ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,927, issued on March 18.

"Dog leash capable of storing drink" was invented by Deng Gao (Guangshui, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dog leash capable of storing a drink comprises a container for accommodating a drink can or a cup, a silica gel cup sleeve sheathed outside the container, a lower cover fixed at a bottom portion of the container, a leash groove body located in the lower cover and buckled with the bottom portion of the container, a volute spiral spring located in the leash groove body, a flat leash located in a groove body on an outer side of the leash groove body and stretched outside the lower cover, and a leash ...