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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Woof Pet, Inc., Dover, DE (US);
Daniel Haarburger, Boulder, CO (US);
Woof Pet, Inc., Dover, DE (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for integrated article dispensers for leashes which provide greater handling and responsiveness. One embodiment is an apparatus is in the form of an article dispenser that includes a first end for coupling with a first tensile member, a second end for coupling with the second tensile member, and a rigid housing between the first end and the second end. The rigid housing defines an internal volume for storing articles, and that further defines an opening. In response to the article dispenser bearing a threshold amount of tension, a centroid of the article dispenser aligns within a threshold distance of being collinear with a force that generates the tension. While the centroid of the article dispenser is within the threshold distance of being collinear, rotation of the system about an axis of the forcer applies less than a threshold torque to the tensile members.