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US 10,681,900 B1Granted
Silicone chew toy
AssigneeFunzone, Inc.
InventorsJoy Kovaleski, Ann Nelson
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Abstract
A chew toy product is made of multiple layers of silicone. Liquid silicone layers are vulcanized to a solid silicone layer to form a unitary solid silicone chew toy. Each of the layers can include a silicone colorant, so the chew toy can have multiple colors.
Claims22
A method of forming a silicone chew toy comprising:
- forming a first layer from a solid silicone material of a first color, wherein the base layer has a first side and a second side, a thickness of at least 8 millimeters between the first and second sides, a minimum width of at least 38 millimeters, and a minimum length of at least the same as the minimum width;
- forming a second layer from a liquid silicone material of a second color, wherein the second color is different from the first color, and the second layer comprises a thickness of at least 0.5 millimeters;
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- vulcanizing the second layer on the first side of the first layer, wherein the silicone chew toy, comprising the first and second layers, can withstand at least 100 pounds of bite pressure for at least 10 seconds without breakage.
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A method of forming a silicone chew toy comprising:
- forming a first layer from a solid silicone material of a first color, wherein the base layer has a first side and a second side, a thickness of at least 8 millimeters between the first and second sides, a minimum width of at least 38 millimeters, and a minimum length of at least the same as the minimum width;
- forming a second layer from a liquid silicone material of a second color, wherein the second color is different from the first color, and the second layer comprises a thickness of at least 0.5 millimeters;
- forming a third layer from liquid silicone material of a third color, wherein the third color is different from the first and second colors, and the third layer comprises a thickness of at least 0.5 millimeters;
- vulcanizing the second layer on the first side of the first layer;
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- vulcanizing the third layer on the first side of the first layer, wherein the silicone chew toy, comprising the first, second, and third layers, can withstand at least 100 pounds of bite pressure for at least 10 seconds without breakage.
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A method of forming a silicone chew toy comprising:
- providing a first layer from a solid silicone material of a first color, wherein the first layer has a first side and a second side, a thickness of at least 8 millimeters between the first and second sides, a minimum width of at least 38 millimeters, and a minimum length of at least the same as the minimum width;
- providing a second layer from a liquid silicone material of a second color, wherein the second color is different from the first color, and the second layer comprises a thickness of at least 0.5 millimeters;
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- coupling the second layer on the first side of the first layer.
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