Patent ID: 7028641
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A rigid animal tether assembly comprising: a) a rigid outwardly extending tie section and an inwardly extending rigid, hollow tilt section having an open inner end, said tie section including means for tethering an animal at a distal end section thereof and being connected at an opposing coupling end section thereof to an open outer end of said tilt section; and b) base surface means for contiguously mating with said open inner end of the rigid, hollow tilt section; c) said coupling end section of the rigid tie section including means for connecting biasing means to said opposing coupling end section inside said hollow tilt section for continuously drawing the rigid tie section and rigid, hollow tilt section under tension in a direction toward said base surface means; d) said biasing means being disposed within said rigid, hollow tilt section for continuously urging said base surface means against said open inner end of the tilt section with an amount of force sufficient to project the rigid tie section coupled to the outer end of the tilt section in a direction outwardly from said base surface means, said biasing means being further effective to allow the tilt section to tilt in response to movement of a tethered animal.