Patent ID: 8186311

Claim:
A leash attachment for carrying items comprising: a leash attachment means having a first tubular member configured to mount to an outer surface of an elongated leash having a longitudinal axis; a second tubular member rotatably mounted to an outer surface of said first tubular member and configured for rotation about said longitudinal axis of said elongated leash, said first tubular member and said second tubular member being disposed in a concentric orientation with said longitudinal axis; said second tubular member further comprising a means configured for attaching an item connected to said second tubular member, said means for attaching an item having at least one flexible extension arm attached to an outer surface of said second tubular member, said flexible extension arm having a memory and configured so that displacement of said at least one flexible extension arm from said outer surface of said second tubular member produces a gap between said second tubular member and said at least one flexible extension arm whereby an item placed in said gap is secured when said flexible extension arm is released to close said gap and an item positioned in said flexible extension arm rotates relative to said elongated leash about said longitudinal axis of said elongated leash to keep the item from tangling, wherein said at least one flexible extension arm is configured to be permanently attached to said outer surface of said second member at a first end and resting against said outer surface of said second member at a second end wherein a portion between said first and second ends bow away from said outer surface of said second member.