Pet puzzle game utilizing tennis balls
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a molded pet toy puzzle with a top aperture to receive a ball and wherein gravity will force the ball randomly into one of three tunnels with a terminus at each end. Each terminus will have some type of covering wherein an animal must determine how to open the covering to retrieve the ball.
1. A molded pet toy comprising:
a molded plastic housing in the shape of a faux tree trunk having a top aperture adapted to receive a ball;
said top aperture connected to several tunnels inside said housing, each of said tunnels ending in a terminus;
each terminus is covered with a latched closure on the exterior of the housing;
wherein when a ball is dropped into the top aperture the ball will enter into one of the several tunnels dependent upon the angle of drop of the ball, the ball will then fall to the terminus of the corresponding tunnel through the force of gravity, and wherein the terminus covering must be unlatched from the exterior of the housing to retrieve the ball.