Patent ID: 8683960

Claim:
A retractable leash for multiple leash subjects comprising: a housing, wherein said housing comprises a posterior portion and an anterior portion, wherein said anterior portion has a plurality of leash openings; a handle assembly, wherein said handle assembly comprises a lever, the primary operable position of said handle assembly being above and in retrograde orientation with regard to said housing; a plurality of spools; wherein said plurality of spools comprise a plurality of springs; wherein said plurality of spools rotatably engage with an axle; a plurality of brakes; wherein said plurality of brakes are configured to engage with said plurality of spools such that said spools are prevented from spinning in an unwinding direction; wherein said plurality of brakes are engaged with said plurality of spools when a force is applied to said lever; wherein said plurality of spools, said axle, and said plurality of brakes, are within an interior portion of said housing; wherein said housing is connected to said handle assembly; wherein said anterior portion of said housing is configured to rotate relative to said handle assembly; and, wherein spinning in said unwinding direction of said plurality of spools around said axle is enabled when said plurality of brakes are not engaged with said plurality of spools; said retractable leash apparatus for multiple leash subjects further comprising: a plurality of leashes; a separator, wherein said separator has a plurality of leash apertures; wherein each of said plurality of leashes pass through one of said plurality of leash openings and one of said plurality of leash apertures; wherein a proximal end of each of said plurality of leashes are connected to and substantially wound around one of said plurality of spools; wherein said distal end of each of said plurality of leashes is exterior to one of said plurality of leash openings of said housing; wherein said rotating anterior portion of said housing spins according to movement of said plurality of leashes to prevent tangling of said plurality of leashes when in use; and wherein said separator prevents said plurality of leashes from becoming entangled within said housing.