Patent ID: 6276305
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A compact dog leash comprising:a leash carrying pouch having front and rear walls, first and second end walls, a bottom, a top, and means for releasably fastening said top to said front wall, said bottom having a slot therein;a leash having inner and outer ends, the inner end of said leash being attached to said pouch, said leash being formed of a plurality of fold sections, each fold section being joined to adjacent fold sections by fold hinges, said fold sections adapted to be folded about said fold hinges in an accordion-like manner into a stack of fold sections;at least two of the fold sections located at said inner end of said leash passing through said slot in said bottom of said pouch and folded back and attached to each other to form a first loop;dog collar fastening means attached to said first loop;a handle at said outer end of said leash; anda compaction string having inner and outer ends, said inner end being attached to the inner portion of said leash and to said bottom of said pouch, said compaction string passing through the centers of said fold sections in a manner adapted to allow said fold sections to be folded and unfolded along said compaction string in an accordion-like manner.