Pet entertainment device and system

• US 20110209670A1
• Filed: 02/23/2011
• Published: 09/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chace A. Mcelwain, Denise L. Mcelwain, Scott A. Mcelwain
• Original Assignee: Chace A. Mcelwain, Denise L. Mcelwain, Scott A. Mcelwain
• Inventors: McElwain, Chace A., McElwain, Denise L., McElwain, Scott A.
• Application Number:
  US12/932,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20110209670A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/707
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/025 Toys specially adapted for animals

Abstract

A pet entertainment device includes a base having means for securing the base to a support. A platform is attached to the base. A retractable device is attached to the platform and includes a resiliently mounted tether forcibly extendable and automatically retractable relative to the platform. A pet toy is attached to a terminal end of the tether adjacent to the platform. In this manner, the toy can be forcibly extended away from and automatically retracted toward the platform.

Claims

1. A pet toy system comprising:

a base including means for securing the base to a support;

a platform attached to the base;

a retractable device attached to the platform and having a resiliently mounted tether forcibly extendable and automatically retractable relative to the platform; and

a pet toy attached to a terminal end of the tether adjacent the platform, whereby the toy can be forcibly extended away from and automatically retracted toward the platform.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform is rotatably connected to the base and the retractable device is rotatably mounted on the platform.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the base includes a suction attachment to the support.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the base includes a threaded member extending into the support.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the base is secured to a rigid surface by an attachment member.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the base is a U-shaped channel member.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the base is a rigid plate.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the platform is a C-shaped member rigidly attached to the support.

9. A pet toy apparatus comprising:

a base including means for securing the base to a support;

a platform attached to the base;

a retractable device supported on the platform and including a tether having a terminal end adjacent a peripheral surface of the platform, the tether being resiliently forcibly extendable and automatically retractable relative to the peripheral surface; and

a pet toy attached to the terminal end of the tether and positioned at rest adjacent the peripheral surface, whereby the toy is moveable to be forcibly extended away from the peripheral surface and, upon release, automatically retracted toward and re-positioned adjacent the peripheral surface.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the platform is rotatably connected to the base.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the base includes a suction attachment to the support.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the base includes a threaded member extending into the support.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the base is secured to a rigid surface by an attachment member.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the base is a U-shaped channel member.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the base is a rigid plate.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the platform is a C-shaped member rigidly attached to the support.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the retractable device is rotatably mounted on the platform.