Pet leash booster adapter
OwnerRobert Aldeninventor
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Abstract
A leash booster adapter is descripted which is attach to each end of a section of pet leash, and comprises an elastic member between shorter than the pet leash section to which it attached. In use, the device applies progressive resistance to the pet proportional to the stretching force provided by the pet pulling on the leash: the harder the pet pulls, the more resistance is felt. Rather that a hard jerk felt by the pet when it pulls, a gentle resistance is first felt, increasing in force as the pet pulls harder.
Claims14
A leash booster adapter for a pet leash compromising:
- a central elastic member being from 3 to 14 inches long, having a first end and a second end;
- further comprising a first and second connection means and a first and second leash attachment means for connecting said first and second connecting means to said first and second attachment means and said first and second ends, respectively;
- wherein said first attachment is removably attachable to a first position of a pet leash, and said second attachment means is removably attachable to a second position of a pet leash.
A leash booster adapter comprising:
- a central elastic member being from 3 to 14 inches long, having a first end and a second, wherein said elastic member is made from one chosen from the group consisting of latex tubing, surgical tubing, bungee member, shock member, a stretchable rubber and a spring;
- wherein said first and second ends of said elastic member has a first grommet and a second grommet, respectively, wherein each of said first and second grommets has a central hole therein and which grommets are installed proximate to said first and second ends, respectively, of said elastic member;
- further comprising a first connecting device and a second l connecting device, each of said first and second connecting devices comprising one chosen from the group consisting of a carabiner, a double carabiner, a metal S hook, a shackle, a bendable split link, a threaded opening split link, a snap hook, a double ended snap hook, a quick link with a spring closure, a quick link with a threaded closure, and further wherein said first and second connecting device are each respectively clipped through said holes in said first and second grommets at said first and second ends of said elastic member;
- further comprising a first and a second leash attachment device having a hole, each of said first and second leash attachment devices comprising one chosen from the group consisting of a metal washer, plastic washer, faucet washer, rubber washer, metal ring, bibb washer, quick link with a spring closure, a quick link with a threaded closure, and a shackle, and wherein said first and said second leash attachment devices are each respectively clipped through said holes in said first and second leash attachment device respectively.
A method of adapting a pet leash to provide gentle and progressive restraint against pet pulling, comprising the steps of:
- providing a length of elastic member from 3 to 14 inches long, having a first end and a second end;
- providing a first and second leash attachment means;
- providing a first and second connecting means for connecting said first and second ends to said first and second leash attachment means;
- connecting said first leash attachment means to a first position on a pet leash, and further connecting said second leash attachment means to a second position on a pet leash.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.