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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5536007 | Cat game A cat game (10) includes a rigid enclosed frame (16) having bottom and top edges (18, 20) and interior and exterior sides (22, 24), with the interior side defining an interior space (46). Rigid parallel flat bottom and top walls (38, 40) are attached at t... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5476069 | Molded rawhide chew toy A rawhide-derived dog chew wherein rawhide is comminuted and then melted as it is injection molded. The melting of the rawhide sterilizes it to prevent the foul odor normally associated with rawhide products, while the injection molding of the molten mate... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5474033 | Animal teaching/amusement device A device for amusing animals and teaching animals not to chew on undesirable objects such a furniture and clothing comprises a chewing device suspended from the neck of the animal. The animal will choose the suspended device to chew. The chewing device ma... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5419283 | Animal chew toy of starch material and degradable ethylene copolymer A chew toy for animals is molded into the shape of a familiar animal food item, such as a dog bone, from a polymer composition which is both edible and degradable. The composition is essentially comprised of a starch material and a degradable ethylene cop... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5377625 | Prolate recreational and amusement device A recreational device for horses takes the form of a resilient generally prolate spheroid body having a grip simulating a bridle bit and adapted to be engaged between a horse's upper and lower teeth. The body is preferably inflatable elastomeric material ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5367986 | Chew toy for dogs A chew toy for dogs comprises a plurality of threads of soft pliable material having a knot tightly formed therein and a skirt of a soft durable material disposed about a portion of the threads. The skirt is secured within the knot with the threads dispos... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5343828 | Primate amusement and environmental enrichment device A simple puzzle toy designed for the amusement of primates and enrichment of their environment. The device of the preferred embodiment is a sphere having a plurality of holes. Pellets of food or other substances attractive to the primate are placed inside... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5329881 | Dog chew toy for canine dental care and methods for making chew toy A chew toy for dogs comprising a length of cotton rope formed of a plurality of cotton threads impregnated with fluoride particles so as to dispose the fluoride particles throughout the toy such that the cotton rope provides a gentle cleaning and flossing... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5237961 | Article for animals Sheep skin (12) with wool (14) attached, is cut into the shape of an animate object to form a toy-like article (10) for a pet or similar animal. The sheep skin (12) is decorated with features of the animate object, such as an eye (16), to help simulate th... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5174243 | Chew toy for dogs A therapeutic chew toy particularly adapted for dogs includes a shaft portion formed of a length of a soft rope material and a pair of plastic end members secured to the ends of the shaft portion such that upon being chewed by an animal, the shaft portion... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5148770 | Chew toy for dogs A chew toy comprised of a pair of cattle hooves and length of flexible cotton rope secured to and extending between the hooves whereby the hooves are carried by the rope and the rope obstructs access to the natural cavities within the hooves, thereby inhi... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5123378 | Grooming and or foraging apparatus for reduction of stress in caged animals Grooming and/or foraging opportunities are provided for caged animals, specifically to nonhuman primates, in order to enrich the environment thereof thus to reduce boredom and stress of the animals. By increasing normative behavior, the inventive method a... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5092272 | Tug toy for dogs A therapeutic animal tug toy comprising a length of cotton rope which is woven so as to define a closed loop handle, a shaft portion extending from the loop handle and a pair of tail portions extending from the shaft portion. The tail portions each define... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5074249 | Toy and method for making the toy A method for making a mouse toy for cats comprises the steps of (a) providing a strip of flexible sheet material and an elongate flexible tensile element, the strip of sheet material having a width shorter that a length of the tensile element, and (b) wra... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4928632 | Cat toy The animal toy and a process for making the same is disclosed. The toy includes a tube of flexible plastic material closed at both ends and having disposed in the interior a material which exhibits a positive attraction to an animal such as catnip to attr... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4825812 | Horse pacifier A device used to pacify horses contained in an enclosed area which, out of boredom, chew on anything within reach. The device preferably consists of a series of elastomer rubber pieces that may rotate on a shaft. Horses are enticed to bite or chew the rub... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4802444 | Therapeutic pet toy Disclosed is a dental hygienic pet toy for dental prophylaxis on the teeth of a dog or other carnivore as the toy is chewed by the carnivore. The toy includes an elastomeric body having an outer surface and at least one groove which opens onto the outer s... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4770123 | Resiliently compressible mouse toy A toy is formed of an elongated, resilient tube with an elongated leather thong-like strip passing through the tube and extending outwardly of the ends of the tube. A knot is formed at one end of the strip to abut the adjacent tube end and to form a stop.... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4535725 | Hair-containing rawhide toys This invention relates to toys made of hair-containing rawhide, such as animal toys made thereof.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4321888 | Ball with extending tethers serving as a toy especially for small dogs A ball with extending tethers serves as a toy especially for small dogs. Two molded hollow halves adhered together to form the ball are each formed with at least two and preferably four integral cylindrical interior passageway embossments, equally spaced,... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4223636 | Training lure for racing dogs and the like A lure for training racing dogs in which the lure is conveyed along a track just ahead of the dogs. The lure, which includes a hollow cylinder of sufficient strength to prevent crushing by the dogs, is suspended for swinging and a limited up and down move... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4133296 | Toy for animals A play toy for an animal, the toy being formed of an elongated tubular member of flexible material, the member having closed sides and ends, and at least one weight part in the member to develop forces therein, from where it is held by an animal, toward s... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4074657 | Lure A lure for schooling greyhounds is provided with an electrode to which pulses of voltage are applied, and with apparatus for emitting sounds from the lure. The sounds attract the greyhound's attention and the electrical stimulation he receives when he tou... | 02/21/1978 |
