Ball toy and method for making same
OwnerPeter McL. Hassinventor
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Abstract
A ball toy for dogs is provided comprising a ball and a handle. The ball has a hollow interior cavity and an outer surface defining at least two openings into said hollow interior cavity. The handle has two ends, one of which is inserted into one of the openings in the outer surface of the ball, and the other of which is inserted into the other opening in the outer surface of the ball. The two ends of the handle are fixed together at a joinder point making the handle a continuous loop.
Claims11
A ball toy, comprising:
- a primary ball having a hollow interior cavity and an outer surface defining a first opening and a second opening into said hollow interior cavity;
- a primary handle formed into a continuous loop, said handle entering said hollow interior cavity through the first opening in the outer surface of said primary ball, and exiting from said hollow interior cavity through the second opening in the outer surface of said primary ball such that said primary handle passes only once through said first opening and said second opening.
A method for making a ball toy for dogs, said ball toy comprising a primary ball having a hollow interior cavity and an outer surface defining a first opening and a second opening into said hollow interior cavity and a handle having two ends, said handle formed into a continuous loop entering said hollow interior cavity through said first opening and exiting said hollow interior cavity through said second opening such that it passes only once through said first opening and said second opening, comprising the steps of:
- forming two openings into said hollow interior cavity of said primary ball, said openings having sufficient size to accommodate the passage of said two ends of said handle when said two ends are fixed together;
- fitting said handle through said hollow interior cavity of said primary ball by inserting one of said ends of said handle through one of said openings and pulling that end through the other of said openings;
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- fixing together said two ends of said handle at a position exterior to said primary ball, thereby forming said handle into a loops said handle passing only once through each opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.