Patent ID: 9560836
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. An apparatus for tethering an animal comprising: a leash housing; a retractor assembly contained within the leash housing; a tether with a first end connected to the retractor assembly and a second end extensible through a leash connector cavity opening disposed in the leash housing and connected to a leash connector having a movable gate adapted to secure to a ring secured to a collar; a leash connector magnet having a polarity disposed on the leash connector; a collar connector magnet having an opposite polarity configured to position the leash connector and a collar connector in a coupled configuration when the leash connector is in close proximity to the collar connector; and at least one leash connector release that is capable of being depressed by a leash connector cavity wall when the leash connector is retracted into the leash connector cavity.