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1. A retractable leash apparatus, comprising:
a handle member having opposed first and second open ends and defining an interior area therebetween; a retraction assembly operatively coupled to said handle member and defining an inner space and an aperture, said retraction assembly having a spool rotatably coupled in said inner space; a leash member having a flexible and elongate configuration and having a first end connected to said spool, said spool being selectively movable between a retracted configuration in which said leash is substantially inside said inner space and an extended configuration in which said leash member is substantially outside said inner space; wherein said handle member includes a partition positioned in said handle member interior area at a point midway between said first and second open ends so as to divide said handle member interior area into a first interior portion and a second interior portion immediately adjacent said first interior portion, said first interior portion being selectively accessible through said first open end and said second interior portion being selectively accessible through said second open end; wherein said handle member includes:
a first door pivotally coupled to said first open end and selectively movable between a first open configuration enabling access to said first interior portion and a first closed configuration preventing access to said first interior portion;a second door pivotally coupled to said second open end and selectively movable between a second open configuration enabling access to said second interior portion and a second closed configuration preventing access to said second interior portion;said handle member includes a first magnet coupled to an inner surface of said first door configured to attract metallic objects placed in said first interior portion; wherein said retraction assembly includes: a housing defining said retraction assembly inner space, said inner space having a generally cylindrical configuration complementary to a configuration of said spool; a retraction spring mounted in said inner space and operatively coupled to said spool and biased to rotate said spool move said spool toward said retracted configuration; a rotary member coupled to said spool and having a stop assembly for selectively regulating movement of said leash member toward said extended configuration, said rotary member having a top wall and a side wall extending inwardly away from said top wall so as to define an inside area, said rotary member top wall having an inner surface rotatably coupled to said spool, said rotary member including a plurality of rotary member teeth positioned radially on said top wall inner surface adjacent said side wall; and a flange positioned on an outer surface of said rotary member side wall; wherein: said retraction assembly housing defines a channel extending radially about an upper end of said inner space, said retraction assembly housing including a plurality of housing teeth positioned in said channel and a ramp adjacent said plurality of housing teeth; said housing channel is configured to receive said flange in contact with said ramp and to allow said flange to move along said ramp such that said rotary member is selectively rotatable relative to said housing; said housing teeth are adjacent said rotary member teeth when said flange is received in said channel; wherein said ramp is sloped downwardly such that said rotary member teeth are engaged with said housing teeth when said rotary member flange is moved downwardly along said ramp and said rotary member teeth are released from said housing teeth when said flange is moved upwardly along said ramp; and said spool configured to rotate when said rotary member teeth are released from said housing teeth and to be prevented from rotating when said rotary member teeth are engaged with housing teeth. |
