US 12,286,817 B2
Retention patio leash for patio furniture
Robert William Shaffer, Vonore, TN (US); and Christie L. Shaffer, Vonore, TN (US)
Assigned to Patio Leash LLC, Vonore, TN (US)
Filed by Patio Leash LLC, Vonore, TN (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/422,707.
Application 18/422,707 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/814,669, filed on Jul. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,946,271.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/441,889, filed on Jan. 30, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/203,556, filed on Jul. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0159086 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 73/00 (2006.01); B60P 7/08 (2006.01); A01K 1/04 (2006.01); A01K 27/00 (2006.01); A45B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 73/0011 (2013.01) [B60P 7/0823 (2013.01); A01K 1/04 (2013.01); A01K 27/004 (2013.01); A45B 11/00 (2013.01); A45B 2200/1009 (2013.01); B60P 7/0846 (2013.01); E05B 73/0029 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A retention patio leash for outdoor furniture comprising:
a housing having a first end and an opposite second end defining a longitudinal axis, the housing including:
a first collar disposed at the first end;
a second collar disposed at the second end, the first and second collars defining a through opening configured to receive at least a portion of the outdoor furniture; and
an intermediate disc body disposed between the first collar and the second collar, the intermediate disc body defining an internal cavity and a plurality of slots defined on a sidewall; and
a retention system supported within the intermediate disc body, the retention system including:
one or more retractable straps mounted to the housing at a respective slot of the plurality of slots on the sidewall; and
a fastener coupled to a free end of each of the one or more retractable straps and configured to releasably attach to other outdoor furniture, wherein the fastener is adapted to selectively extend outwards from the housing via the one or more retractable straps.
 
8. A retention patio leash for outdoor furniture comprising:
a first body having a first disc with a first collar extending from one side and a first flange extending from an opposite side, a plurality of first recesses defined in the first flange;
a second body having a second disc with a second collar extending from one side and a second flange extending from an opposite side, a plurality of second recesses defined in the second flange, wherein the first body is coupled to the second body such that an interior cavity is formed by the first and second discs and the first and second flanges with the first and second recesses forming a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots; and
a retention system supported within the interior cavity, the retention system including:
a plurality of retractable straps, each strap extending through a respective slot of the plurality of circumferentially spaced slots;
a fastener coupled to one end of each of the plurality of retractable straps, the fastener configured to releasably attach to the outdoor furniture; and
a case coupled to an opposite end of each of the plurality of retractable straps, the case disposed within the interior cavity and secured to one or both of the first and second discs.