# US 2019/0166800 A1 · Pet chew toy product

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- Number: US 2019/0166800 A1
- Document ID: US20190166800A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/175,173
- Filed: 2018-10-30
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2012-03-23
- Assignees: T.F.H. Publications, Inc.
- Applicants: T.F.H. Publications, Inc.
- Inventors: Glen S. AXELROD; Ajay GAJRIA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190166800A1

## CPC

- A01K 15/026: {Chewable toys, e.g. for dental care of pets}
- A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

## Abstract

A pet toy product comprising at least one edible treat and a body member in the form of a ring surrounding the edible treat, with the body member having opposing sides and a body member aperture. The edible treat is receivable into the body member aperture from either side of the body member, and connected to the body member within the body member aperture by a releaseable mechanical connection formed between the edible treat and the body member.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-6. (canceled)

### Claim 7

A pet toy product comprising:
a body member having a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion on opposing sides thereof, the first cavity portion and the second cavity portion having a common shape;
a plurality of edible treats comprising a first treat and a second treat, the first treat and the second treat having a common shape and each exposed on the opposing sides of the body member;
the first edible treat connected to the body member by a mating connection formed between the first edible treat and the first cavity portion;
the second edible treat connected to the body member by a mating connection formed between the second edible treat and the second cavity portion; and
the first cavity portion and the second cavity portion separated by a shared wall which defines a bottom of the first cavity portion and defines a bottom of the second cavity portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The product of claim 7 wherein:
the at least one edible treat comprises a plurality of edible treats.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The product of claim 7 wherein:
at least one of the mating connection formed between the first edible treat and the first cavity portion and the mating connection formed between the second edible treat and the second cavity portion provides both a connection between the edible treat and the body member which engages to connect the edible treat and the body member and which disengages to separate the edible treat from the body member.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The product of claim 9 wherein:
the mating connection is made to both engage and disengage by an elastic deformation of the body member.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The product of claim 9 wherein:
the mating connection is a form-locking connection.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The product of claim 11 wherein:
the form-locking connection is provided by a tongue inserted in a groove.