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Container apparatus and method

  • US 7,555,997 B2
  • Filed: 11/12/2003
  • Issued: 07/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An animal treat apparatus comprising:

  • a unitary resilient member having an outside surface;

    an interior compartment within the unitary resilient member for containing animal treats;

    an aperture within said outside surface providing access to said interior compartment, wherein the aperture lies within a plane and is surrounded by a perimeter lip of the unitary resilient member; and

    an edible animal treat removably retained within the aperture that blocks access to the interior compartment via the aperture, wherein;

    the edible animal treat has a substantially dome-shaped outward-facing surface; and

    when the edible animal treat is removably retained within the aperture, a central portion of the edible animal treat extends outwardly from the unitary resilient member beyond the plane and a peripheral portion of the edible animal treat is resiliently held within the aperture such that, in a direction orthogonal to the plane, the perimeter lip overlays the peripheral portion.

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