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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael D McCarthy, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
119109 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a retractable leash device in which the leash cable, which is wound on a spring-loaded spool, is threaded through the handgrip area of the casing before it exits the casing at an area remote from the handgrip. The handgrip is provided with a spring-loaded braking plate, so that squeezing the handgrip causes the teeth on the braking plate to engage and stop the leash cable. The leash cable can be freely payed out or retracted until the handgrip is squeezed by the operator, which stops the motion of the cable.