Pet chew
AssigneeSergeant's Pet Products, Inc.
InventorsMark Levin, Joel S. Adamson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a pet chew composition that is ductile and holds inclusions, such as fibers, hard components, and mixtures thereof. Any of a variety of polymeric materials can be used, as long as the resultant pet chew is sufficiently ductile and can hold the tooth-cleaning components in contact with a tooth, while a pet's teeth penetrate the polymer, or as the pet rubs its teeth on the polymer, while gnawing or chewing on the resultant pet chew.
Claims34
A ductile pet chew having oral care preparations, comprising:
- (a) an amount of a polymeric material, wherein said polymeric material is ductile, so that said chew has a tensile strength ranging between 200 psi and 1,050 psi, flexular strength ranging between 3 lbs. and 75 lbs., shear strength ranging between 80 lbs. and 175 lbs., hardness between 68 and 90, and penetration between 2 and 28;
- and,
- (b) inclusions, which are selected from the group consisting of a fiber component, a hard component, and mixtures thereof.
A method for forming a pet chew comprising:
- (a) mixing a protein polymeric material with an inclusion constituent to form a mixture;
- (b) melting said mixture;
- and,
- (c) forming a chew.
A method for forming a pet chew comprising:
- (a) mixing a starch polymeric material with an inclusion constituent;
- (b) melting said polymeric material, whereby crystalline starch is converted to gelatinized nature;
- (c) forming a chew;
- and,
- (d) curing said chew.
A ductile pet chew comprising:
- (a) an amount of a polymeric material, wherein said polymeric material is ductile and is selected from the group consisting of protein based polymers, starch based polymers, synthetic polymers, and combinations thereof;
- and,
- (b) inclusions within said polymeric material, wherein said inclusion are selected from the group consisting of fiber components, hard components, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fiber components have a length of greater than 900 μ.
The pet chew of claim 34, wherein said hard components have a hardness equal to at least 0.5 Mahs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.