CHEW TOY

• US 20150257366A1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pluto OPCO LLC
• Original Assignee: Pet Qwerks Inc. (Petmate Holdings Co.)
• Inventors: Gick, James W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,585,368 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/026 Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets

Abstract

A chewable pet toy includes recesses in one or more surface of the chewable toy to permit addition of flavors and treats to a chew toy. The recesses are shaped and oriented to keep the added flavors and treats from contacting floors, rugs and furniture on which the toy may be dropped by the pet.

Claims

1. A chewable pet toy comprising:

a generally bar shaped chew toy with at least one concave surface;

a flavor area formed in the concave surface.

2. The chewable pet toy of claim 1 wherein the flavor area includes a plurality of recesses.

3. The chewable pet toy of claim 1 wherein the chew toy body further comprises:

a generally rectangular body element;

two disk shaped body elements connected by the generally rectangular body element with all three body elements oriented in a single plane; and

wherein at least one body element includes a concave surface with a flavor area formed in the concave surface.

4. The chewable pet toy of claim 3 wherein the flavor area includes a plurality of recesses.

5. The chewable pet toy of claim 3 wherein each of the two disk shaped body elements has a concave upper and lower surface and the generally rectangular body element has a concave upper and lower surface with the upper surfaces of the two disk shaped body elements and the upper surface of the generally rectangular body element being generally planar.

6. The chewable pet toy of claim 3 wherein each concave surface includes a flavor area.

7. The chewable pet toy of claim 6 wherein the flavor area includes a plurality of recesses.

8. The chewable pet toy of claim 1 wherein the chew toy is formed of nylon polymer.

9. The chewable pet toy of claim 1 wherein the chew toy is formed of plastic.

10. The chewable pet toy of claim 1 wherein the chew toy is formed of rubber.

11. The chewable pet toy of claim 3 wherein the chew toy is formed of nylon polymer.

12. The chewable pet toy of claim 3 wherein the chew toy is formed of plastic.

13. The chewable pet toy of claim 3 wherein the chew toy is formed of rubber.