Patent ID: 6408798
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A tangle resistant pet tie apparatus for removably coupling to a vertical implement, said apparatus comprising:an annular member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, said annular member having a pair of oppositely positioned breaks therein, such that a first portion and second portion of said annular member are defined said first and second portions being removably couplable to each other; a clamp for positioning on said annular member, said clamp comprising a ring having a break therein, wherein said clamp is movable about said annular member; a band being securely attached to an outer surface of said clamp and extending in an opposite direction of said break in said clamp; a plurality of protruding members being securely coupled to the inner surface of said annular member such that a free end of each of said protruding members radially extends toward an axis of said annular member, each of said free ends having a bore extending therein, each of said protruding members being movable through said break in said clamp; a plurality of elongated rods having a first end and a second end, each of said first ends of said rods being movably extendable in one of said bores; and wherein said annular member is positionable around said vertical implement and said elongated rods extended to abut said vertical implement.