Patent ID: 6612263
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A tether device for securing a restraint to a fixed point, the restraint having a base section, the tether device comprising:an anchor shaft comprising a cavity, the cavity open at a top of the anchor shaft; a rotatable shaft comprising a lower section rotatably mountable within the anchor shaft and slidably removable therefrom, the rotatable shaft further comprising an elevated section exposed above the ground so that a top of the elevated section is located a predetermined distance above the ground; a stop member comprising a longitudinal constriction in a lower portion of the anchor shaft for limiting the degree of insertion of the rotatable shaft within the anchor shaft; a bearing in contact with the anchor shaft and the rotatable shaft, the bearing reducing rotational friction between the shafts; a fastening member rigidly connected near to the top of the elevated section of the rotatable shaft; and wherein the restraint is attachable to the fastening member so that at least the base section of the restraint is suspended above the ground.