ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,023, issued on Nov. 11.
"Leash release mechanism" was invented by Giselle Gutierrez (Miami), Jose Antonio Castellanos (Miami Lakes, Fla.) and Jefferson Steveen Roquemen Clavijo (Antioquia, Colombia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leash release mechanism includes a housing assembly and a leash cutting assembly. The housing assembly has a housing with a handle. The leash cutting assembly is housed by the housing. The leash cutting assembly includes a pin lock, a cutting board and a spring-loaded mechanism. The spring-loaded mechanism includes a button and at least one spring mechanically connected to a hammer with a blade. The pin loc...