Patent ID: 6467437
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A dog training lead comprising:an elongated flexible lead member having axially spaced first and second opposite ends; first and second sound producing strips located between said first and second ends of said lead member, said first and second strips each including a first and a second end wherein said first ends of said strips are interconnected and said second ends of said strips are interconnected so that said first and second strips are located in opposed relation relative to each other and define a space therebetween; and, an elastic strip member having a first end connected to said flexible lead adjacent said first ends of said sound producing strips and a second end connected to said flexible lead adjacent said second ends of said sound producing strips, said elastic strip member extending through said space between said first and second strips and dimensioned to bias said first ends of said strips toward said second ends of said strips, said elastic strip being selectively extensible when said first and second ends of said flexible lead member are moved axially away from each other wherein said first and second sound producing strips contact each other and emit a snapping sound.