Remotely Operable User Controlled Pet Entertainment Device
First Claim
1. A pet entertainment device comprising a body from which a pet plaything extends outwardly wherein the body is movable relative to a surface upon which the body is supported, wherein the pet plaything is movable relative to the body, and wherein a user controls body movement and pet plaything movement.
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Abstract
A pet entertainment device that is also capable of exercising a pet, such as a cat, via user interaction with the device using a remote control that enables user control of motion of a pet plaything/attractant in or along two degrees of freedom. The device includes a base that rests on a floor that carries a housing rotatable relative thereto enabling corresponding plaything/attractant movement in response to a first user manipulable control of the remote. The housing includes a plaything/attractant carrier, such as a wand, that is movable relative to the housing, the base, and the floor in response to a second user manipulable control of the remote. The device includes a housing rotation drive and a wand drive connected to an electrical power supply and onboard controller that receives wireless control signals from the user-manipulable remote control and carries out user-initiated movement commands inputted into the remote.
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38 Claims
- 1. A pet entertainment device comprising a body from which a pet plaything extends outwardly wherein the body is movable relative to a surface upon which the body is supported, wherein the pet plaything is movable relative to the body, and wherein a user controls body movement and pet plaything movement.
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16. The pet entertainment device of claim 16 further comprising a rotatable plate that supports the housing, wherein the motor is carried by the rotatable plate and wherein the drivetrain comprises a wheel driven by the electric motor that cooperates with the base plate enabling relative rotation between the rotatable plate and the base plate.
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19. The pet entertainment device of 18 wherein one of the first axis and the second axis comprises a generally transversely extending axis and the other one of the first axis and the second axis comprises a generally vertically extending axis.
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20. A pet entertainment device comprising:
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a body; a base carrying the body enabling relative rotation therebetween; a pet plaything or attractant carried by the body that is movable and having a plurality of degrees of freedom of movement; and a remote control having a first user manipulable control controlling movement of the pet plaything or attractant along a first degree of freedom of movement and a second user manipulable control controlling movement of the pet plaything or attractant along a second degree of freedom of movement. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A pet entertainment device comprising:
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a base disposed on a support surface; a body rotatively carried by the base and that carries a pet plaything or attractant enabling movement of the pet plaything or attractant relative to the body. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A pet entertainment device comprising:
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a base disposed on a support surface; a body rotatively carried by the base and that carries a pet plaything or attractant enabling movement of the pet plaything or attractant relative to the body; a first drive in operable cooperation with the base in the body enabling rotation of one of the base and the body relative to the other one of the base and the body; a second drive in operable cooperation with the base and the pet plaything or attractant enabling movement of the plaything or attractant relative to the body. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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