Brake lock mechanism for animal leash assembly
AssigneeFlexi-Bogdahn Technik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorManfred Bogdahn
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Abstract
A retractable animal leash assembly including a housing suitable for being held in one hand is disclosed, with a freely moveable, but, if desired, lockable leash being arranged partially coiled within the housing, this housing mounting a brake key operable by the holding hand for momentarily blocking the portion of the leash located outside the holding at a desired length with a brake lock mechanism for holding the brake key in the locking position. This brake lock mechanism comprises a two-armed lever arranged to be moved between two positions on the housing reachable by the same finger/thumb of the holding hand, the handling of this pivoted lever occurring in an ergonomically optimal manner.
Claims17
An animal leash assembly, comprising:
- a housing capable of being carried in a hand,
- a leash arranged in said housing in a retractable manner and having a free end portion which extends out of said housing,
- brake means including brake activation means for holding said portion of said leash located outside said housing at a desired length, and
- a brake locking mechanism for providing a sustained brake function and including a pivoting member engaging said brake means, said brake locking mechanism being arranged behind said brake means when seen in the gripping direction of said housing, and separately from said brake means, with said brake means and said brake locking mechanism both being arranged so that both are capable of being operated by a carrying hand, wherein
- said pivoting member of said brake locking mechanism is formed as a pivotable two-armed pivoted lever mounted to pivot in said housing,
- a thus formed first arm of said pivoted lever is provided with an operating portion and a thus formed second arm of said pivoted lever is provided with a locking portion for engaging said brake means,
- said brake means is provided with catch means for receiving said locking portion, and
- said first arm of said pivoted lever is mounted such that by pivoting it in a direction away from said brake means said locking portion will be received by said catch means to form a lasting locking position for said brake means, on the one hand, and that by pivoting said first arm in the opposite direction said lasting locking position will be released, on the other.
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