ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,959, issued on Oct. 27.
"Animal restraint" was invented by Lennie D. Robinson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal restraint is disclosed for mitigating collar trauma to critical neck structures of an animal. The animal restraint includes a track housing defining an exterior surface and an interior surface. A plurality of loops are positioned on the exterior surface of the track housing. A strap is threaded through the loops, and is adapted to slide around the exterior surface of the track housing from a pulling force on the animal restraint. The strap includes a leash attachment ring adapted for attachment ...