Patent ID: 8256385

Claim:
A dual retractable pet leash with dual leashes having the capability to stop the dual leashes individually while preventing tangling of the dual leashes, comprising: a handle portion adapted to be held by one hand of a user; said handle portion supporting two manually-operable triggers for selective manual actuation; a reel portion having a casing, a first reel having a first leash, and a second reel having a second leash; and wherein said casing encloses said two reels; a braking mechanism having a bearing having an axis of rotation, said bearing being connected between said handle portion and said reel portion, and said bearing providing rotatable support between said handle portion and said reel portion such that said handle portion and said reel portion rotate independently of each other about said axis of said bearing; said reel portion housing said two reels and supporting said two reels for independent rotation about a first axis, said first leash being retractably mounted on said first reel, and said second leash being retractably mounted on said second reel; said casing of said reel portion enclosing said two reels being rotatable relative to said handle portion when said handle portion is stationary and gripped by a user; handle portion being connected rotatably to the reel portion via said bearing, so as to permit rotation of said reel portion while said handle portion is being held by a user, so that tangling of said first and second leashes is prevented; said braking mechanism being carried by said reel portion mounted for rotation with one of said reel portion and said handle portion, for independent selective braking engagement with either selected one of said first and second reels; and a trigger mechanism carried by said handle portion for actuating said braking mechanism, said trigger mechanism having two manually actuatable elements for selective manual actuation of said braking mechanism, for selectively causing braking of either one of said first and second leashes; and said reel portion being independently rotatable relative to said trigger mechanism; whereby a user can actuate said braking mechanism while said handle portion is held stationary in the grip of the user, while the reel portion rotates freely in response to pulling on either of said first and second leashes so that tangling of said first and second leashes is prevented.