Abstract: A leash and collar assembly is provided. The assembly includes a looped collar formed to fit around a neck or a body of an animal. The assembly may further include a housing attached to the looped collar. A leash may include a first end and a second end. The first end of the leash is attached within the housing, and the second end of the leash is outside of the housing. The leash includes a retracted position with a substantial portion of the leash within the housing, and an extended position with the substantial portion of the leash outside of the housing.

Abstract: A process for making a multilayer bearing material is provided which comprises a backing layer, an intermediate layer of aluminum and an outer overlay layer. The backing layer and aluminum layer are roll bonded together to form a composite strip which is then fed into a molten bath of overlay material which provides for good adhesion to the aluminum and also for good bearing material properties. The aluminum surface of the composite is then cleaned to remove surface oxide and the composite is removed from the bath into a guide means and through a gate which controls the thickness of the overlay so that upon solidification of the molten overlay material a finished bearing material is produced. The fusion bonding of overlay material to the composite is performed in a single operation.