Self Leading Leash

Abstract

The Self Leading Leash consists of a tether terminating at a grip suitable to be held in an animal's mouth wherein the opposite end is clipped, tied, hooked, or otherwise fixed to an animal collar or harness, or leash or lead that is commonly used to restrain or check an animal

Claims

1. The inventor of the Self Leading Leash claims the sole rights to a line, rope, tether, chain, or strap that terminates at one end to any connection to or for a line, rope, tether, chain, strap or straps that would generally be regarded as a collar, a harness, a lead or a leash, and with the other end terminating in any manner or at any device where the end or the device can be held in the mouth of an animal.

Description

DRAWINGS

[0003] Figure one demonstrates possible configurations of the Self Leading Leash, but is not intended to represent the only configurations.

[0004] While the image indicates the most common and likely elements of the Self Leading Leash it is understood that any of the connecting ends can be paired with any of the grips or with other connectors and grips that are not depicted.

[0005] FIG. 1

[0006] 101A ring of a material suited to retain the tether by slipping it around a leash or lead or by clipping it to a leash, lead, collar or harness or to their connecting hardware.

[0007] 102A hook or clip suited to retain the tether by hooking or clipping it to a leash, lead, collar or harness or to their connecting hardware.

[0008] 103A tie suited to retain the tether by tying it by knot, or looping it around or through itself and the leash or lead or their connecting hardware.

[0009] 104A ring suited to being held in the mouth of an animal without causing harm to the animal.

[0010] 105Encircled lengths suited to being held in the mouth of an animal without causing harm to the animal.

[0011] 106A single length suited to being held in the mouth of an animal without causing harm to the animal.

[0012] 107A tether suited to retaining attached connectors and grips at opposing ends.

[0013] 1

[0014] Figure two depicts a dog using a Self Leading Leash while being controlled by a leash that is held by a man.

[0015] FIG. 2

[0016] 201A man walking a dog.

[0017] 202A common leash.

[0018] 203The Self Leading Leash in use by a dog.

[0019] 204An inset of a dog's head and the Self Leading Leash with its grip being held in the dog's mouth.

[0020] 205A junction of connections for the Self Leading Leash, the common leash and a collar.

[0021] 206A collar.

[0022] 207A dog head.

[0023] 2

[0024] Figure three shows an example of a common leash and the Self Leading Leash and how they might be constructed as one piece.

[0025] FIG. 3

[0026] 301A handle for a common leash.

[0027] 302A unified connection which attaches the leash and the Self Leading Leash to a collar or harness.

[0028] 303A grip suited to being held in the mouth of an animal.

[0029] 304A method of binding two sections of a tether.

[0030] 305A tether that might be used for a common leash.

[0031] 306A tether that might be used for the Self Leading Leash.

SUMMARY

[0032] The Self Leading Leash consists of a length of tether (107, 305, 306), that might be of any material commonly used in the production of animal leads and leashes, that at one end is fixed to a grip which is intended to be held within an animal's mouth (104, 105, 106, 303) while the opposite end is fixed to hardware or a utility (101, 102, 103, 205) that can be connected to a leash, collar or harness (206) that has been employed to control the animal. The grip, although not limited to, might be of a shape like a ring (104) or encircled lengths (105) or a single length (106), and of a material which might be held in the animal's mouth (204) without harm to the animal's mouth or teeth. The other end of the Self Leading Leash might connect by ring (101) or hook (102, 302) or by tie (103) or by another means that can secure the Self Leading Leash to a harness or collar or leash that is to be worn by an animal. Another connection method might be by manufacture wherein the Self Leading Leash could be a permanent part (304) of a leash or lead (FIG. 3) produced for the purpose of controlling an animal. For the purpose of this document, grip is to mean; any device suited to being held in an animal's mouth: and connector, connection, and connected are to mean; any method that secures something to another thing.