| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 119770000 | For a human being | 29 |
| 20090044763 | WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR USING ONE OR MORE LEASHES IN A HANDS-FREE MANNER AND METHOD FOR USE - The present invention relates to a wearable apparatus for using one or more leashes in a hands-free manner and associated method for use. According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a wearable apparatus for using at least one leash in a hands-free manner is provided. Such apparatus may have a first arrangement including a first strap having a first end and structured to extend at least to one shoulder of a person. A second arrangement may be provided that includes a second strap having a second end and a third end, with the second end being connected to the first end and the third end being directly or indirectly connectable to at least one leash, for example. A third arrangement may also be provided and coupled to the second arrangement and directly or indirectly connectable to at least one leash, for example. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090095232 | Hands free extraction drag strap - An elongated base strap with a top strap affixed to the base strap at a series of spaced anchor points. The top strap extends outward from the base strap between anchor points defining a plurality of consecutive attachment loops along the length of the base strap. A quick release coupling is carried at a first distal end for rapid detachment of the drag strap from a user. An extended end loop is carried at a second distal end of the base strap for engaging an injured person. A quick connect coupling is carried by the elongated end loop for coupling the elongated end loop to one of the attachment loops to secure the injured person to the drag strap, whereby a hands-free drag strap is provided for dragging an injured person to a safe location while allowing the rescuer to maintain engagement with a hostile combatant. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090101083 | APPARATUS FOR TRAINING OR EXERCISING ONE OR MORE DOGS - The present invention includes an apparatus for exercising one or more dogs including an adjustable belt portion having a variable length of 2L and a second belt portion independently connected to the adjustable belt portion. The apparatus can also include at least two connectors adapted to connect to one or more leads. The at least two connectors can be attached to the adjustable belt portion such that they define a distance L there between in response to any adjustment of the belt portion to any length 2L. The placement of the at least two connectors encourages maximizing the distance between any two dogs that a user may be exercising at one time. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090194038 | Safety Bangle with Banglets - This Safety Bangle is devised to prevent children, guided individual or guardian from being separated from each other by the utility of a multi-featured (rotating) lobster claw hook and rubber coiled tether attached to buckled, Safety Bangles. The device keeps the child or guided individual close when required and also allows freedom of movement. The rotating hooks allow for flexibility in movement while in use and the hooks maybe attached to other locations (e.g. belt loops). The hooks also allow the coil to be taken off without removing the Safety Bangles. This will allow time apart, such as eating dinner at a restaurant, while offering immediate and easy connectivity when needed. The buckled Safety Bangle is used to fit around the wrist or waist without the worry of elastic slipping over the hand or Velcro coming undone allowing the two to become separated. The buckled Safety Bangle has the ability to be adorned with “Banglets” so the child or guided individual will be more receptive to wearing a more entertaining device while getting the freedom to move about with minimal restraint. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090235873 | EXERCISING DOG LEASH WARN ON A USERS WRIST - Improvements in an animal leash are disclosed. The leash is present invention relates to a leash for an animal such as a dog that leaves the owners hands free. The leash is wrapped around the wrist of a user and includes a pocket for keys, money, ID and or credit card. The leash is made from a fixed rope or belting material or can be made from a stretchable or coiled material or a combination thereof. The leash is secured on the user with a removable fastening means that allows the user to adjust the diameter of the strap around their wrist to allow the user to jog or walk without holding the leash. The securing means can also be adjustable to different degrees of break-away force to prevent damage to a user or animal if the user or the tethered animal becomes stopped or restrained. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100050956 | Stay-Along Lead for Guiding Individuals - The invention provides a new tether or leash product in the form of a guide assembly that provides an alternative to wrist cuffs and harnesses that physically bind a dependent individual. The guide assembly, or tether system, allows a dependent individual to engage a security grip or handle in the shape of a character or other appealing design. The security grip is removably attached to a tether, lead, line, or other extension device that ultimately connects to another individual, such as a parent or a caregiver. The dependent individual is trained to engage the security grip by removing the security grip from the lead portion of the guide assembly and enjoying the security grip as a separate toy. By developing an affinity for the security grip, the dependent individual desirably engages the security grip when in use with the guide assembly. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100058996 | Tether for use with autistic children - A tether for use with autistic children includes belts, one each for wear by an adult and a child for maintaining them side by side during a training session. Tether attached rings are confined by fabric closure members on the belts to maintain proximity of child and adult but can yield upon increased tensioning of the tether. The tether has spaced loops for adjusting tether length. A lock is provided to secure a tether end. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100089338 | Child safety tether - Child safety tether with a care giver vest, a child vest, a care giver tether attachment member, a child tether attachment member, a care giver tether attachment member track, a child tether attachment member track, a tether, a tether spring reel, a plurality of track to vest attachment members and a track attachment buckle. Each tether track is fixed to each vest. The tether spring reel is attached to the care giver tether attachment member. The care giver tether attachment member is slidably fixed within the care giver tether attachment track. The tether is attached at one end to the spring reel and at the other end to the child slidable tether attachment member so that when either the child or the care giver turns or rotates in place, the tether attachment members will slide within the tether attachment member tracks thereby reducing the possibility of tether entanglement. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100095903 | Pet belt - A belt is worn by user to allow the hands free walking of a pet by attaching a leash or leashes to a ring attached at a predetermined location on the belt. The belt has pouches at a predetermined location for the improved storage of cell phone, mp3 player and preferably a plurality of pouches for the accessible storage of pet accessories and water bottle. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110023793 | Child Tether - An apparatus for indirectly attaching a person to a supervisor, comprising an intermediate strap and a closed-end loop coupled to one end of the intermediate strap. The closed-end loop is voluntarily coupled to at least one person. An open-loop end is coupled to the other end of the intermediate strap. An attachment device, such as a buckle, carabiner or clip, is coupled to the open-loop end, permitting the apparatus to attach to an article under the supervisor's control. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110100306 | Wander Restraint - Apparatus for a child or an animal, comprising: a wearable item configured to be secured around the body and arm limbs of a child or an animal. The wearable item comprises a pocket presenting a first aperture and a second aperture, and a leash having a first end secured within a housing and a second end secured to a handle. The housing is configured to be removably received within the pocket through the first aperture, and the handle is configured to be passed from within the pocket through the second aperture. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110139089 | Safety Walking Rope for Plurality of Children - Embodiments of the disclosed technology include a device and method for training children to walk near their parents and encouraging children to do same. A carabiner is connected to a first strap, such as a wrist strap, as well as one or a plurality of handle straps. Each handle strap comprises, or is operatively connected to, a respective handle. The handle strap is removably engaged with the carabiner. That is, handle straps may be added or removed at will to change the number of straps attached to the carabiner or other connecting mechanism. In this manner, a parent may hold onto one strap (or attach such a strap to another device such as a stroller or backpack and instruct a plurality of children to walk with him or her. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110203531 | HARNESS - A harness for wearing by a first person. The harness having a handle for grasping by a second person. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110247570 | Device for Teaching a Child to Walk - A device for allowing a trainer to help a child learn to walk, comprising: a child vest adapted to be worn on the upper torso of the child, having a pair of shoulder portions covering a pair of corresponding shoulder areas of the child, when the child vest is worn; an adjustable trainer belt for securing around the waist of the trainer; and a pair of adjustable shoulder strap assemblies respectively connecting the pair of shoulder portions of the child vest to the adjustable trainer belt. The device allows the trainer, typically, an adult, to support the child without engaging the trainer's hands or the child's hands and allows the trainer to remain in a full upright position to avoid strain on the lower back. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120103277 | Proximity device for a child - A proximity device for a child includes a hub configured for engagement with a caretaker, an extension element connected to the hub at a first end and extending to a second end, and an attraction element connected to the second end of the extension element, the attraction element being configured for engagement with a child and including an attraction feature desirable by a child, wherein, when the hub is engaged with a caretaker and the attraction element is engaged with a child, the device controls the proximity of the child to the adult. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120210950 | HANDS FREE RESTRAINING DEVICE - One example embodiment includes a hands free system for restraining an animal. The system includes an armband, where the armband is configured to be attached around at least a portion of the arm of a user. The system also includes a buckle, where the buckle is configured to connect to a leash, allowing the user to restrain an animal. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120234260 | CHILD SAFETY TETHER - An apparatus and method for operably connecting a first person to a second person. The apparatus comprises a wrist strap having first and second ends sized to closely extend around a wrist of a first person and a coupling formed of a first coupling half located at the first end and a second coupling half located at the second end. The first and second coupling ends are lockably engageable with each other. The coupling has a pair of buttons to opposed sides thereof wherein the pair of buttons cooperate to disengage the second coupling half from the first coupling half and a connector extending from the wrist strap member connectable to a second person. The method comprises lockably and closely securing the wrist strap to a wrist of the first person, and securing a connector extending from the first wrist strap to a second user. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130042818 | HANDS-FREE PET LEASH WAIST-BELT - A waist-belt including at least one embedded, retractably controllable pet leash for freeing a user's hand when walking or running with a dog, with means coupled with the belt to attach to, and allow, carrying of a grocery or shopping bag, a pocketbook, or water bottle at the same time, and with controllable front and rear manners of illumination to provide visualized warnings and detection of such activities safely during both daytime and nighttime hours. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130042819 | HANDS FREE DOG WALKER - A hands free dog walking system includes a belt for attaching around a person includes a belt for attaching around a person and a traveler operatively connected to the belt to allow a leash operatively connected to the traveler to freely travel around the belt without entangling the person. The system may further include a leash assembly having a first rigid body having an inner end and an outer end, a second rigid body having an inner end and an outer end, a cord threaded through the first rigid body and the second rigid body, a first connector attached to the first end of the cord, and a second connector attached to the second opposite end of the cord. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130228140 | CONTROL LEASH - A leash that allows any individual to control a pulling dog without risking injury or walking in an unsafe manner. The disclosed leash maximizes body mechanics and basic pulley/lever principles to achieve more strength. The leash comprises a cuff that preferably wraps around a user's arm above the elbow. Attached to the cuff are a few feet of leash material that freely runs through an O-ring and ends in a handle. Attached to the O-ring are another few feet of leash ending with a clip that can go to a dog collar. When the dog pulls, the user pulls the handle. The resulting force goes through the O-ring, which acts as a pulley and on to the arm cuff and back of the arm, utilizing stronger shoulder and back muscles. Therefore the user is able to pull back with a lot more force than is obtainable with a typical leash. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20140053789 | Stroll Along - The present invention, provides a comfortable harness comprising brief-like shorts on which integrated strap handles are integrally attached. These straps serve as handles that are controlled by an adult user as a means of aiding and assisting the wearer of the device when first learning to walk, enabling the adult to stand upright comfortably behind the child as they toddle along. Stroll Along is comprised of a lightweight and comfortable harness that is worn by the child and on which elongated strap handles are integrally attached. These handles are utilized by a parent as a means of supporting the child while they take their first steps. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140060453 | PET SAFETY SYSTEM - A pet carrying system for carrying a pet by a wearer and securing the pet in a vehicle, including a pet harness and a carrier harness. The pet harness includes a pet harness panel and a pet strap coupled configured to selectively secure the pet harness panel to the pet. A pet harness attachment member is coupled to the pet harness panel. The carrier harness includes a carrier harness panel and a carrier harness attachment member coupled to the carrier harness panel and selectively engageable with the pet harness attachment member. A posterior support is coupled to the carrier harness panel and is configured to support a posterior portion of a pet. An anterior support is coupled to the carrier harness panel and is engageable with the posterior support. A carrier strap is coupled to the harness panel and wearable by the user or connectable to the vehicle. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140060454 | RESTRAINT DEVICE - A restraint device having a tubular body with a handle at one end and a telescopic extension rod at the other end which allows the overall length of the body to be selectively adjusted. A cuff is attached to a tether at the end of the rod in a non-deployed position. The tether can be released so a law enforcement officer can loosely control a detainee. Electrical circuitry in the body is connected to electrodes on the lower end of the handle and on the cuff so a disabling charge can be delivered. The device is also useful to civilians as a protective device when jogging, walking, bicycling or the like. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140116354 | EMERGENCY LEASH - A leash includes a container housing to be carried on a collar, chain, harness or other similar restraint, readily available for use. An outer end of a leash strap can be pulled by a user to dispense the leash strap for use, and the leash can be retracted and rewound in the container housing. The leash can be latched in a retracted configuration to prevent unwanted extension of the leash, and can be unlatched by a user for extension or storage of the leash in the retracted configuration. In one form the leash includes a thumb wheel that can be turned by a user on an inner rotatable spool in an unlatched position, and rotation of the thumb wheel is prevented in a latched position. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140238311 | Secondary Restraint Assembly - A secondary restraint assembly is provided as a means on maintaining control of a leash in the event of a sudden pull or movement to said leash. The secondary restraint assembly accomplishes this by being attached to a user's forearm and unobtrusively engaging the leash. The secondary restraint assembly utilizes a harness assembly to attach to the user's forearm. The harness assembly utilizes adjustable straps to secure itself to the forearm and serves as a mounting point for a harness plate. The harness plate contains an insert coupler that joins an insert plate to the harness assembly. The user couples an extended strap to the insert plate and joins the other end to the leash. With the leash secured to the extended strap, and the extended strap secured to the harness assembly through the insert plate, the secondary restraint assembly enables a user to maintain control of said leash. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140261236 | SAFETY GARMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - Safety garments according to particular embodiments include a body portion and an elongated safety tether. In various embodiments, the safety tether comprises an elongated tether portion that extends between a first end and a second end, a first connecting element disposed adjacent the first end, a second connecting element disposed adjacent the second end, and a shock absorption portion disposed along at least a portion of the elongated tether portion. In various embodiments, the connecting elements are configured to allow a user to selectively couple the connecting elements to corresponding connecting elements. In particular embodiments, the shock absorption portion is configured to allow the safety tether to extend to a length greater than a neutral length in response to a tensile force and is further configured to bias the shock absorption portion to the neutral length. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150013619 | PET LEASH BELT DEVICE - The pet leash belt system leash providing a waist belt worn by pet owners and featuring a sliding ring mechanism on which the wearer secures a standard pet leash, thus affording the wearer a hands-free means of walking their animal while also affording the animal freedom of movement about their owner. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150020751 | RESTRAINING DEVICE - A restraining device for an animal or a child that has a restraint( | 01-22-2015 |
| 20160165849 | Leash Having Length-Adjustable Loop-Shaped Handle Portion and Method of Using Same | 06-16-2016 |
