Patent ID: 7984698

Claim:
A pet tether apparatus comprising: a stake assembly configured to receive a tether end, comprising: a tether attachment piece configured to rotate around a vertical axis of the stake assembly; a horizontal anchoring plate; a groove for receiving a tether end piece; a vertical stake slidably mounted through the anchoring plate; and the tether attachment piece further comprises: a stake connection unit having a passageway; a rod connection unit configured to connect to a flexible rod; and a base connected to and below stake and rod connection units, the base having an opening leading to the passageway configured to receive the vertical stake, the base comprising a curved back end and a front end, the stake connection unit connected to the base at the back end and the rod connection unit connected to the base at the front end; and the groove is disposed below the stake connection unit on the curved back end of the base; wherein the tether attachment piece is rotatable about the vertical stake; a flexible rod having a first end and a second end, the rod attached to the tether attachment piece at its first end; and a tether feeding top assembly attached to the flexible rod at the second end of the rod and configured for connection to a pulley for feeding of a tether; wherein the pet tether apparatus is configured for attachment of a tether to the stake assembly and conduction of the tether through the tether feeding top assembly so that a user may attach the tether to the collar of a pet so as to confine the pet to a predetermined area while minimizing the risk of entanglement of the tether.