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US 9,593,712 B2Granted
Detangling device, method of making and using the same
OwnerNicholas Peter Okun Mironinventor
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Abstract
Described herein are axially and radially swivelable detangling connector devices that are suitable for preventing entanglement, or detangling, of a device or means that is used to secure one or more mobile objects or subjects to one or more objects or subjects. Methods of making and using the disclosed devices are also provided herein.
Claims6
An axially and radially swivelable detangling connector device comprising:
- a spheroidally shaped connector
- two proximal openings defined by a proximal end of the spheroidally shaped connector and extending towards a distal end of the spheroidally shaped connector
- two distal openings defined by a distal end of the spheroidally shaped connector and extending towards the proximal end of the spheroidally shaped connector,
- a common conduit connecting the distal and proximal openings,
- a looped connector having two ends, the two ends being housed and secured within the proximal and distal openings of the spheroidally shaped connector such that a loop is formed adjacent to the proximal end of the spheroidally shaped connector;
- and
- an endcap comprising
- a first opening for receiving and housing a distal end of the spheroidally shaped connector;
- and
- a handle or second opening defined by the endcap for receiving and securing an end portion of a leash.
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A method of preparing an axially and radially swivelable detangling connector device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a spheroidally shaped connector having two distal openings defined by a distal end of the spheroidally shaped connector, two proximal openings defined by a proximal end of the spheroidally shaped connector and a common conduit connecting the proximal and distal openings;
- providing a looped connector having two ends and inserting the two ends of a looped connector into the proximal openings of the spheroidally shaped connector such that a loop is formed adjacent to the proximal end of the spheroidally shaped connector;
- providing an endcap comprising a first opening for receiving and housing a distal end of the spheroidally shaped connector and a handle or second opening defined by the endcap for receiving and securing an end portion of a leash;
- applying fastening means to the spheroidally shaped connector such that the ends of the looped connector are housed and secured within the spheroidally shaped connector;
- and
- securing and housing the distal end of the spheroidally shaped connector into the first opening of the endcap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.