Therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs

• US 4,924,811 A
• Filed: 11/30/1988
• Issued: 05/15/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Herbert R. Axelrod
• Original Assignee: Herbert R. Axelrod
• Inventors: Axelrod, Herbert R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wilson, John J.
• Application Number:
  US07/278,247
• Time in Patent Office: 531 Days
• Field of Search: 433/1, 119/29, 128/62 A, 132/323
• US Class Current: 119/710
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/026 Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 5/00 Instruments for treating animals' teeth

Abstract

An annealed Nylon rope formed with one or more knots held by a dog, or by a human, to enable an untwisted tassel portion of the rope to be pulled between a dog'"'"'s teeth in the manner of dental floss.

Claims

1. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs, comprising:

a length of annealed Nylon rope formed by a plurality of strands braided together, said rope including know means disposed at an intermediate portion thereof for providing means to grip said rope, said rope having a distal portion wherein said plurality of strands are unbraided to define a tassel, whereby the knot means is held by a human or by a dog as at least a portion of said strands of said tassel are pulled through spaces between a dog'"'"'s teeth to thereby clean the teeth by a flowing type action.

2. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein the knot means include a pair of knots tied at the extremities of a bight of the length of rope, with the distal portion extending from the side of said knots.

3. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 2 wherein a third knot is formed in the bight of the rope between the pair of knots.

4. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 2 wherein a second pair of knots is formed in the bight of the rope between the pair of knots.

5. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein the knot means consists of a single knot formed of a bight portion of the length of rope, with the distal portion extending from the sides of said knot.

6. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein a bight of the rope defines a loop which is secured by the knot means, with said tassel of said distal portion extending from the knot means.

7. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 6 wherein the Nylon rope has been impregnated with a flavor and scent that appeals to dogs.

8. A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein the Nylon rope has been impregnated with a flavor and scent that appeals to dogs.