Patent ID: 6851393

Claim:
An animal leash system, comprising; an elongated leash of flexible material having a near end, and a far end opposite the near end; a belt adapted to be worn about a person's body, and a connector fastened to the belt so as to be accessible by the person while wearing the belt; a first handle formed at the near end of the leash and arranged to engage the connector on the belt; the far end of the leash is constructed and arranged to be fastened to an animal collar or harness; and a restraining strap constructed and arranged to be disposed about a stationary object, and part of the restraining strap is fixed to the leash intermediate the near and the far ends of the leash; wherein the person can (i) secure the restraining strap about said object prior to disengaging the first handle at the near end of the leash from the connector on the belt, and (ii) engage the first handle at the near end of the leash with the connector on the bet prior to removing the strap from about said object, and wherein the restraining strap has mating connectors at free ends of the strap so that the free ends can be joined to one another after the strap is disposed about the stationary object.