Cat scratching device
View Patent ↗A cat scratching device having a body portion composed of molded pulp and catnip. When molded, its exterior surface is convex and ideally includes a rope handle enabling the device to hang from a doorknob or similar support.
1. A cat scratching device comprising a body portion, said body portion comprised of molded pulp forming an uncorrugated self-supporting convex exterior surface and having catnip dispersed therein.
2. The cat scratching device of claim 1 wherein said molded pulp comprises a member selected from the group consisting of recycled paper and wood pulp.
3. The cat scratching device of claim 1 wherein said exterior surface is molded to replicate tree bark.
4. The cat scratching device of claim 1 further comprising a rope handle.
5. The cat scratching device of claim 1 wherein said body portion comprises up to approximately five percent (wt) of catnip.
6. A cat scratching device comprising a body portion, said body portion made by grinding a member selected from the group consisting of recycled paper and wood pulp with water and catnip to form a slurry and molding said slurry in a form to create a self-supporting uncorrugated shape of said cat scratching device.
7. The cat scratching device of claim 6 wherein an exterior surface of which is molded to replicate tree bark.
8. The cat scratching device of claim 6 further comprising a rope handle.
9. The cat scratching device of claim 6 wherein said body portion comprises up to approximately five percent (wt) of catnip.