Modular dog toy
OwnerJames McIlvennainventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a modular dog toy comprising three disparately sized and shaped components, each having a hollow cavity for the reception of foodstuffs. The components each comprise a male connector and a female connector. One of the components has at least one additional connector about its surface. These three disparate components may be connected in a variety of different configurations to modify the difficulty of obtaining the food for the dog. This allows the modular dog toy to be tailored to suit the requirements and physical abilities of the dog.
Claims19
A modular dog toy comprising three disparately sized and shaped components, each of these three components having a male connector and a female connector spaced apart about their surface for engagement of one of the other components, wherein the male connector comprises a plurality of collars surrounding the connector spaced apart from each other, the female connector comprises a plurality of inwardly depending flanges spaced apart from each other, and at least one of the plurality of collars and the plurality of inwardly depending flanges are saw-tooth shaped;
- and an internal cavity for reception of a foodstuff and a charging aperture in communication with the internal cavity for providing access to the cavity, wherein the female connector of at least a first of said three components opens into the internal cavity of the first component such that when the female connector is disconnected from the male connector of one of the other components, access to the internal cavity of the first component is provided therefrom, and wherein the three components comprise a main component and a pair of auxiliary components, the main component having at least one additional connector spaced apart from the other connectors about its surface.
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