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Granted Patent B2
US 9,642,339 · App. 14/520,133 · Granted May 9, 2017

Animal treat delivery system

Inventor: Geoffrey Arthur Bush (San Jose, CA)
A01K15/025
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,642,339
App. No.
14/520,133
Granted
May 9, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An animal treat delivery system is configured to hold a treat and dispense the treat to an animal. The animal treat delivery system includes a rounded top portion joined to an expansionary central portion. A truncated lower portion is joined to the expansionary central portion. A rope channel is bored into the top portion. A treat compartment is bored into the truncated lower portion and the expansionary central portion. The rounded top portion is configured to swing in air such that maneuvering the treat compartment enables obtaining the treat by the animal.

Claims (12)

1. An animal treat delivery system, configured to hold a treat and dispense the treat to an animal, the animal treat delivery system comprising:

a substantially closed rounded top portion joined to an expansionary central portion;

a truncated lower portion joined to the expansionary central portion;

a rope channel bored into the top portion;

a treat compartment bored into the truncated lower portion and the expansionary central portion; and

a plurality of ridges, on an inner portion of a hollow portion of the treat compartment and aligned along a longitudinal direction of the treat compartment; wherein each of the ridges has an expansionary cross sectional area extending from an upper portion of the treat compartment to a lower portion of the treat compartment, creating a plurality of channels therebetween; each of the ridges further comprises:

a lower portion in the lower portion of the treat compartment with a contracting cross sectional area terminating at an opening of the treat compartment;

wherein the animal treat delivery system is configured to swing in air such that maneuvering the animal treat delivery system enables obtaining the treat by the animal.

2. The animal treat delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising: a rope further comprising a knot at a first end and a clasp at a second end, wherein the rope is threaded through the rope channel and is further attached above ground in order to swing the animal treat delivery system.

3. The animal treat delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the treat compartment further comprises: a treat compartment ceiling, wherein the treat compartment ceiling is configured to accommodate a washer on the rope proximate the knot in order to increase stability of the animal treat delivery system.

4. The animal treat delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of ridges are configured to accommodate an edible paste as the treat for the animal.

5. The animal treat delivery system of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of cavities on the truncated lower portion in order to increase rotational motion of the truncated lower portion while the animal treat delivery system is swinging.

Continuity (2)
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