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Training leash and method

US5791295A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1996
Grant dateAug 11, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01K27/003
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A training leash for use with an animal neck collar including a band having a first end and a second end, the band having a length defined between the first end and the second end. A first ring is mounted on the first end of the band, a first portion of the length of the band being received through the first ring, defining a loop encircling a torso of an animal. A second ring is slidingly mounted on the band and mounted on the collar. A second portion of the length of the band, between the first ring and the second ring, defines a distance which varies as a tension of the band varies. Other embodiments and a method also are disclosed.

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