Sound generating pet toy

• US 6,578,527 B1
• Filed: 02/13/2002
• Issued: 06/17/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Diana Mathers
• Original Assignee: Diana Mathers
• Inventors: Mathers, Diana
• Primary Examiner(s): ABBOTT, YVONNE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US10/075,934
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 119/707, 119/702, 119/709, 119/708, 119/710, 119/711, 446/175, 446/431, 446/397, 446/409
• US Class Current: 119/707
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/025 Toys specially adapted for animals

Abstract

A pet toy capable of being moved or rollably deployed about the floor or room or which may be hung from a support as a swingable toy. A housing is provided having an audible sound generator with vents through which sound or light is conducted so as to be sensed by a sensor for actuation of the sound generation. A diaphragm receives motion airwaves, while a photo-electric cell carried on the housing receives light waves. The sound generating device is included in an interior housing along with the sensor and is mounted on a platform. Audio wave generation is conducted from a loudspeaker through the interior of the housing for exiting through the vents.

Claims

1. A pet toy comprising:

a housing having a spherical wall defining an interior compartment and said wall provided with a plurality of openings;

a sensor disposed in said housing interior compartment for detecting changes in motion and light beam radiation;

a sound generating means carried in said housing interior compartment responsive to changes in motion or light beam waves to produce an audio sound;

said sound generation means including a pre-recorded means containing a storage of sounds identifiable with amusement of an animal as well as for systemic reduction of enxiety by providing said audio sounds which are soothing and affectionate;

circuit means within said housing coupling said sensor with said sound generation means;

an enclosure mounted within said housing interior compartment combining said sensor and said sound generation means to define a unitary construction;

said openings in said wall arranged in fixed spaced-apart relationship to provide for passage of motion or light beamswaves to travel to said sensor and for passage of said audio sound from said sound generation means;

a mounting platform disposed in said housing interior compartment for supporting said unitary construction; and

said housing having an exterior eyelet integrally provided on said spherical wall to accommodate hangable mounting.

2. A pet toy for producing an audible sound in response to either movement wave energy or light wave energy variations comprising:

a ball-shaped housing having a hollow interior defined by an inner wall surface of a spherical wall;

said wall having a plurality of openings in fixed spaced-apart relationship separated by a plurality of segments arranged in said wall;

a platform disposed in said hollow interior having opposite ends thereof fixed to said inner wall surface;

an energy wave sensor and a sound generator means combined in a unitary construction;

said unitary construction secured to said platform with said sensor facing a selected one of said openings;

said sound generator means being responsive to energy wave disturbances by said sensor to produce an audible sound propagated through said openings;

said energy wave sensor is responsive to environmental disturbances involving atmospheric or light variations;

said openings are elongated slots provided in said wall; and

said sound generation means including a pre-recorded means containing a storage of sounds identifiable with amusement of an animal as well as for systematic reduction of anxiety by providing said audio sounds which are soothing and affectionate.