Patent ID: 8006650
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A01K,B62J

Abstract:
1. A tethering system for use with a bicycle and a pet comprising: a flexible tube having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end of the flexible tube having a plate connector having a bike attachment system and a removable connection with the flexible tube, the connector configured to attach to a position on a two-wheel bicycle within 15 cm of a rear axle on the two-wheel bicycle; and the distal end of the flexible tube having a connection system for a leash, wherein the plate connector has a hole sized to attach directly to a rear axle of the two-wheel bicycle and a plate member that extends away from the plate connector to engage the flexible tube with a locking/unlocking mechanism, wherein the locking/unlocking mechanism comprises an elongated element that passes into a first side of the flexible tube, the elongated member engages the plate member and then the elongated member passes out of a second side of the flexible tube.