Cat Treat
AssigneeDel Monte Corporation
InventorsTracy Grammer, Davor Juravic, William Keehn, Steven Bautista, Eric J. Lew
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Abstract
A pet treat having a sugar-based edible portion including a palatant material and a support portion. Incorporation of starch provides a hard-candy texture for the edible portion. The pet treat may be formed as a lollipop, a toy, or a lozenge using either a batch process or a continuous process. Features to interest a pet include a resilient mount, or a rotatable mount. An adhesive mount can attach the support to a variety of surfaces. A replaceable cover and rejuvenant container may be used.
Claims25
A pet treat comprising:
- a substantially solid, comestible portion, having a sugar base and a flavorant;
- and
- a support, to which the comestible portion is attached;
- wherein the comestible portion is ingested by licking.
A pet treat comprising:
- a substantially solid, comestible portion, having a sugar base and a flavorant;
- wherein the comestible portion is ingested by licking.
A process of making a pet treat including the steps of:
- liquefying a sugar base;
- adding at least one pre-cooked palatant;
- blending the palatant and the sugar base;
- molding the blend;
- cooling the blend to solidify it;
- and
- removing the blend from the mold.
A pet treat comprising:
- a substantially solid, comestible portion, containing sugar and a flavorant;
- and
- a support, to which the comestible portion is attached;
- wherein the comestible portion is ingested by licking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.