Abstract: A fence standard is provided and includes a shaft and a wire support including an open ended loop. The wire support is molded onto the shaft.

Abstract: An article holding device includes an elongated rigid ground shaft with a radiating helical surface, a generally C-shaped crank shaft fixed to the ground shaft, and an elongated hand shaft fixed to the crank shaft opposite the ground shaft. The crank shaft comprises a crank handle laterally offset from and substantially parallel to the ground shaft. The crank handle includes a first swivel sleeve adapted for being grasped by a first hand of a user. The hand shaft includes a second swivel sleeve adapted for being grasped by a second hand of the user. The outdoor utility article is held adjacent a free end of the hand shaft.

Abstract: A tangle-free portable animal tethering device comprising a first ring with an outer circumference having a hinge and a locking mechanism, and a leash fastening member. The first ring is secured around a periphery of a cylindrical post via opening and closing the locking mechanism. The hinge is situated opposing the locking mechanism and the first ring is foldable about the hinge for ease of transport and storage. The leash fastening member may slide freely in relation to the first ring during in-use periods, and a leash may be secured to the leash fastening member allowing an animal to be tethered to the cylindrical post.

Abstract: A tether restraint apparatus may include two folding members, pivotally connected, a tether attachment and two stakes, wherein each folding member may have one of the two stakes pivotally connected and stowable within, and where the stakes may be pivoted outside of the folding members for deployment. The two folding members are operable to be folded together with each folding member having one of the two stakes stowed within, and are further operable to be unfolded to deploy the two stakes by pivoting each of the two stakes outwardly from within the two folding members.

Abstract: A leash ring comprises two side members which secure about a stationary object. The side members are pivotally secured together by a threaded fastener at the proximal ends thereof and retain a leash receiving member therebetween. The side members of the leash ring comprise teeth on the distal ends thereof for securing the side members together around a stationary object. The leash ring freely rotates about the stationary object thereby enabling free movement of a pet tethered thereto without entanglement.

Abstract: Tethering stakes of the nature intended to be pounded flush with or below ground level. Certain of the tethering stakes include a cap on the pounding end which is adapted for ease of placement and release of a tethering line. Accordingly, the tethering line can be removed from the stake when it is to be pounded into the ground and then engaged with the stake only when tethering is desired. Certain of the embodiments include caps having uniquely shaped apertures for securing the tethering line. Another includes an aperture in communication with an aperture in the stake such that a lead cable or the like may be moved out of the way when the stake is pounded into the ground and may be fully received within the stake when tethering is not desired. Another embodiment employs a coupler passing through an aperture directly beneath the pounding surface to facilitate ease of attachment and removal of the tethering line.

Abstract: An automobile tether device includes a base and a loop spanning the base and rotatable relative to the base. The base defines cutouts for receiving end segments of the loop. The loop frictionally engages the surface on which the tether device is installed to allow the loop to be positioned at elevations relative to the base.

Abstract: A tether device employing an anchor shaft and a rotatable shaft is disclosed. The rotatable shaft has a lower section movably mounted within the anchor shaft. The rotatable shaft further includes an elevated section having a fastening member attached. The elevated section may be exposed above ground at a height sufficient to keep an attached retractable restraint from touching the ground. The fastening member is attached near to the top of the rotating shaft and may be adapted to receive a retractable restraint, particularly an animal restraint. The tether device optionally includes a bearing in contact with the anchor shaft and the rotatable shaft to reduce rotational friction.

Abstract: A large pet exerciser utilizes but two readily available major components. One is a galvanized pipe or post embedded in concrete. The other major component is an extension or tension spring having a loop or ring on each end. The spring is anchored in the top of the post by means of one loop while a leash is connected to the other or extending top loop. The spring not only elongates when subject to tensile forces, but being mostly free of the post flexes or bends laterally of the post axis in any azimuth or direction. Both actions of the spring exert a bias on any pull by a pet secured to a leash in turn secured to the top or projecting end of the spring. This provides significant decelerating strain relief.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device for tethering an animal such that it has freedom to roam, yet is confined in an area that is devoid of fencing. A common problem with tethering is that the animal wanders, dragging a rope behind him, becoming entangled in the rope himself or the rope becoming entangled in objects within the animal's range. A common remedy of this problem is a retractable leash attaching to a tethering post. While prior retractors have solved the problem of entanglement, they had done little to resolve a second problem with tethering, that of an animal running to the limit of his tether only to be jerked by the neck when the tether suddenly becomes taut. The present invention offers a solution to both the entanglement and the jerk stop problems. To alleviate these two problems, the present invention is equipped with a recoil spring retractor in combination with a braking shoe which engages the retractor reel to gradually slow the play out of the line as it reaches its limit.

Abstract: An economical pet restraint device and method of making thereof for use in one's lawn which is readily installed and removed. A concrete block having a ringed pin with the ring disposed in a cylindrical recess defined in the top surface of the concrete block is implanted in the lawn. The pet's tether can then be attached to the ring by a spring clamp. Multiple animals can be leashed to the anchor.

Abstract: An economical pet restraint device and method of making thereof for use in one's lawn which is readily installed and removed. A concrete block having a ringed pin with the ring disposed in a cylindrical recess defined in the top surface of the concrete block is implanted in the lawn. The pet's tether can then be attached to the ring by a spring clamp. Multiple animals can be leashed to the anchor.

Abstract: A tangle resistance pet tie device for tying a pet to a vertical implement such that the tether holding the pet moves freely about the vertical implement. The tangle resistance pet tie device includes an annular member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top surface and a bottom surface. The annular member has a pair of oppositely positioned breaks therein. The first and second portions are removably couplable to each other. A clamp for positioning on the annular member comprises a ring having a break therein. The clamp is movable about the annular member. A band is securely attached to an outer surface of the clamp and extends in an opposite direction of the break in the clamp. Each of a plurality of protruding members is securely coupled to an inner surface of the annular member such that a free end of each of the protruding members radially extends toward an axis of the annular member. Each of the free ends has a bore extending therein.

Abstract: A turtle harvesting tool for locating and retrieving turtles from marshes. The turtle harvesting tool includes a rod having a first end and a second end. The first end is generally pointed. The rod has an arc therein such that a hook is defined. The arc is located nearer the second end than the first end. The rod has a break therein generally located between the first and second ends such that a first portion and a second portion of the rod are defined. A coupling member removably engages an end of the first portion to an end of the second portion.

Abstract: An improved system for tethering an animal in a desired region, comprising a bar perpendicular to a below ground stake section for anchoring and stabilizing the device; supporting an upper removable or detachable above ground shaft portion having a rotary tethering assembly intermediate between lower and upper bearing sections.

Abstract: A pet restraint harness that includes a modified animal harness having quick release connectors and a lanyard attached to the rear portion of the harness and having a pre-determined length, the distal end of which is adapted to be secured to a fixed anchor in the floor or bed of a vehicle or other animal supporting surface. The length of the lanyard is selected so as to be as short as possible while still allowing the animal to stand comfortably.

Abstract: A combination walking cane animal stake including first, second and third segments and a tip. The first, second and third segments, each have proximal and distal ends and a long axis. The third segment is interconnected to the first segment distal end and to the second segment proximal end, where the third segment long axis is at an angle with respect to the axis each of the first and second segments. The tip is interconnected to the second segment distal end and is configured so a portion of the second segment is inserted into the ground responsive to a force applied along at least the first segment long axis. The first, second and third segments are substantially straight sections, where each of the segments are interconnected to each other by bends. Further, the third segment long axis is at an angle in the range from about 35 to about 45 degrees and more particularly at an angle of 40 degrees with respect to the second segment long axis.

Abstract: The animal restraint device holds an animal via a leash in a bed of a truck such that the leash cannot become tangled about the point of attachment. The device has a housing having an internal swivel device, the housing also having an aperture in an upper side thereof and a base on a lower side thereof. The housing has a predetermined no-catch contour. A rotatable securing device has a first end attached to the swivel device, the first end of securing device extending through the aperture. The rotatable securing device has a second end that forms a connector, the second end having a predetermined no-catch contour. A water resistant sealed roller bearing is located between the first end of the rotatable securing device and a wall of the aperture. The first end of the securing device is a threaded rod, the sealed roller bearing having an aperture through which the threaded rod extends. A nut assembly receives the threaded rod and thereby locks the securing device to the swivel device.