Edible Pet Chew Made From A Single Initially Malleable Sheet

• US 20110262587A1
• Filed: 04/21/2010
• Published: 10/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Petmatrix LLC (Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Petmatrix LLC (Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wheeler, Peter B., Stern, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 8,455,025 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/5
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/026 Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/20 by moulding, e.g. making cakes or briquettes
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/25 by extrusion
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/40 for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/42 Dry feed
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 426/805 Pet food for dog, cat, bird, or fish

Abstract

An edible pet chew has a single sheet of a hardened chewable material dimensioned large enough and thin enough to be initially malleable for flexing, folding or rolling into a final shape. The single sheet is shaped into a final shape by flexing, folding or rolling and then hardened.

Claims

1. An edible pet chew comprising:

a single sheet of a hardened chewable material dimensioned large enough and thin enough to be initially malleable for flexing, folding or rolling into a final shape; and

said single sheet shaped by flexing, folding or rolling before hardening into said final shape.

2. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

said single sheet being a hardened chewable substantially plant based material.

3. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:

said single sheet of plant based material being a substantially starch composition.

4. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 3 further comprising:

said single sheet being made from extruded plant based material.

5. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 4 further comprising:

said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.

6. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:

said single sheet being rolled to form a cylindrical roll;

said single sheet having a first edge section having a different appearance or flavor from a mid-section of said single sheet; and

said first edge section being positioned at an outer edge of said cylindrical roll.

7. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 6 further comprising:

said single sheet being made from extruded plant based material.

8. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 7 further comprising:

said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.

9. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 6 further comprising:

said single sheet having a second edge section having a different appearance or flavor from a mid-section of said single sheet;

said second edge section being positioned at an interior portion of said formed pet chew.

10. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 9 further comprising:

said single sheet being made from extruded plant based material.

11. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 10 further comprising:

said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.

12. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 11 further comprising:

said single sheet of plant based material being a substantially starch composition.

13. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:

said single sheet having chunks of flavored material embedded therein.

14. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:

said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.

15. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 2 further comprising:

said single sheet having co-extruded first and second areas with a different appearance or flavor from each other.

16. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 5 further comprising:

said single sheet being made from extruded plant based material.

17. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 16 further comprising:

said single sheet being rolled and knotted at each end to form the final shape of said pet chew.

18. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 17 further comprising:

said single sheet of plant based material being a substantially starch composition.

20. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 18 further comprising:

said first and second sections being respective first and second layers of said co-extruded single sheet.

21. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 20 further comprising:

said single sheet being a hardened chewable substantially plant based material.

22. An edible pet chew as defined in claim 21 further comprising:

said single sheet being a substantially starch composition.

19. An edible pet chew comprising:

a co-extruded single sheet of hardened chewable material dimensioned large enough and thin enough to be initially malleable for flexing, folding or rolling into a final shape;

a first section of said co-extruded single sheet having a first appearance or first flavor;

a second section of said co-extruded sheet having a second appearance or second flavor; and

said single sheet being shaped by flexing, folding or rolling before hardening into said final shape.