PET TOY
A pet toy including a ball configured to roll along a surface, an axle connected to the ball, a rotating member configured to rotate around the axle, and a wire including a first end and a second end. The first end of the wire is attached to the rotating member and the second end of the wire is attached to a toy. The pet toy further includes a weight attached to the rotating member. The wire is configured to extend from the interior of the ball to the exterior of the ball.
1 . A pet toy comprising:
a ball configured to roll along a surface;
an axle connected to the ball;
a rotating member configured to rotate around the axle;
a wire including a first end and a second end, the first end of the wire attached to the rotating member and the second end of the wire attached to a toy; and
a weight attached to the rotating member;
wherein the wire is configured to extend from the interior of the ball to the exterior of the ball.
2 . The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein the ball comprises a first hemispherical portion and a second hemispherical portion defining a gap therebetween and the wire extends through the gap.
3 . The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein a mass of the weight counteracts a mass of the toy.
4 . The pet toy of claim 2 , wherein the gap extends around the diameter of the ball.
5 . The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein the pet toy further comprises an arm including a first end and second end, the first end of the arm attached to the rotating member and the second end of the arm attached to a weight.
6 . The pet toy of claim 2 , wherein the first hemispherical portion is connected to the second hemispherical portion by the axle.
7 . The pet toy of claim 2 , wherein the weight is suspended above the first and second hemispherical portions.
8 . A method for manufacturing a pet toy comprising:
forming a ball comprising a first hemispherical portion and a second hemispherical portion;
forming an axle;
forming a rotating member that is configured to rotate around the axle;
connecting a weight to the rotating member;
joining a first end of a wire to the rotating member;
joining a second end of the wire to a toy;
sliding the rotating member over the axle;
joining a first end of the axle to the first hemispherical portion; and
joining a second end of the axle to the second hemispherical portion.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the weight is connected to the rotating member by joining a first end of an arm to the weight and joining a second end of an arm to the rotating member.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the first hemispherical portion and a second hemispherical portion define a gap therebetween.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the wire extends through the gap defined by the first and second hemispherical portions.
12 . A pet toy comprising:
a base including a bottom surface configured to engage a surface and one or more walls extending upwardly from the bottom surface to a receiving portion defining a first opening, the one or more walls defining a second opening;
a wire including a first end joined to a weight and a second end joined to a toy, the wire extending through the first opening;
wherein a weight of the weight counteracts a weight of the toy.
13 . The pet toy of claim 12 , wherein the wire is attached to a ball bearing and the receiving portion includes a ball receiving surface configured to allow the ball bearing to pivot relative to the receiving portion.
14 . The pet toy of claim 12 , wherein the second opening is sized so as to allow an animal to access the weight through the second opening.