Treat-Dispensing Tug Toy
OwnerDarryl Hodginsinventor
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Abstract
The treat-dispensing tug toy is a pet toy intended for the convenient dispensing of dog treats or similar chewable pet food during interactive play between a dog and its owner. The toy has a hollow, handle portion and a nose portion with a ring for attaching a rope or pull toy. The handle portion has an access hole with a removable cap and may be filled with dog treats. The handle portion ends in a sleeve with a plurality of holes spaced radially about its circumference. The nose portion slides over the sleeve. When a dog pulls on the rope or pull toy, the nose portion slides and uncovers the holes on the sleeve, thus dispensing the dog treats. The resistance of the treat dispensing tug toy may be adjusted to accommodate different sizes and breeds of dogs.
Claims19
A treat dispensing tug toy comprising:
- a housing having:
- a handle portion having a handgrip, a hollow cylindrical shell extending from the handgrip defining a treat storage chamber, and a dispensing sleeve extending from the shell, the dispensing sleeve having a plurality of radially spaced treat-dispensing openings defined therein for dispensing treats, the cylindrical shell having a refill opening defined therethrough for filling the treat storage chamber with treats and a removable cover disposed over the refill opening;
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- a nose portion slidably mounted over the dispensing sleeve, the nose portion selectively covering the plurality of treat-dispensing openings;
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- means for resiliently biasing the nose portion to a closed position completely covering the sleeve and abutting the cylindrical shell, the nose portion being slidable to an open position uncovering the treat-dispensing openings when a pet tugs the nose portion away from the handle portion.
A treat dispensing tug toy comprising:
- a housing having:
- a handle portion having a handgrip, a hollow cylindrical shell extending from the handgrip defining a treat storage chamber, and a dispensing sleeve extending from the shell, the dispensing sleeve having a plurality of radially spaced treat-dispensing openings define therein for dispensing treats, the cylindrical shell having a refill opening defined therethrough for filling the treat storage chamber with treats and a removable cover disposed over the refill opening;
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- a nose portion slidably mounted over the dispensing sleeve, the nose portion selectively covering the plurality of treat-dispensing openings;
- means for resiliently biasing the nose portion to a closed position completely covering the sleeve and abutting the cylindrical shell, the means including a resilient element disposed within the nose portion, the nose portion being slidable to an open position uncovering the treat-dispensing openings when a pet tugs the nose portion away from the handle portion;
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- means for selectively adjusting bias applied by the resilient element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.