Patent ID: 6523500
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A rotating tether for securing an animal comprising:a stake which can be driven into the ground, a tether rotatably attached to said stake, a tether line deployable from said tether, to which an animal can be secured, means for retracting said tether line, means for adjusting the deployable length of said tether line to a preset limit, and wherein said means for adjusting the deployable length of said tether line comprises: a reel, a worm gear and a half threaded brake assembly normally engaging said worm gear due to pressure exerted by helical tensioning springs, an adjustment, being incorporated into the back of said brake assembly and projecting through a slot in the housing of said tether, wherein said brake assembly can be disengaged from said worm gear and moved along said worm gear by an adjustment slide, the positioning of said half threads of said brake assembly on said worm gear determining the number of revolutions said reel can make before said brake assembly engages.