ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,867, issued on Jan. 27.
"One-handed leash with quick-release mechanism" was invented by Jacob Thompson (Princeville, Ill.) and Trey Thompson (Navarre, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a one-handed leash with a unique quick-release mechanism. The leash may include a handle, a trigger assembly located on the handle, a cable system running through the interior of a leash body, and a releasable collar attachment mechanism at the end of the leash body. The trigger assembly, when activated, manipulates the cable system to release or reattach to a collar, enabling the user to control the leash with one ha...