Leash with integrated pocket

• US 7,063,045 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2004
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Caroline C Van Meter
• Original Assignee: Caroline C Van Meter
• Inventors: Van Meter, Caroline C.
• Primary Examiner(s): ABBOTT, YVONNE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US10/916,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20050087147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 678 Days
• Field of Search: 119/795, 119/792, 119/858, 119/863, 119/865, 119/856, 119/867, 150/138, 150/144, 150/150, 150/151, 150/900, 150/131, 150/109
• US Class Current: 119/795
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 27/006 with light-emitting or ornamental devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 150/90 Means biasing mouth in open or closed configuration

Abstract

An animal leash including an integrated, selectively accessible cavity, the animal leash comprising: (a) a first elongated strap; and (b) a first collapsible wall attached to the first elongated strap to form an integrated receptacle, the integrated receptacle including an opening providing access to an interior thereof, the integrated receptacle further including a reconfigurable closure adapted to be selectively reconfigured to restrict access to the interior of the integrated receptacle.

Claims

1. An animal leash including an integrated, selectively accessible storage receptacle, the animal leash comprising:

a first elongated strap;

a first collapsible wall attached to the first elongated strap to cooperatively form an integrated receptacle, said integrated receptacle and extending generally parallel to said strap and providing access to an interior of said integrated receptacle;

a second elongated strap attached to the first elongated strap in a parallel fashion, and a second collapsible wall attached between the first elonanted strap and the second elongated strap and opposing the first collapsible wall attached between an unattached segment of the first elongated strap and the second elongated strap; and

a reconfigurable closure adapted to be selectively reconfigured to restrict access to the interior of the integrated receptacle.

2. The animal leash of claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable closure is repositionable to provide a range of access to the integrated receptacle.

3. The animal leash of claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable closure resides at least in part on at least one of the first elongated strap and the second elongated strap.

4. The animal leash of claim 1, wherein the reconfigurable closure includes at least one of a loop and pile fastener, a button, a snap, a hook and loop fastener, and a zipper.

5. The animal leash of claim 1, wherein the integrated receptacle is in series with the animal leash.

6. A collapsible compartment integral with an animal leash, said compartment comprising:

a wall portion attached to a portion of said leash to cooperatively form an integrated storage compartment; and

an access opening formed in said integrated storage comparnent and extending generally parallel to said leash and operative to vary the size of the access opening dependant at least in part upon a tension upon the leash such that the access opening is generally larger when the leash is slack and the access opening is generally smaller when the leash is taut.

7. The collapsible compartment of claim 6, wherein:

the housing is formed with a closure mounted in proximity to the opening to impart a selective accessibility function; and

the closure includes at least one of a loop and pile fastener, a button, a snap, a hook and loop fastener, and a zipper.