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US 2016/0242389 A1Published application
Pet amusement device with scratching pad, interior ball, and perimeter ball track
AssigneeCoastal Pet Products, Inc.
InventorsDavid Price, Todd Stolte, Kirk Dixon
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Abstract
A pet amusement device formed in two halves, with a scratching pad removably attached to one half and an interior space accessible through openings in the second half. A ball with a bell may be contained in the interior space, allowing a pet to reach through the openings to play with the ball. A continuous track may surround the device, and a ball may be contained within the track, allowing the pet to bat the ball around the track.
Claims17
A pet amusement device comprising:
- a first half with a center portion and a first projection;
- a second half with a center portion and a second projection, where the first projection and the second projection form a continuous track surrounding the center portion of the first half and the center portion of the second half when the first half is attached to the second half;
- a toy contained within the continuous track such that the toy may travel along the continuous track;
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- at least one opening along the continuous track such that the continuous track and the toy contained within the continuous track are accessible through the at least one opening.
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A pet amusement device comprising:
- a first half with a center portion and a first projection;
- a second half with a center portion and a second projection, where the first projection and the second projection form a continuous track with an arcuate cross-section surrounding the center portion of the first half and the center portion of the second half when the first half is attached to the second half;
- a toy contained within the continuous track such that the toy may travel along the continuous track;
- at least one opening along the continuous track such that the continuous track and the toy contained within the continuous track are accessible through the at least one opening;
- a space between the center portion of the first half and the center portion of the second half;
- a second toy contained within the space between the center portion of the first half and the center portion of the second half;
- one or more openings in the center portion of the second half such that an animal may reach through the one or more openings to play with the second toy;
- a receptacle having an open top in the center portion of the first half;
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- a removable scratching pad receivable in the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.