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.
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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;
- wherein the support is resilient.
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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;
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- wherein the support includes a ring-shaped portion.
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;
- and
- wherein the support is shaped like an eating utensil.
A pet treat comprising:
- a substantially solid, comestible portion, having a sugar base and a flavorant;
- wherein the comestible portion is ingested by licking;
- and
- wherein the comestible portion is substantially circularly symmetric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.