash comprising:
- a length of webbing;
- a ring connected to a distal end of the webbing, the ring sized to pass the distal end of the webbing back through the ring to form a slip collar;
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- a quick-release clip fixed to the webbing at a length D from the distal end, wherein D is selected to be greater than a circumference of a dog's neck
- and wherein the quick-release clip is fixed by one or more of a) sewing, b) riveting c) adhesive, or d) controlled melting of the webbing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.