Patent ID: 7650673
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: A01K,B63B,F16G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rope tie for tying an animal or moveable object to a support, comprising: a rope having one end for securing to the animal or movable object and an opposite free end; a fixed support; and an uninterrupted helical coil having first and second consecutive loops, each of the loops defining an opening therethrough, the uninterrupted helical coil being operatively coupled to the fixed support; wherein the second loop has a bottom portion around which the free end of the rope is wound after the free end of the rope is passed through the opening in the first loop, such that when pulled by the animal or movable object the rope plays out of the coil until the rope tightens around the bottom portion of the second loop and ceases moving; wherein the first and second consecutive loops extend between first and second straightened ends; and wherein each of the first and second straightened ends is secured to the fixed support.