Cat scratcher and amusement device
AssigneeWorldwise, Inc.
InventorsAimee Diskin, Lisa Davis, Andy Murrer, Blaire Broten
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Abstract
A cat scratcher and activity center is in the form of a rectangular box having a top, bottom and four sidewalls creating an interior space, the top being detachable and completely removable from the rectangular box. A rectangular block of corrugated cardboard is sized to fit within and occupy the interior space, the cardboard block having an open fluted surface which is exposed upon removal of the top. A planar cardboard toy kit is sized to reside within the interior space atop the open fluted surface of the rectangular block of corrugated cardboard, the planar cardboard toy kit being convertible to a three-dimensional configuration appendable to one of the four sidewalls.
Claims8
A cat scratcher and activity center comprising:
- a substantially rectangular box having a top, bottom and four sidewalls creating an interior space;
- said top being detachable and completely removable from said substantially rectangular box;
- a substantially rectangular block of corrugated cardboard sized to fit within and occupy said interior space, said cardboard block having an open fluted surface which is exposed upon removal of said top;
- a substantially planar cardboard toy kit sized to reside within said interior space atop said open fluted surface of said substantially rectangular block of corrugated cardboard;
- said substantially planar cardboard toy kit being convertible to a three-dimensional configuration appendable to one of said four sidewalls.
A method of assembling a cat scratcher and activity center comprising:
- providing a substantially rectangular box having a top, bottom and four sidewalls creating an interior space;
- providing a substantially rectangular block of corrugated cardboard sized to fit within and occupy said interior space;
- removing said top from said four sidewalls exposing an open fluted surface of said cardboard block;
- providing a substantially planar cardboard toy kit sized to reside within said interior space atop said substantially rectangular open fluted cardboard block, said planar cardboard toy kit having score lines to facilitate folding there along and at least one perforation for defining a cardboard section removable from said planar cardboard toy kit;
- removing said planar cardboard toy kit from said interior space;
- folding said planar cardboard toy kit along said score lines and removing said cardboard section therefrom to create a three-dimensional configuration with an exposed opening;
- inserting said cardboard section within said three-dimensional configuration for exposing said cardboard section to a cat using said cat scratcher and activity center;
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- joining said three-dimensional toy kit to one of said sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.