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US 10,863,719 B1Granted
Interactive pet toy
AssigneeCosmic Pet LLC
InventorSteven Tsengas
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Abstract
A toy is provided that simulates hide-and-seek or peekaboo action moving randomly in and out in a non-sequential pattern about the housing, thereby catching the pet's attention and stimulating the animal's instinctive curiosity. An outer housing forms a travel guide defining a travel path of a generally concave polygon pattern. A motorized mechanism contained within the housing urges an elongated, flexible target about the travel guide so that the target can pass by egress openings located at the vertices in a bidirectional, random fashion.
Claims3
A method for attracting the attention of and interacting with a domestic pet comprising:
- providing a molded outer housing forming a travel guide defining a travel path, said travel guide further forming a plurality of egress openings at radial vertices;
- providing a centralized drive hub and drive motor positioned on a support piece;
- providing an elongated flexible target having one end connected to said centralized drive hub inside said housing;
- said elongated flexible target having an overall length longer than a radius of the travel guide such that a terminal end of the elongated flexible target extends outward past the egress openings;
- activating said drive motor to rotate the elongated flexible target creating a peek-a-boo or hide-and-seek movement as the elongated flexible target randomly appears and disappears in and out of said egress openings at the radial vertices.
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