Patent ID: 6925967

Claim:
An illuminated retractable leash comprising; a housing; a spring-biased spool rotatably supported in said housing; an extendible roll of electroluminescent wire wound around said spool, the wire having a free end adapted for attachment to a pet collar; a stop mechanism for engaging said spool and for blocking the extension or winding up of the electroluminescent wire about said spool; a printed circuit board centrally mounted to a lateral surface of said spool, whereby said printed circuit board rotates in conjunction with said spool; a battery holder mounted to said printed circuit board; and a DC to AC inverter having an electric output for providing an electric excitation, the electric output thereof selectively connected to an end of the electro-luminescent wire; wherein upon electric excitation at the electric output to said electroluminescent wire, said electroluminescent wire is illuminated along the entire length thereof.