IP Library Granted Patent US 11,930,788
Granted Patent B2
US 11,930,788 · App. 17/409,977 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Pet toy

Inventors: Josiah Wilhelm (Fort Worth, TX); Ronald Bagley (Dallas, TX); Sunil Pinto (Arlington, TX)
Assignee: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
A01K15/025
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Patent No.
US 11,930,788
App. No.
17/409,977
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pet toy includes a first deformable member and a second deformable member. The first deformable member has a first receiving opening and a second receiving opening. The second deformable member has a first end that is received in the first receiving opening. The second deformable member has a second end that is received in the second receiving opening of the first deformable member. The second deformable member is more deformable than the first deformable member.

Claims (31)

1. A pet toy comprising:

a first deformable member having a first receiving opening and a second receiving opening, and

a second deformable member having a first end that is received in the first receiving opening, and a second end that is received in the second receiving opening of the first deformable member, the second deformable member being more deformable than the first deformable member, the second deformable member being movable with respect to the first deformable member between a tug position and a stowed position.

2. The pet toy according to claim 1 , wherein

the first deformable member is made of rubber.

3. The pet toy according to claim 2 , wherein

the second deformable member is a rope.

4. The pet toy according to claim 1 , wherein

the first deformable member is an elongated member having a top side and a bottom side.

5. The pet toy according to claim 4 , wherein

the first and second receiving openings are disposed adjacent to the top side of the first deformable member.

6. The pet toy according to claim 1 , wherein

the first deformable member includes a continuous channel that connects the first and second receiving openings.

7. The pet toy according to claim 6 , wherein

the continuous channel receives the second deformable member to store the second deformable member to the first deformable member.

8. The pet toy according to claim 7 , wherein

the continuous channel receives the second deformable member by interference fit.

9. The pet toy according to claim 4 , wherein

the first deformable member includes a continuous channel that connects the first and second receiving openings.

10. The pet toy according to claim 9 , wherein

the continuous channel extends from the first receiving opening, the second receiving opening and the bottom side of the first deformable member.

11. The pet toy according to claim 9 , wherein

the continuous channel has a helical configuration extending along the first deformable member.

12. The pet toy according to claim 9 , wherein

the continuous channel has a depth that is approximately equivalent to a radius of the second deformable member so that the second deformable member is fitted to the continuous channel by interference fit.

13. The pet toy according to claim 9 , wherein

the continuous channel has an arcuate cross-section.

14. The pet toy according to claim 1 , wherein

the second deformable member forms a ring that is attached to the first deformable member when the second deformable member is in the tug position.

15. The pet toy according to claim 14 , wherein

the second deformable member wraps around the first deformable member when the second deformable member is in the stowed position.

Assignments (10)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 072261/0915 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2025
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 070449/0893 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL (CAYMAN) Recorded May 22, 2024
From: CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 067501/0236 →
FIRST LIEN TERM LOAN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 22, 2024
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067501/0177 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2024
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067246/0427 →
FIRST LIEN RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 9, 2023
From: BANK OF MONTREAL
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065180/0954 →
SECOND LIEN RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Oct 9, 2023
From: BANK OF MONTREAL
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065181/0322 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2023
From: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
To: CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 065180/0461 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2023
From: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
To: PLUTO OPCO (CAYMAN), LLC
Reel/Frame 065179/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2021
From: WILHELM, JOSIAH; BAGLEY, RONALD; PINTO, SUNIL
To: DOSKOCIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 057267/0562 →