ANIMAL SCRATCHER
An animal scratcher includes a unitary scratching board and an enclosure sized to accept at least a portion of the scratching board. A scratching board blank includes a plurality of sections, each section mechanically connected to another section; and at least one cut defined in the blank. A method of making a scratching board includes obtaining a blank; preparing at least one cut in the blank; folding the blank such that at least one cut is exposed and such that at least one scratching face is formed; and restraining the scratching board such that the scratching board is prevented from unfolding.
1 . An animal scratcher comprising:
a unitary scratching board; and
an enclosure sized to accept at least a portion of the scratching board.
2 . The animal scratcher of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure defines a cavity, the scratching board sized to fit within the cavity.
3 . The animal scratcher of claim 1 , wherein the scratching board is formed from a scratching board blank including at least one scratching face.
4 . The animal scratcher of claim 3 , wherein the scratching board includes at least one cut.
5 . The animal scratcher of claim 3 , wherein the scratching board includes a plurality of sections, each section including a first end and a second end, each section mechanically connected to another section.
6 . The animal scratcher of claim 5 , wherein the enclosure is sized to accept the first end of each of the plurality of sections.
7 . The animal scratcher of claim 6 , further comprising a second enclosure, the second enclosure sized to accept the second end of each of the plurality of sections.
8 . The animal scratcher of claim 5 , wherein each section of the plurality of sections is rectangular.
9 . The animal scratcher of claim 5 , wherein the scratching board includes at least one cut between at least two of the plurality of sections.
10 . The animal scratcher of claim 5 , wherein each section is mechanically connected to another section by at least one connector tab.
11 . The animal scratcher of claim 10 , wherein each connector tab is formed between a pair of cuts.
12 . A scratching board blank comprising:
a plurality of sections, each section mechanically connected to another section; and
at least one cut defined in the blank.
13 . The scratching board blank of claim 12 , wherein the at least one cut is a plurality of cuts.
14 . The scratching board blank of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of cuts form at least one connector tab between a first section of the plurality of sections and a second section of the plurality of sections.
15 . The scratching board blank of claim 12 , wherein the at least one cut is diamond-shaped, Christmas tree-shaped, wave-shaped, rectangular-shaped, eyelid-shaped, or circular.
16 . The scratching board blank of claim 12 , wherein each section of the plurality of sections is rectangular.
17 . A method of making a scratching board comprising:
obtaining a blank;
preparing at least one cut in the blank;
folding the blank such that at least one cut is exposed and such that at least one scratching face is formed; and
restraining the scratching board such that the scratching board is prevented from unfolding.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein restraining the scratching board such that the scratching board is prevented from unfolding includes placing at least a portion of the scratching board within an enclosure.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein preparing at least one cut in the blank includes preparing a plurality of cuts in the blank, the plurality of cuts defining at least one connector tab between a first section of the blank and a second section of the blank.
20 . The method of claim 17 , wherein:
the blank includes a plurality of sections, each section mechanically connected to another section;
the at least one cut is a plurality of cuts, each cut of the plurality of cuts between each section of the plurality of sections; and
wherein folding the blank includes forming a pair of scratching surfaces from the plurality of cuts.