Pet toy product with integral treats receiving receptacles
DCFirst Claim
1. A pet toy product which includes one or more edible treats to induce an animal to play with said pet toy product, said pet toy product comprising:
- a molded body member having a resilient an outer surface;
a plurality of recesses of varying depths geometrically arranged on at least a portion of said outer surface; and
edible treats positioned in at least some of said plurality of recesses so that said edible treats in said recesses having deeper depths are more difficult for the animal to extract than are said edible treats in said recesses having shallower depths.
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Abstract
A pet toy product for holding one or more animal treats has a body member having an outer surface with one or more recesses for removably holding one or more animal treats. The recesses may be of varying depth so that the treats in the deeper recesses are more difficult for the animal to extract then are the treats in the shallower recesses. The recesses may be circular, triangular, irregular, in the form of a groove or any other suitable configuration. The outer surface of the toy may be raised to accommodate the recesses or the recesses may extend into the surface. The pet toy may have recesses forming openings which extend through the pet toy product for receiving treats. With the structure recited, the pet owner can replenish the treats as often as necessary to maintain the pet'"'"'s interest in the toy. Different treats can be provided with different nutritional values and tastes. Because some treats will be more difficult for the animal to remove than others, the animal can be kept occupied for several hours before the treats need to be replaced again. The treats may be held in the recesses by friction, adhesive or adhesion.
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25 Claims
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1. A pet toy product which includes one or more edible treats to induce an animal to play with said pet toy product, said pet toy product comprising:
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a molded body member having a resilient an outer surface;
a plurality of recesses of varying depths geometrically arranged on at least a portion of said outer surface; and
edible treats positioned in at least some of said plurality of recesses so that said edible treats in said recesses having deeper depths are more difficult for the animal to extract than are said edible treats in said recesses having shallower depths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of entertaining an animal, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a pet toy having an outer surface with a plurality of recesses of different individual depths formed therein;
inserting a first edible pet treat in at least one of the plurality of recesses so as to be retained within the at least one recess until dislodged by the animal;
inserting a second edible pet treat in at least one other of the plurality of recesses so as to be retained within the at least one other recess until dislodged by the animal; and
giving the pet toy to the animal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A pet toy product which includes one or more types of edible treats to induce an animal to play with said pet toy product comprising:
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a body member having an outer surface;
a plurality of recesses formed on said outer surface, at least some of said plurality of recesses having varying depths; and
at least one type of edible treat positioned simultaneously in at least two of said plurality of recesses. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pet toy product resiliently holding one or more edible treats to induce an animal to play with said pet toy product, said pet toy product comprising:
a molded body member made of a resilient material having an outer surface defining the shape of the pet toy product, said body member further having a side wall of a substantially uniform thickness, and a plurality of recesses formed in said side wall of varying depths and having resilient side surfaces, wherein the edible treats are wedged into said recesses, said resilient side surfaces of said recesses resiliently holding the edible treats therein.
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18. A pet toy product resiliently holding one or more edible treats to induce an animal to play with said pet toy product, said pet toy product comprising:
a molded body member made of a resilient material having an outer surface defining the shape of the pet toy product, said body member further having a side wall of a substantially uniform thickness, and a plurality of recesses formed in said side wall and having resilient side surfaces, wherein the edible treats are wedged into said recesses, said resilient side surfaces of said recesses resiliently holding the edible treats therein.
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19. A pet toy product comprising:
a molded and resilient body member having a side wall of substantially uniform thickness and enclosing a substantially spherical shaped and hollow closed interior, a plurality of recesses formed in said side wall, some of said plurality of recesses extending deeper into said side wall than other of said plurality of recesses, said side wall having an outer surface without raised areas formed thereon. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A pet toy product comprising:
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a body member having a side wall of substantially uniform thickness and enclosing a substantially hollow closed interior, a plurality of recesses formed in said side wall, said recesses including a plurality of grooves wherein at least two of said plurality of grooves share a common groove wall located therebetween, said side wall having an outer surface without raised areas formed thereon; and
at least some of said recesses extend all the way through said side wall, and remaining recesses of said plurality of recesses extend partially through said side wall. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A pet toy product comprising:
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a body member having a sidewall of substantially uniform thickness and enclosing a substantially hollow closed interior, said body member having an outer surface with a plurality of raised areas formed thereon, at least one of said raised areas having a recess formed thereon; and
said plurality of raised areas include corresponding recesses, at least some of said recesses extending all the way through said side wall, and remaining recesses extending partially through said side wall. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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Specification