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US 12,364,252 · App. 18/453,503 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Device installation structure for detachable pet products, pet leash, and pet tethering rope

Inventors: Timothy Neal (Toa Baja, OR); Zhichao Ye (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
A01K27/008A01K27/006
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Patent No.
US 12,364,252
App. No.
18/453,503
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device installation structure for detachable pet products, a pet leash, and a pet tethering rope may be provided. The structure may include a detachable device installation structure; an elastic hook, including an elastic extension portion mounted on the detachable device and extending outward; a first bending portion located at the end of the elastic extension portion and bent towards the direction close to the detachable device; a second bending portion located at the end of the first bending portion and bent towards the direction away from the detachable device.

Claims (21)

1. A pet leash comprising:

a casing composed of a bottom shell and a top shell;

a retractable leash device located inside the casing, wherein the retractable leash device includes a storage inner shell located inside the casing,

the storage inner shell further comprising a detachable pet article mounting structure, further comprising:

a detachable device;

an elastic hook, further comprising:

an elastic extension portion mounted on the detachable device and extending outward away from the detachable device;

a first bending portion located at the end of the elastic extension portion, bending towards the direction close to the detachable device; and

a second bending portion located at the end of the first bending portion, bending towards the direction away from the detachable device, wherein the second bending portion and the first bending portion are connected to form an S-shaped winding structure;

an installation seat;

a side frame, located at the top of the installation seat, with an opening on one side matching the size of the S-shaped winding structure;

a top cover, covering the top of the side frame, forming an internal accommodating space between the top cover, the side frame, and the installation seat; and

an elastic protrusion, located at the top of the installation seat within the internal accommodating space, where the S-shaped winding structure is configured to be inserted through the opening into the internal accommodating space and interlock with the elastic protrusion through the end of the second bending portion facing away from the first bending portion;

wherein the top cover is used as the top end cover of the storage inner shell facing the top shell,

the top end of the side frame is suspended and connected to the back side of the top end cover away from the top shell,

the installation seat is a covering mounted on the bottom end of the side frame, away from the top shell,

the elastic protrusion is located at the top end of the installation seat,

the internal storage space is enclosed by the top end cover of the storage inner shell facing the top shell, the side frame, and the suspension seat,

the top end cover of the storage inner shell facing the top shell is provided with a first clearance port, and the top shell is provided with a second clearance port corresponding to the first clearance port,

the S-shaped winding body can pass through the second clearance port and then the first clearance port, extending into the storage inner shell from the opening and inserting into the internal storage space, and

the S-shaped winding body is interlocked with the elastic protrusion by abutting the end of the second bending portion away from the first bending portion, tightly securing the detachable pet article mounting structure onto the top end cover of the top shell.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: NEAL, TIMOTHY; YE, ZHICHAO
To: TUG PET PRODUCTS, LLC.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202222229706.8 · Aug 23, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240065232A1 · Feb 29, 2024
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