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US 12,677,802 B2Granted
Chew toy
Assignee3TBrands, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Daugherty, Richard White, Joel Robert Kaplan
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Abstract
A chew toy according to one embodiment includes a first part having an elongated threaded post and a second part having a threaded bore that receives the threaded post. The second part has a transverse opening formed therein that is in communication with the threaded bore and is configured to receive an object that can be held therein by a force applied by the threaded post. The first part and the second part rotate relative to one another and have a range of axial movement relative to one another, but the threaded post is inseparably coupled to and contained within the threaded bore.
Claims31
A chew toy comprising:
- a first part having an elongated threaded post;
- and
- a second part having a threaded bore that receives the threaded post, the second part having a transverse opening formed therein that is in communication with the threaded bore and is configured to receive an object that can be held therein by a force applied by the threaded post;
- wherein the first part and the second part rotate relative to one another and have a range of axial movement relative to one another but the threaded post is inseparably coupled to and contained within the threaded bore due to a shape of one end of the second part that receives the threaded post and due to a shape of an middle section of the elongated threaded post which prevents separation of the first part from the second part.
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A chew toy comprising:
- a first part having an elongated threaded post;
- and
- a second part having a threaded bore that receives the threaded post, the second part having a transverse opening formed therein that is in communication with the threaded bore and is configured to receive an object that can be held therein by a force applied by the threaded post;
- wherein the first part and the second part rotate relative to one another and have a range of axial movement relative to one another but the threaded post is inseparably coupled to and contained within the threaded bore;
- wherein the threaded post includes a retaining lip that extends radially outward from the post and an interior wall of the threaded bore has an inner retaining flange, the retaining lip being captured between the inner retaining flange and one end of the threaded bore, thereby preventing separation of the first part and the second part.
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A chew toy comprising:
- a first part having an elongated threaded post;
- and
- a second part having a threaded bore that receives the threaded post, the second part having a transverse opening formed therein that is in communication with the threaded bore and is configured to receive an object that can be held therein by a force applied by the threaded post;
- wherein the first part and the second part rotate relative to one another and have a range of axial movement relative to one another but the threaded post is inseparably coupled to and contained within the threaded bore;
- wherein the first and second parts move between a fully retracted position in which the first and second parts are not separated and a fully extended position in which the first and second parts are separated a maximum distance;
- wherein the first part includes a main end portion from which the threaded post extends with a shoulder defined between the main end portion and the threaded post, wherein in the fully retracted position, the shoulder abuts an end of the second part and a distal end portion of the threaded post is disposed within the transverse opening;
- wherein in the fully extended position, the distal end portion of the threaded post is withdrawn from the transverse opening and the shoulder is spaced from the end of the second part.
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A chew toy comprising:
- a first part having an elongated threaded post;
- and
- a second part having a threaded bore that receives the threaded post, the second part having a transverse opening formed therein that is in communication with the threaded bore and is configured to receive an object that can be held therein by a force applied by the threaded post;
- wherein the first part and the second part rotate relative to one another and have a range of axial movement relative to one another, but the threaded post is inseparably coupled to and contained within the threaded bore;
- wherein the threaded post includes a retaining lip that extends radially outward from the post and an interior wall of the threaded bore has an inner retaining flange, the retaining lip being captured between the inner retaining flange and one end of the threaded bore, thereby preventing separation of the first part and the second part.
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A chew toy comprising:
- a first part having a first end portion;
- and
- a second part having a second end portion;
- wherein the first part and the second part are shaped such that when one of the first end portion and the second end portion lies stable on a ground surface, the other of the first end portion and the second end portion is upright at an angle to the ground surface, whereby application of a downward force to one of the first end portion and the second end portion causes a lifting of the other of the first end portion and the second end portion;
- wherein the first part has an elongated threaded post and the second part has a threaded bore that receives the threaded post, the second part having a transverse opening formed therein that is in communication with the threaded bore and is configured to receive an object that can be held therein by a force applied by the threaded post;
- wherein the first part and the second part rotate relative to one another and have a range of axial movement relative to one another but the threaded post is inseparably coupled to and contained within the threaded bore;
- wherein the threaded post includes a retaining lip that extends radially outward from the post and an interior wall of the threaded bore has an inner retaining flange, the retaining lip being captured between the inner retaining flange and one end of the threaded bore, thereby preventing separation of the first part and the second part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.