# US 2012/0073513 A1 · Shaggy pet toy and method of construction > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0073513 A1 - Document ID: US20120073513A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/890,305 - Filed: 2010-09-24 - Published: 2012-03-29 - Earliest claimed: 2010-09-24 - Assignees: Innovative Design & Sourcing, LLC - Inventors: THOMAS MCCANN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120073513A1 ## CPC - A01K 15/025: {Toys specially adapted for animals} - A01K 15/0258: {Squeaker toys; Toys that make noise when squeezed} - A63B 39/08: made of two halves - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) ## Abstract A toy for a pet and method for fabricating a toy for a pet having a shaggy thick fleece fabric outer coating and an inner body of an elastically deformable rubber core with the rubber hollow core body molded from at least two rubber core sections to form a rubber seam between the sections, and with the sheep fleece covering formed by adhesively attaching the pieces of thick fleece fabric to the rubber core body with each piece of fabric being of an appropriate size and in a thickness of between about 8 mm to 20 mm and having cut edges for forming the outline of a predetermine pattern corresponding to the desired shape for the pet toy and in an arrangement with the cut edges abetting each other on the rubber core surface so that the entire peripheral surface of the rubber core body is covered and with one or more fabric seams being formed which lie along the mated edges in a pattern having an orientation independent of the orientation of the rubber seams. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for fabricating a toy having a shaggy thick fleece fabric outer coating and an inner body of an elastically deformable hollow rubber core comprising the steps of molding a rubber hollow core body from at least two rubber core sections for forming a molded hollow body of any desired geometry having a rubber seam between the core sections, adhesively attaching at least two pieces of thick fleece fabric to the rubber core body with each piece of fabric being of appropriate size such that the pieces of fabric cover the entire outer surface of the hollow rubber core body in a thickness of between about 8 mm to 20 mm and with each piece of fabric having cut edges forming the outline of a predetermine pattern which in combination conform to the desired shape of the pet toy, aligning the edges of the two or more pieces of fabric on the surface of the rubber core body to cover the entire outer surface of the rubber core body such that the aligned edges between adjacent pieces are in abutment relative to one another, and molding the rubber core body with the covered adhesively attached pieces of fabric at a sufficient pressure and temperature to form fabric seams at the mated edges having an orientation independent of the orientation of the rubber seam between the rubber core sections. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising inserting a squeaker into the rubber core body before covering the body with said shaggy thick fleece fabric outer coating. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein a hole is formed in said body into which said squeaker is inserted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the rubber hollow core body is molded from two half sections of a rubber core each having a semi-spherical geometry with each of the pieces of fabric patterned to form a spherical covering over the entire rubber core body to simulate a tennis ball. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A method as claimed in claim 2 in which the rubber hollow core body is molded from two half sections of a rubber core each having a semi-spherical geometry, with each of the pieces of fabric patterned to form a spherical covering over the entire rubber core body to simulate a tennis ball. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the rubber hollow core body is in a geometrical shape selected from the group comprising a bone, a dumbbell, a heart, a star and a donut shaped ring and wherein two pieces of fabric are adhesively applied to the rubber core body and patterned to outline the shape of the bone, dumbbell, heart, star and a donut, respectively. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the rubber hollow core body is in a geometrical shape selected from the group comprising a bone, a dumbbell, a heart, a star and a donut shaped ring and wherein three or more pieces of fabric are adhesively applied to the rubber core body and patterned to outline the shape of the bone, dumbbell, heart, star and a donut, respectively and wherein the three pieces form at least three fabric seams over the rubber hollow core body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) A method as claimed in claim 2 in which the rubber hollow core body is in a geometrical shape selected from the group comprising a bone, a dumbbell, a heart, a star and a donut shaped ring and wherein two pieces of fabric are adhesively applied to the rubber core body and patterned to outline the shape of the bone, dumbbell, heart, star and a donut, respectively. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) A method as claimed in claim 2 in which the rubber hollow core body is in a geometrical shape selected from the group comprising a bone, a dumbbell, a heart, a star and a donut shaped ring and wherein three or more pieces of fabric are adhesively applied to the rubber core body and patterned to outline the shape of the bone, dumbbell, heart, star and a donut, respectively and wherein the three pieces form at least three fabric seams over the rubber hollow core body. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the rubber hollow core body is in the geometrical shape of a football and wherein four pieces of fabric are adhesively applied to the rubber core body with two on each side in a patterned outline of a football. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) A method as claimed in claim 2 in which the rubber hollow core body is in the geometrical shape of a football and wherein four pieces of fabric are adhesively applied to the rubber core body with two on each side in a patterned outline of a football. ### Claim 12 A pet toy comprising an inner elastically deformable hollow rubber core body of any desired shape, and a plurality of pieces of shaggy thick fleece fabric molded to the rubber core body with each piece of fabric substantially equal in size to one another and having a thickness between about 8 mm to 20 mm and with the plurality of pieces of fabric being adhesively fastened to the entire surface of the rubber core body such that their edges mate to one another in an arrangement forming fabric seams during molding at elevated temperature and pressure and with the pieces of fabric forming a pattern outlining the shape of the toy. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A pet toy as defined in claim 12 wherein said inner elastically deformable hollow rubber core body includes a squeaker. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) A pet toy as defined in claim 12 wherein the hollow rubber core body is in a shape selected from the group comprising a ball, a bone, a dumbbell, a football, a star, a heart and a donut shaped ring. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) A pet toy as defined in claim 13 wherein the hollow rubber core body is in a shape selected from the group comprising a ball, a bone, a dumbbell, a football, a star, a heart and a donut shaped ring. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) A pet toy as defined in claim 14 wherein the treads of the sheep fleece fabric are of the same length to provide a uniform consistent thickness in a range of between 8 mm to 20 mm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) A pet toy as defined in claim 15 wherein the treads of the sheep fleece fabric are of the same length to provide a uniform consistent thickness in a range of between 8 mm to 20 mm. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) A pet toy as defined in claim 14 wherein said covering includes at least three pieces of fabric forming more than one fabric seam in an orientation independent of the orientation of the rubber seam. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) A pet toy as defined in claim 18 wherein the pieces of fabric form at least three fabric seams around the rubber core body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) A pet toy as defined in claim 17 wherein said covering includes more than one fabric seam in an orientation independent of the orientation of the rubber seam. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) A pet toy as defined in claim 20 wherein the pieces of fabric form at least three fabric seams around the rubber core body. ### Claim 22 A method for fabricating a toy having a shaggy thick fleece fabric outer coating and an inner body of an elastically deformable hollow rubber core comprising the steps of molding a rubber hollow core body of any desired geometry, forming a hole in the rubber hollow core body for receiving a squeaker, adhesively attaching at least two pieces of thick fleece fabric to the rubber core body with each piece of fabric being of appropriate size such that the pieces of fabric cover the entire outer surface of the hollow rubber core body in a thickness of between about 8 mm to 20 mm and with each piece of fabric having cut edges forming the outline of a predetermine pattern which in combination conform to the desired shape of the pet toy, aligning the edges of the two or more pieces of fabric on the surface of the rubber core body to cover the entire outer surface of the rubber core body such that the aligned edges between adjacent pieces are in abutment relative to one another, molding the rubber core body with the covered adhesively attached pieces of fabric at a sufficient pressure and temperature to form fabric seams at the mated edges, and adhesively inserting a squeaker into the hole formed in the rubber core body before adhesively attaching the fabric pieces to the rubber core such that the shaggy thick fleece forms an outer covering over the squeaker with the fabric having a porosity sufficient to permit air to flow therethrough in communication with the squeaker.