Patent ID: 7996962

Claim:
A tethering device for use with an animal on a lead rope, for use to re-position the attached animal without the addition of other devices and without detaching the animal from the lead rope, even momentarily, comprising: a) a rope clip having a body, with a hook formed at one end of said body and a handle formed into the opposite end of said body, said handle having an opening formed therein for receiving a loop of a lead rope for attachment of a lead rope thereto; b) a spring clip element, further comprising a flat wire length of stainless steel shaped generally as a rectangle, the legs of the long sides of the rectangle having different lengths and each leg having a projecting end for receipt by a pair of bores formed in said body of the apparatus, the spring clip element attached to the hook portion of said body and temporarily closing said hook portion, for the temporary attachment of the tethering device to a fixed object; and c) at least one arm element extending outwardly from said body, configured and arranged to slidably engage a loop of the lead rope on said rope clip.