Floating pet toy
A pet toy to aid a pet in developing retrieval skills comprising a first member at least partially encapsulated within a second member; wherein the first member is formed of a first member polymer composition having a density less than 1.0 gram/cubic centimeter; wherein the second member is formed of a second member polymer composition having a density greater than 1.0 gram/cubic centimeter; wherein the first member and the second member are provided at a weight ratio such that the pet toy floats when placed in water; and wherein the second member weighs down a second end of the pet toy in water such that a first end of the pet toy rises above the second end of the pet toy.
1. A pet toy comprising:
a first member at least partially encapsulated within a second member;
wherein the first member is formed of a first member polymer composition having a density less than 1.0 gram/cubic centimeter;
wherein the second member is formed of a second member polymer composition having a density greater than 1.0 gram/cubic centimeter;
wherein the first member and the second member are provided at a weight ratio such that the pet toy floats when placed in water; and
wherein the second member weighs down a second end of the pet toy in water such that a first end of the pet toy rises above the second end of the pet toy.
2. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the first member polymer composition has a density in a range of 0.89 to 0.99 gram/cubic centimeter.
3. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the first member polymer composition is non-cellular.
4. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the first member polymer composition is an elastomer.
5. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least 90% by weight of the first member polymer composition is styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene terpolymer.
6. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the second member polymer composition is an elastomer.
7. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least 90% by weight of the second member polymer composition is rubber.
8. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the second member is molded over the first member.
9. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the second member is bonded to the first member.
10. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the second member has a thickness in a range of 2 mm to 6 mm.
11. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
the first member has a lower hardness than the second member.
12. The pet toy of claim 11 wherein:
the first member has a Shore A hardness of 5-20 less than a Shore A hardness of the second member.
13. The pet toy of claim 11 wherein:
the first member has a hardness in a range of 35-85 Shore A.
14. The pet toy of claim 11 wherein:
the second member has a hardness in a range of 60-100 Shore A.
15. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least one of the first end and the second end of the pet toy comprises a ring.
16. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least one of the first end and the second end is bulbous.
17. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least one of the first end and the second end is spherical.
18. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least a portion of the first end rises above a surface of the water.
19. The pet toy of claim 1 wherein:
at least a portion of the first end rises above a surface of the water such that the pet can grasp the pet toy above the surface of the water.
20. A method of providing a floating pet toy comprising:
forming a first member, wherein the first member is formed of a first member polymer composition having a density less than 1.0 gram/cubic centimeter;
forming a second member which at least partially encapsulates the first member within the second member, wherein the second member is formed of a second member polymer composition having a density greater than 1.0 gram/cubic centimeter;
providing the first member and the second member at a weight ratio such that the pet toy floats when placed in water; and
forming the first member and the second member such that the second member weighs down a second end of the pet toy in water and a first end of the pet toy rises above the second end of the pet toy.