Bird snuggly

• US 5,555,846 A
• Filed: 01/12/1995
• Issued: 09/17/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Linda Van De Bogart
• Original Assignee: Linda Van De Bogart
• Inventors: Van De Bogart, Linda
• Primary Examiner(s): PRICE JR, RICHARD THOMAS
• Application Number:
  US08/371,951
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 119/708, 119/15, 119/19, 119/28.5, 119/702, 119/707, 119/711
• US Class Current: 119/708
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 31/14 Nest-boxes , e.g. for singing birds or the like

Abstract

A bird snuggly for providing a pet bird a warm, secure and comfortable place to snuggle. The bird snuggly includes a cylindrical structure having open opposing ends. A plush, soft material lines the interior of the hollow structure. The plush material also includes folds that extend partially into the hollow structure, providing a soft, compliant surface into which a bird may snuggle. A rope is looped and attached to one side of the hollow structure. The rope is used to attach the bird snuggly to a support structure such as a bird cage.

Claims

1. A bird snuggly toy for use with a pet bird, the toy comprising:

a tube having an approximately circular cross section sized to closely accommodate the bird, said tube having openings at both ends to allow the bird to enter the tube at either end;

a rope attached to the top of the tube at both ends and extending upward from the surface of the tube to form a loop to hang the toy from a bird cage, the rope being formed of a nontoxic material; and

a plush, soft, nontoxic material lining the interior and exterior of the tube, said material gathered to form a plurality of folds in said material that extend inward from the interior surface of the tube to provide a soft, compliant, plush surface into which the bird may snuggle, the folds compressing to conform to the shape of the bird when the bird presses against the folds.

2. The toy of claim 1 wherein both ends of the rope are threaded through holes in the tube and tied on each end of the rope to form a knot on the interior of the tube thereby attaching the rope to the tube.

3. The toy of claim 1, wherein the plush material is an acrylic fur.