US 4,542,714 AGranted

Bird exerciser and amusement toy device

OwnerJohn T. Ingraham, Gary A. Mortimerinventors

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Abstract

The improved bird exerciser and amusement toy device comprises a vertical length of flexible multi-link chain, a hook with universal joint secured to the upper end of the chain to releasably hang the chain in a bird cage, a plurality of colored bird attractive beads slideably disposed on and secured to the links for individual sliding movement therearound by a bird, and at least one of a bell, a sitting ring and a chew toy, preferably of rawhide secured to the lower end of the chains. The beads may be of any suitable size, color, texture and shape. In one embodiment, certain of the beads are covered and/or filled with edible seeds, etc. In another embodiment, one or more of the beads are large and freely slide up and down a small multi-link section of the chain. Certain of the links may also extend horizontally or diagonally from the chain. The chain can include a spring section, and/or a multi-rod abacus section and/or a multi-loop scroll section. The chew toy may be oriented to act as a bell or gong clapper. The device is simple, durable and attractive. It affords birds safe exercise and amusement.

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Dependent claims

An improved bird exerciser and amusement toy device, said device comprising, in combination:

(a) a length of flexible chain comprising a plurality of closed, interconnected hoop-like links;
(b) hook means connected to the upper end of said chain and adapted to releasably secure said chain in a vertical orientation to wire of a bird case;
(c) a plurality of colored, bird attractive, non-removable beads slideably disposed on at least certain of said links and individually moveable thereon by a bird for its exercise and amusement;
and,
(d) at least one of a sitting ring, a bell and a chew toy secured to said chain adjacent the lower end thereof,
(e) wherein said beads are at least one of oval, round, disc-shaped, rectangular shaped and square shaped in configuration,
(f) wherein said lower end of said chain includes a sitting ring over which certain of said beads are slideably disposed for movement therealong,
(g) wherein said device includes at least one large bead containing bird seed disposed on at least one of the outer surface and the interior thereof,
(h) wherein said ring includes a chew toy depending therefrom, said toy comprising rawhide, and
(i) wherein said ring includes a gong depending therefrom in proximity to said chew toy, whereby lateral swinging of said chew toy can ring said gong.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.