Animal entertainment device
AssigneeMpdi
InventorMark D. Morrison
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Abstract
An entertainment device for use by pets. The entertainment device can have a hollow enclosure with access openings and exit openings. The hollow enclosure may have one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings within the hollow enclosure. The hollow enclosure may also have one or more smaller play items with diameters larger than the access openings and smaller than the exit openings. The smaller play items may be used external to the hollow enclosure to entertain the pet.
Claims19
An entertainment device for use by pets, comprising:
- a hollow enclosure with one or more access openings and one or more exit openings;
- one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings contained within the hollow enclosure;
- one or more smaller play items with diameters larger than the access openings and smaller than the exit openings contained within the hollow enclosure;
- a base attached to the hollow enclosure;
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- a mounting apparatus attached to the base for attaching the base to a surface.
An entertainment device for use by pets, comprising:
- a housing with a base and a curved top portion with one or more access openings and one or more exit openings;
- wherein the housing forms an interior compartment;
- one or more balls with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings contained within the interior compartment;
- one or more smaller balls with diameters larger than the access openings and smaller than the exit openings contained within the interior compartment;
- one or more wires extending from an exterior surface of the hollow enclosure, wherein the wires jiggle when contact with the housing vibrates the wires;
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- a mounting apparatus attached to the base by an elastic member, whereby the mounting apparatus is for attaching the base to a surface.
An entertainment device for use by pets with a housing, comprising:
- a weighted base;
- a curved top portion on top of the base resembling the mid-section of a character;
- one or more peripheral members extending from the housing resembling extremities of the character;
- one or more wires extending from the peripheral members resembling whiskers of the character;
- one or more access openings large enough for the pet to insert a paw;
- one or more exit openings;
- an interior section holding one or more balls with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings and one or more smaller balls with diameters larger than the access openings and smaller than the exit openings;
- wherein the one or more smaller balls have an animal attractant housed within at least one ball and the one or more exit openings are located on an elevated surface of the housing that requires manipulation of the one or more smaller balls by the pet to lift and remove the smaller ball through the one or more exit openings;
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- a mounting apparatus attached to the weighted base by an elastic member, whereby the mounting apparatus is for attaching the base to a surface.
An entertainment device for use by pets, comprising:
- a hollow enclosure with one or more access openings and one or more exit openings and containing one or more play items with diameters larger than the access openings and the exit openings and one or more smaller play items with diameters larger than the access openings and smaller than the exit openings;
- one or more wires extend from an exterior surface of the hollow enclosure and the one or more wires wiggle when contact of the hollow enclosure vibrates the wires;
- a base attached to the hollow enclosure;
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- a mounting apparatus attached to the base for attaching the base to a surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.