Patent ID: 7690331
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: A01K,D07B

Abstract:
1. An illuminated pet leash, comprising: a. a central cylindrical braided rope core having a distal end, a central section, and a proximal end and being operable to sustain substantial tensile forces; b. said central cylindrical braided rope core being looped to form a handle at said proximal end; c. said distal end of said central cylindrical braided rope core being adapted for attachment to a mechanical hardware component appointed for connection to a pet collar; d. an electroluminescent wire connected to a power supply operable for illuminating said electroluminescent wire, said electroluminescent wire being encased by two layers of polymeric coaxial tubing; e. a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow braid angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the central cylindrical braided rope core, said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve being operable to surround said central cylindrical braided rope core thereby providing omnidirectional reflectivity to said illuminated pet leash when a light source reflects therefrom; f. said handle having an attached power supply for illuminating said electroluminescent wire; g. said electroluminescent wire being wound around said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve and functioning to provide omnidirectional illumination to said illuminated pet leash when said power supply is operated; h. said narrow width reflective strips comprise a flexible retroreflective sheet thermally bonded to narrow width strips having a woven or braided construction and being composed of nylon or polypropylene fibers with polyvinyl chloride or polyvinyl acetate; said flexible retroreflective sheet having retroreflectors bonded thereto with a transparent bond layer; i. wherein said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve surrounds said handle and said pet collar, and said electroluminescent wire surrounds said handle and said pet collar; whereby said electroluminescent wire illuminates the pet leash when powered by said power supply and said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve reflecting incident headlamp light back to the light source.