Patent ID: 7685972

Claim:
A pet leash, comprising: (a) a handle; (b) a lead mechanism adapted to be secured to a pet; (c) an elongate portion coupled to, and extending between, both the handle and the lead mechanism, the elongate portion having an elongate portion cross-sectional profile; (d) a first grip-point on the elongate portion located near the handle, the first grip-point having a first grip-point cross-sectional profile with a perimeter that differs from the perimeter of the elongate portion cross-sectional profile; and (e) a second grip-point on the elongate portion located between the first grip-point and the lead mechanism, the second grip-point having a second grip-point cross-sectional profile with a perimeter that differs from the perimeter of the elongate portion cross-sectional profile, wherein the elongate portion comprises multiple lengths of rope braided together and the first and second grip-points comprise at least one of the multiple lengths of rope wrapped around the other lengths of rope and tied more than once.