Retractable leash collar
OwnerEdwin R. Petersoninventor
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Abstract
A retractor mechanism is mounted on the collar adjacent the buckle, the weight of these parts holding them under the animal's neck when the leash is retracted. A guide ring half way around the collar provides a stop for a handle on the free end of the leash when the leash is retracted, thus positioning the handle on top of the animal's neck when the leash is not in use. A semicircular spring steel stiffening member extends between the retractor mechanism and said guide ring to secure these parts to the collar and provide a smooth sliding surface for the leash as it is extended and retracted.
Claims10
An animal collar and leash comprising a collar, a leash retractor mechanism mounted on said collar, a leash having an inner end connected with said retractor mechanism, a handle on the outer end of the leash, a guide ring for said leash on said collar approximately half way around the collar from said retractor mechanism, said guide ring forming a stop for said handle to limit the retraction of the leash by said retractor mechanism, and a stiffening member on said collar extending from said retractor mechanism to said guide ring, said stiffening member having a smooth surface to facilate the sliding of the leash thereon as the leash is extended and retracted.
A leash retractor mechanism comprising a generally cylindrical outer case having a closed end and an open end, a leash reel in said case having a spindle supported at one end in a bearing in said closed end of the case, a cap on said open end of the case, a cylindrical spring case in said cap having a bearing for the other end of said spindle, a coiled ribbon spring in said spring case connected to said spindle, and a pair of axial studs on said outer case parallel with said spindle for mounting the retractor mechanism on an animal collar with the axis of said reel transverse to the collar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.