# US 5,701,848 A · Adjustable animal leash provided with plural branch leash members

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- Number: US 5,701,848 A
- Document ID: US5701848A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/547,762
- Filed: 1995-10-24
- Granted: 1997-12-30
- Earliest claimed: 1995-09-18
- Inventors: Masashi Tozawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701848A

## CPC

- A01K 27/003: {Leads, leashes}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

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 the branch leash members from being pulled apart over the placed position by having an inclined end facet, so that the length of the branch leash members can be variably adjusted, permitting selective use of the leash member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An animal leash comprising:
a leash member including a main leash member and a pair of branch leash members bifurcating at a distal end of said main leash member;
a hollow cylindrical adjuster through which both of said branch leash members adjacently pass, said adjuster being slidable along said branch leash members and having an end facet at a distal end which prevents said branch leash members from being pulled apart from distal ends of said branch leash members,
said adjuster being a cylindrical member, a passage of which has a cross-sectional configuration such that both of said branch leash members adjacently pass through said passage, the end facet of said adjuster inclining from an axis where both of said branch leash members are closely attached toward both sides of said adjuster.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The animal leash as defined in claim 1, wherein each of said branch leash members possesses a round cross-sectional shape.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The animal leash as defined in claim 2, wherein each of said branch leash member is made of braided cords.