Patent ID: 7461615

Claim:
A pet harness comprising: an adjustable harness; a retractable leash system mounted to the adjustable harness so that the retractable leash is not removable from the adjustable harness: and a locking mechanism for maintaining the cord at a predetermined length, the locking mechanism comprising: a plurality of teeth on a flange portion of the spool; the keyhole opening in the housing having a first diameter portion and a second diameter portion that is smaller in diameter than the first diameter portion; a rod having a first end inside the housing and a second end extending through the keyhole opening, the rod being retracted into and extended out of the housing for the locked and unlocked positions respectively; a guide at the first end of the rod for guiding movement of the rod into and out of a space between two teeth in the plurality of teeth on the spool; a slidable sleeve concentric with the rod, the slidable sleeve having a diameter that is larger than the second diameter portion of the locking mechanism; a spring concentric with and coiled around the rod, the spring being located behind the slidable sleeve; and a disc portion at the second end of the rod for actuating movement of the rod into and out of the space between teeth and between a first position at the first diameter portion of the keyhole opening and a second position at the second diameter portion of the keyhole opening, the first position being the unlocked position and the second position being the locked position.