Toy ball for animals
AssigneeFour Paws Products, Ltd.
InventorAllen Simon
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Abstract
An animal ball toy having an outer ball with a hollow chamber and at least one aperture defined therethrough. Disposed inside of the hollow chamber is an object, such as an inner ball. The object is made from a compressible material and/or the outer ball is made from a resilient material. During manufacture the object is compressed and/or the aperture in the outer ball is enlarged so as to pass the object through the aperture and into the hollow chamber of the outer ball. After being passed through the aperture, the object and/or the aperture are released to return to their original size and shape thereby prohibiting the object from exiting through the aperture.
Claims31
An animal toy comprising:
- an inner ball;
- and
- an outer ball larger in size relative to said inner ball and formed from a resilient material, said outer ball having a hollow chamber and at least one aperture defined therethrough, the aperture being enlargeable to pass said inner ball into the hollow chamber.
An animal toy comprising:
- an object;
- and
- an outer ball larger in size relative to said object, said outer ball having a hollow chamber and at least one aperture defined therethrough, said object being compressible to pass through the aperture into the hollow chamber.
A method for manufacturing an animal ball toy including an outer ball, having a hollow chamber and at least one aperture defined therethrough, said method comprising the steps of:
- compressing an object smaller in size than said outer ball to a size sufficient to pass said object through the aperture and into the hollow chamber;
- passing said compressed object through the aperture and into the hollow chamber of said outer ball;
- and
- releasing said compressed object so that it returns to its original size and shape prohibiting said object from exiting the hollow chamber through the aperture.
A method for manufacturing an animal ball toy including an outer ball made from a resilient material, having a hollow chamber and an aperture defined therethrough, said method comprising the steps of:
- enlarging a size of the aperture;
- passing an object through the enlarged aperture and into the hollow chamber of said outer ball;
- and
- releasing said enlarged aperture so that it returns to an original size and shape prohibiting said object from exiting the hollow chamber through the aperture.
A method for manufacturing an animal ball toy including an outer ball made from a resilient material, having a hollow chamber and an aperture defined therethrough, said method comprising the steps of:
- enlarging a size of the aperture;
- compressing an object smaller in size than said outer ball to a size sufficient to pass said object through the enlarged aperture and into the hollow chamber;
- passing said compressed object through the enlarged aperture and into the hollow chamber of said outer ball;
- and
- releasing said compressed object and enlarged aperture so that they return to their original size and shape prohibiting said object from exiting the hollow chamber through the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.