Patent ID: 7549399

Claim:
A reflective retractable pet leash, comprising: a. a central cylindrical braided rope core operable to sustain substantial tensile forces; b. a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow cylindrical braid angle, said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve being operable to surround said central cylindrical braided rope core thereby providing omnidirectional reflectivity; c. said cylindrical reflective braided sleeve substantially coated with a conformal transparent polymeric abrasion resistant coating; d. said narrow width reflective strips comprising a woven or knitted narrow width strip and a flexible nylon retroreflective sheet sewn thereon, said woven or knitted narrow width strip having a show surface, said flexible retroreflective nylon sheet comprising a flexible retroreflective sheet thermally bonded onto a nylon mesh strip, said nylon mesh strip being sewn onto said show surface of said narrow width reflective strip; e. said flexible retroreflective sheet having retroreflectors bonded thereto with a transparent bond layer; f. said transparent polymeric abrasion resistant coating having a refractive index lower than that of said retroreflectors; g. a retractable housing device having a handle portion, a retraction control member actuated by a retraction control switch, a housing body with an internal chamber appointed with a reel member, and an extension-retraction aperture; h. an extension leash being appointed to append from said extension-retraction aperture of said retractable housing device and being appointed to accommodate a hardware component operable with a pet collar; and i. said retractable leash having a central section, a proximal end section and a distal end section, said proximal end being retained by said reel member so that said proximal end is wrapped around and engages with said reel member, said distal end being attached to said extension leash, wherein said central section of said retractable leash is releaseably spirally arranged within said internal chamber when said retractable leash is in a retracted position and wherein said central section of said retractable leash extends from said internal chamber and traverses said extension-retraction aperture when said retractable leash is in an extended position.