Patent ID: 7484477

Claim:
A combination leash anchor and container support for use with a dog leash or the like comprising: a vertical securement member having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end in use being mounted into the ground; a leash fastener rotationally coupled to and operatively associated with the securement member for securing a leash to the securement member; and a container support assembly including a vertical extension member, an attachment plate and at least one container support, said vertical extension member having a top end and a bottom end, said bottom end of said vertical extension member rigidly and permanently coupled to and extending from said top end of said securement member during insertion of said bottom end of said securement member into the ground and during removal of the securement member from the ground, said attachment plate rigidly and permanently coupled to the top end of the extension member during insertion of said bottom end of said securement member into the ground and during removal of the securement member from the ground, and said container support rigidly and permanently coupled to and extending from said attachment plate in a substantially horizontal direction and located above the leash fastener during insertion of said bottom end of said securement member into the ground and during removal of the securement member from the ground for suspending one or more removable containers and providing unobstructed access to said one or more removable containers at all times in order to promote feeding and watering and facilitate removal and replacement of said one or more containers, the container support is axially offset from the vertical securement member by way of the attachment plate so that the container support can be manually grasped to impart and transfer torque onto the vertical securement member to rotate and drive the bottom end of the securement member combination into and out of the ground.