Patent ID: 7730852
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A portable animal restraint assembly securable to the ground for confining an animal to a limited area by attaching the animal's leash to the assembly, said assembly comprising: a main body having a circular groove defining an endless wide circular path having an axis, the path being oriented generally in a horizontal plane when the assembly is in use to restrain an animal, said main body having a central recess; a member having a substantially annular shape positioned in and around the groove and freely movable in the groove about said axis in the defined circular path; the groove being adapted to confine the member to movement in the groove around the circular path; the main body providing a plurality of openings radially spaced apart around the central recess of the body which openings are located axially inwardly from the wide circular path; a plurality of pins removable received in said openings, the pins being sufficiently long so as to extend downwardly into the ground to anchor the assembly to the ground; and a fastener combined with the member to provide for connecting the member to the leash of the animal to be restrained whereby the animal will have free movement within a generally circular area around the assembly.