Pet exercise apparatus
AssigneeAB-Cam, L.L.C.
InventorJin Tae Moon
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Abstract
Proposed is a pet exercise apparatus including a rotary body which is formed in an erected cylindrical shape, has at least one open side surface, and is disposed to be rotatable, so as to stimulate a pet's curiosity and induce spontaneous exercise thereof without harming the pet's emotions or health. The rotary body includes a tube and a movable ball. The tube has a transparent tubular shape, is partially filled with liquid, and is disposed along the inner circumference thereof. The movable ball is positioned near the surface of the liquid filling the tube. The rotary body rotates according to the movement of the pet who chases after the movable ball, so that the position of the movable ball is changed by a change in the position of the surface of the liquid so as to continuously stimulate the pet's curiosity.
Claims4
A pet exercise apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a rotary body (100) configured to be formed in an erected cylindrical shape with at least one open side;
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- a pedestal (200) disposed on a lower side of the rotary body (100) to support the rotary body (100) to rotate in place,
- wherein the rotary body (100) comprises:
- a tube (110) that has a transparent tubular shape and a circular cross section forming an upper side, a left edge, and a right edge within the erected cylindrical shape of the rotary body (100), is partially filled with liquid, and is disposed along and coupled to an inner circumference of the rotary body;
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- a movable ball (120) positioned near a surface of the liquid filling the tube (110),
- wherein the rotary body (100) and the tube (110) coupled thereto integrally rotate according
- to a movement of a pet (A) who chases after the movable ball (120) from the inside of the rotary body (100), so that a position of the movable ball (120) is changed by a change in a position of the surface of the liquid, without separate power, so as to continuously stimulate curiosity of the pet (A),
- wherein the rotary body (100) further comprises:
- an installation groove (130) by being dented from an inner circumferential surface thereof, with the tube (110) being accommodated in the installation groove (130) and provided in a form of a sinusoidal wave for a change in the position of the movable ball (120) according to a speed at which the pet (A) moves, thereby providing smooth movement of the movable ball (120), and dynamic movement, wherein the installation groove (130) is also provided in the form of a sinusoidal wave, configured and adapted for the tube (110) to be fitted into, fixed to, attached to, or to not be separated from the installation groove (130);
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- a pad (150) bisected based on the installation groove (130) and covering the inner circumferential surface of the rotary body (100),
- wherein the installation groove (130) is formed to allow the tube (110) accommodated to protrude as much as the thickness of the pad (150), and
- wherein the pad (150) is formed so that an end adjacent to the tube (110) is located inside an edge of the installation groove (130), so as to partially cover an upper side of both the left edge and the right edge of the tube (110).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.