Patent ID: 7204206
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: A01K,D07B

Abstract:
1. A reflective pet leash, comprising: a. a central cylindrical braided rope core operable to sustain substantial tensile forces; b. a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow cylindrical braid angle, said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve being operable to surround said central cylindrical braided rope core thereby providing omnidirectional reflectivity; c. said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve substantially coated with a conformal transparent polymeric abrasion resistant coating; d. said narrow width reflective strips comprising a woven or knitted narrow width strip and a flexible nylon retroreflective sheet sewn thereon, said woven or knitted narrow width strip having a show surface, said flexible retroreflective nylon sheet comprising a flexible retroreflective sheet thermally bonded onto a nylon mesh strip, said nylon mesh strip being sewn onto said show surface of said narrow width reflective strip; e. said flexible retroreflective sheet having retroreflectors bonded thereto with a transparent bond layer; f. said transparent polymeric abrasion resistant coating having a refractive index lower than that of said retroreflectors; and g. said leash having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being looped and braided to form an omnidirectionally reflective handle, and the distal end being looped and braided and attached to a metallic hardware component operable with said rope core and surrounding braided sleeve to form a pet collar having omnidirectional reflectivity.