Pet toy with noise making device activated by expansion and contraction of toy
AssigneeKong Inc.
InventorHoyt Samuel Nunn
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Abstract
The invention is a pet toy with a noise making device secured therein and activated by at least one of a compression force, tension force, or combinations thereof applied to the pet toy. A preferred embodiment includes a flexible and resilient body with a noisemaking device disposed within the body and mounted to an elastic base secured to an interior surface of the body. The device includes a flexible or elastomeric bladder with a noisemaking element mounted within the bladder. Deformation of the bladder by applied forces allows air to pass through the noisemaking device, thereby producing sound. The invention also includes a method of activating a noise making device of the pet toy by a selected one, or a combination of forces applied to the toy.
Claims18
A pet toy comprising:
- a flexible body having an interior defining an open space therein;
- an elastic base extending along a portion of said flexible body;
- an elastomeric bladder secured to said elastic base, said elastomeric bladder defining a chamber therein, and at least one opening formed in said elastomeric bladder enabling air to flow through said bladder;
- a noisemaking element disposed within said elastomeric bladder;
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- wherein a force applied to said flexible body to deform said bladder enables air to flow through said bladder, thereby activating said noisemaking element to produce a sound.
A method of activating a noise making device of a pet toy, said method comprising:
- providing a pet toy including:
- (i) a flexible body having an interior defining an open space therein;
- (ii) an elastic base extending along a portion of said flexible body;
- (iii) an elastomeric bladder secured to said elastic base, said elastomeric bladder defining a chamber therein, and at least one opening formed in said elastomeric bladder enabling air to flow through said bladder;
- (iv) a noisemaking element disposed within said elastomeric bladder;
- applying a force to said flexible body to deform said bladder;
- causing air to flow through said bladder and thereby activating said noise making element to produce a sound.
A pet toy comprising:
- a body having an interior defining an open space therein;
- a base extending along a portion of said body;
- a bladder secured to said base, said bladder defining a flexible chamber therein, and at least one opening formed in said bladder enabling air to flow through said bladder;
- a noisemaking element disposed within said bladder;
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- wherein a force applied to said body to deform said bladder enables air to flow through said bladder, thereby activating said noisemaking element to produce a sound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.