DESTRUCTION RESISTANT PET TOYS

• US 20140130750A1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Doskocil Manufacturing Company Incorporated (Petmate Holdings Co.)
• Original Assignee: JW Pet Company Incorporated (Petmate Holdings Co.)
• Inventors: Willinger, Jonathan, Valle, Andrea
• Granted Patent: US 10,531,641 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/708
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/025 Toys specially adapted for animals
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/026 Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets

Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a destruction resistant pet toy includes a first member having a first material, the first material being a destruction resistant nylon; a second member having a second material, the second material being softer than the first material; wherein the destruction resistant nylon comprises a Shore D hardness. The first member may be a substantially tubular structure having an inner space and the second member is disposed at least partially within the inner space of the first member.

Claims

1. A destruction resistant pet toy comprising:

a first member comprising a first material, the first material being a destruction resistant nylon;

a second member comprising a second material, the second material being softer than the first material;

wherein the destruction resistant nylon comprises a Shore D hardness.

2. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 1, wherein the first member comprises a substantially tubular structure having an inner space and the second member is disposed at least partially within the inner space of the first member.

3. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 2, wherein the first member comprises a pair of lateral openings framed by the first member, each lateral opening permitting access for teeth of a pet to the second member.

4. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 2, wherein the second member is rotatable relative to the first member.

5. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 1, further comprising a squeaker mounted in the second member and an inner space formed by the second member, the inner space holding a volume of air, the squeaker making a sound when the air leaves the inner space.

6. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 1, wherein the second member comprises a median section disposed inside an inner space of the first member and an end section disposed adjacent to an end of the second member.

7. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 6, wherein the end section is dome shaped.

8. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 1, wherein the second member comprises a shell having an opening, the first member comprising a retention structure for securing the first member to the second member.

9. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 8, wherein the first member comprises a cavity for housing a squeaker.

10. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 8, wherein the retention structure comprises a backing plate and a receiving groove.

11. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 8, wherein the shell comprises an inwardly deformed wall zone proximal to the opening.

12. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 11, wherein the first member comprises a bulbous end section.

13. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 12, wherein the end section is proximal to a deformed wall zone of the shell.

14. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 1, wherein

the second member comprises a shell defining an inner space and an opening in the shell,

the first member comprises a medial section, a connecting section, and an end section, the medial section being disposed entirely within the inner space, the connecting section passing through the opening, and the end section being disposed entirely outside of the inner space.

15. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 14, wherein the first member is rotatable and swivelable relative to the second member.

16. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 14, wherein the shell comprises an inwardly deformed wall zone surrounding the opening.

17. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 16, wherein the end section is proximal to the deformed wall zone of the shell.

18. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 14, wherein the medial section is elongated along a first longitudinal axis and the first member has a second longitudinal axis, the axes being substantially perpendicular to each other.

19. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 2, wherein the first member comprises a plurality of transverse ribs and a plurality of longitudinal ribs.

20. The destruction resistant pet toy of claim 2, wherein the second member comprises a rope knotted at one end of the rope.