Rawhide edible chew with pizzle inner member and method for making the same

• US 8,074,609 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Issued: 12/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Inventors: Adkins, Grant
• Primary Examiner(s): Parsley, David
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, THANH T
• Application Number:
  US12/661,850
• Publication Number:
  US 20110232582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 628 Days
• Field of Search: 119/702, 119/707, 119/708, 119/709, 119/710, 119/711
• US Class Current: 119/710
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 15/026 Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 10/26 from waste material, e.g. feathers, bones or skin A23K10/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/30 by encapsulating; by coating
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/42 Dry feed

Abstract

A rawhide chew with a pizzle inner member is described. The rawhide chew includes a rawhide outer layer formed of a rawhide sheet. The rawhide outer layer comprises a hole cut therethrough to form a cut-out window. Pizzle positioned within the rawhide outer layer such that the pizzle is externally viewable through the cut-out window. Further, the pizzle is rolled within the rawhide outer layer such that no edges of the pizzle protrude through the cut-out window.

Claims

1. A method for forming a rawhide chew, comprising a step of forming a rawhide chew such that the rawhide chew includes outer layer formed of a rawhide sheet, the rawhide outer layer having a hole cut therethrough to form a cut-out window, and pizzle positioned within the rawhide outer layer such that the pizzle is externally viewable through the cut-out window;

and

wherein the step of forming the rawhide chew further comprises steps of;

cutting an elongated member of pizzle to form a plurality of pizzle sections;

selecting a pizzle section from the plurality of pizzle sections;

cutting the pizzle section to form an expanded piece of pizzle

cutting a hole through a rawhide sheet, resulting in a cut-out rawhide sheet

positioning the expanded piece of pizzle over the hole in a superimposed relationship, resulting in a stacked member; and

rolling the stacked member such that the expanded piece of pizzle is rolled inside of the rawhide sheet to form a rolled member with a rawhide outer layer, whereby once rolled, the hole becomes a cut-out window that provides a display area to view the pizzle rolled therein.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of forming the rawhide chew further comprises steps of:

knotting the rolled member to formed a knotted member; and

coating the rawhide outer layer with flavor basting.