Sound producing pet toy

• US 20070295283A1
• Filed: 06/22/2006
• Published: 12/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pet Qwerks Inc. (Petmate Holdings Co.)
• Original Assignee: Pet Qwerks Inc. (Petmate Holdings Co.)
• Inventors: Gick, James W.
• Application Number:
  US11/472,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20070295283A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/707
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/021 Electronic training devices specially adapted for dogs or cats
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/025 Toys specially adapted for animals

Abstract

The methods and devices described provide for a sound producing pet toy with no electrical components.

Claims

1. A sound producing pet toy comprising:

a spherical housing;

and a sound producing apparatus disposed within the housing;

wherein the sound producing apparatus comprises a chamber with a bladder, a reed in fluid communication with said bladder and a weight disposed above said bladder.

2. The sound producing toy of claim 1 wherein the housing comprises a first shell and a second shell.

3. The sound producing pet toy of claim 1 further comprising an outer layer of durable material disposed over the housing.

4. The sound producing pet toy of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of holes sized and dimensioned to permit sound to travel from within the housing to the outside environment.

5. A method of producing sound with a pet toy comprising:

providing a pet toy having a spherical housing and a sound producing apparatus disposed within the housing wherein the sound producing apparatus comprises a chamber with a bladder, a whistle in fluid communication with said bladder and a weight disposed above said bladder; and

rolling the spherical housing on a surface in a manner as to place the weight above the bladder thereby compressing the bladder and forcing air through the whistle creating sound.

6. A sound producing pet toy comprising:

a fabric housing;

a soft filler material disposed with in the housing

and a sound producing apparatus disposed within the filler material;

wherein the sound producing apparatus comprises a chamber with a bladder, a reed in fluid communication with said bladder and a weight disposed above said bladder.