LIGHT PROJECTING PET TOY
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1. A light emitting pet toy for entertaining and/or exercising a pet comprising:
- a hollow housing having a top and a generally flat bottom, a neck separating the top from the bottom, an oblong upright shape extending between the top and bottom, an opening of a predetermined size and shape in the side of the housing near the top;
a battery power source mounted within the hollow housing;
a motor connected to the power source mounted with the housing with a shaft for generating a driving force;
an arm mounted within the housing and moving in coordination with the driving force of the motor and offset a predetermined distance from the motor shaft;
a laser providing a beam of light connected to the distal end of the arm that is offset from the motor shaft;
a mirror mounted within the housing near the top of the housing opposite the opening and frictionally engaging and adjustable with respect to its alignment with the opening to adjust its angle of reflecting the beam of light to an opaque surface outside of the housing terminating in a predetermined shape visible on the opaque surface;
an on/off switch connected to the power source;
an electrical control circuit mounted within the housing for controlling the motor and laser movements from an automatic to a manual mode depending upon the operation of 20 the switch; and
whereby the electrical control circuit is preprogrammed to control the driving force for a random and irregular pattern to the visible shape of light to attract the pet to play with the light shape on the opaque surface.
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Abstract
A laser pet toy including a light source with a focused beam of light of a predetermined shape and programmable random travel across an opaque surface such as a floor or wall to create an engaging image for a pet to play with the image for entertainment or exercise.
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1. A light emitting pet toy for entertaining and/or exercising a pet comprising:
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a hollow housing having a top and a generally flat bottom, a neck separating the top from the bottom, an oblong upright shape extending between the top and bottom, an opening of a predetermined size and shape in the side of the housing near the top; a battery power source mounted within the hollow housing; a motor connected to the power source mounted with the housing with a shaft for generating a driving force; an arm mounted within the housing and moving in coordination with the driving force of the motor and offset a predetermined distance from the motor shaft; a laser providing a beam of light connected to the distal end of the arm that is offset from the motor shaft; a mirror mounted within the housing near the top of the housing opposite the opening and frictionally engaging and adjustable with respect to its alignment with the opening to adjust its angle of reflecting the beam of light to an opaque surface outside of the housing terminating in a predetermined shape visible on the opaque surface; an on/off switch connected to the power source; an electrical control circuit mounted within the housing for controlling the motor and laser movements from an automatic to a manual mode depending upon the operation of 20 the switch; and whereby the electrical control circuit is preprogrammed to control the driving force for a random and irregular pattern to the visible shape of light to attract the pet to play with the light shape on the opaque surface.
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2. A non-linear laser pet toy comprising:
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an oblong housing with a top and bottom; a battery mounted within the housing; a motor mounted within said housing activated by said battery; a shaft driven by said motor; a laser connected in an offset from the shaft for imparting non-linear movement to the laser generating a laser beam; an opening near the top of the housing; a mirror mounted within the housing adjacent the opening for reflecting the laser beam out of the housing at a predetermined angle for projecting the laser beam onto an opaque surface creating a visible light shape on the surface; and an electrical control circuit mounted in the housing for controlling the activation of the motor and a programming for the movement of the motor shaft and laser to create non-linear patterns of movement for the visible light shape on opaque surfaces attractive to playful pets. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A laser pet toy, comprising:
a vertical extending oblong housing having a flat bottom for allowing the housing to stand upright on a flat surface and a rounded top or head forming an enclosed interior;
an opening in the side of the head, a min or mounted within the housing at angle and adjacent to the opening, a laser source mounted within said housing and pointing vertically upward toward the angled mirror surface generating a laser beam reflecting off the angled mirror out of the opening onto an opaque surface outside of the housing;
a disk rotatably mounted in the housing parallel to the bottom having a laser mounted on top of the disk near an outer edge of the disk, a motor having a shaft connected to center of the disk for rotating the disk;
a spring impinging upon the bottom of the disk for causing flexing of the disk;
a power source mounted within the housing for operating the motor and laser, an electrical control circuit having a program for controlling the movement of the motor to created random and non-linear movement patterns of the laser beam upon opaque surfaces outside of the housing; and
a on/off switch on the exterior of the housing connected to the electrical control switch for turning on and off the electrical control circuit that controls the motor and laser on the toy.
- 15. A laser pet toy of claim 15 wherein the manual on/off switch further comprising an on condition for creating a manual mode of the electrical control switch for a pet owner to generate the movement patterns.
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