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US 6,886,496 B1Granted
Pet chew toy
OwnerVan H. Browninventor
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Abstract
A pet chew toy includes a relatively hard outer shell formed of dried and shaped animal skin. A relatively soft flavored and scented meat product is encapsulated within the outer shell. The meat product promotes aggressive sustained chewing of the toy to exercise the jaws of the pet and clean its teeth and gums.
Claims16
A pet chew toy, comprising:
- (a) a relatively hard and tough outer shell formed of multiple layers of dried and shaped pork skin;
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- (b) a relatively soft flavored and scented meat product encapsulated within said outer shell, and promoting aggressive sustained chewing of said toy to exercise the jaws of the pet and clean its teeth and gums.
A pet chew toy, comprising:
- (a) a relatively hard and tough outer shell formed of multiple layers of dried and shaped pork skin;
- (b) a relatively soft flavored and scented meat product encapsulated within said outer shell, and promoting aggressive sustained chewing of said toy to exercise the jaws of the pet and clean its teeth and gums, the weight ratio of said meat product to said outer shell being between 5 and 15 percent meat product to between 85 and 95 percent outer shell;
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- (c) a flavored coating applied to said outer shell to enhance the taste of said chew toy.
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