Patent ID: 6247427
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A leash assembly designed to provide both quick attachment and quick release of an animal therefrom, said assembly comprising:a) an elongated lead structure having a proximal end and an oppositely disposed distal end,b) a harness structured and configured for removable attachment to the animal,c) an elongated release structure movably mounted on said lead structure and extending along a length thereof; said release structure including a first end disposed adjacent said distal end and a second end disposed adjacent said proximal end,d) a coupling assembly including a first component connected to said first end of said release structure and a second component mounted on said harness,e) said first and second components cooperatively structured to assume a connected position when disposed in predetermined aligned engagement with one another and further structured and configured to be cooperatively manipulated into said predetermined aligned engagement by a single hand of a user,f) said first and second components further structured to be detached from one another upon disposition of said release structure into a disconnect position, and an activation assembly connected to said release structure adjacent to said proximal end of said lead structure,g) an activation assembly connected to said release structure adjacent said proximal end of said lead structure and structured to selectively dispose said release structure into an out of said disconnect position upon hand manipulation of said activation assembly, andh) said first component comprising two spaced apart locking fingers movably mounted thereon, each of said locking fingers including a leading surface portion and a trailing surface portion, each trailing surface portion defining a stop member and including a substantially linear configuration transversely oriented to corresponding ones said leading surface portions.