Pet toy
Various embodiments of pet toys and serve capsules are disclosed. A pet toy may include a lower base including at least one serve capsule compartment for receiving a serve capsule containing scented items. A top plate may be secured to an upper surface of the lower base, and may include at least one slot corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment. A vented plate may be disposed between and rotatable relative to the lower base and the top plate. The vented plate may include a vented section that may be positioned above the at least one serve capsule. At least one inverted slidable cover may be slidably retained between the top plate and the vented plate for slidable movement along the at least one slot in the top plate and may be positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment.
1. A pet toy comprising:
a lower base including at least one serve capsule compartment for receiving a serve capsule, the serve capsule containing scented items and a top opening;
a top plate secured to an upper surface of the lower base, and including at least one slot corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment;
a vented plate disposed between and rotatable relative to the lower base and the top plate, the vented plate including at least one aperture corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment; and
at least one inverted slidable cover slidably retained between the top plate and the vented plate for slidable movement along the at least one slot in the top plate, the at least one inverted slidable cover having a first position in which it is not disposed over the serve capsule in the at least one serve capsule compartment and a second position in which it is disposed over the serve capsule in the at least one serve capsule compartment.
2. The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein the serve capsule includes a top cover enclosing the top opening of the serve capsule.
3. The pet toy of claim 2 , wherein a lower surface of the vented plate includes at least one cutter corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment, wherein the cutter punctures the top cover of the serve capsule located within the at least one serve capsule compartment when the vented plate is moved from a first position to a second position.
4. The pet toy of claim 2 , wherein the top cover is removably attached to an upper edge of the serve capsule.
5. The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein the vented plate includes at least one vented section corresponding to the at least one aperture in the vented plate corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment, the vented plate having a first position in which the at least one aperture is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment and a second position in which the at least one vented section is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment.
6. The pet toy of claim 5 , wherein:
the top plate includes a lock latch slot, a first locking aperture, and a second locking aperture; and
the vented plate includes a lock latch having a locking rod and a retention rod, the retention rod being disposed for movement along the lock latch slot, and the locking rod being engaged with the first locking aperture when the vented plate is in a first locked position corresponding to the first position in which the aperture is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment, and the locking rod being engaged with the second locking aperture when the vented plate is in a second locked position corresponding to the second position in which the vented section is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment.
7. The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein a floor surface of the at least one serve capsule compartment includes a registering protuberance having a registering shape, and a lower surface of the serve capsule includes a registering indentation having a shape matching the registering shape of the registering protuberance, the registering indentation on the serve capsule being engaged with the registering protuberance when the serve capsule is positioned in the at least one serve capsule compartment.
8. The pet toy of claim 1 , wherein the serve capsule is a cup having a bottom surface and a conical side wall extending upwardly therefrom to define the top opening, the conical side wall having an annular upper edge disposed in a plane that is tilted relative to the bottom surface of the cup.
9. The pet toy of claim 1 , where in the at least one inverted slidable cover is a cylindrical cup having an upper enclosed end and a lower open end, the lower open end having an annular lip, the annular lip being disposed between the top plate and the vented plate adjacent inner edges of the at least one slot in the top plate.
10. A pet toy comprising:
a lower base including at least one serve capsule compartment for receiving a serve capsule, the serve capsule containing scented items and a top opening;
a top plate secured to an upper surface of the lower base, and including at least one slot corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment;
a vented plate disposed between and rotatable relative to the lower base and the top plate, the vented plate including at least one aperture and at least one vented section corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment, the vented plate having a first position in which the at least one aperture is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment and a second position in which the at least one vented section is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment; and
at least one inverted slidable cover slidably disposed between the top plate and the vented plate for slidable movement along the at least one slot in the top plate, the at least one inverted slidable cover having a first position in which it is not disposed over the serve capsule in the at least one serve capsule compartment and a second position in which it is disposed over the serve capsule in the at least one serve capsule compartment.
11. The pet toy of claim 10 , wherein the serve capsule includes a top cover enclosing the top opening of the serve capsule.
12. The pet toy of claim 11 , wherein a lower surface of the vented plate includes at least one cutter corresponding to the at least one serve capsule compartment, wherein the cutter punctures the top cover of the serve capsule located within the at least one serve capsule compartment when the vented plate is moved from its first position to its second position.
13. The pet toy of claim 12 , wherein the at least one cutter is positioned adjacent the at least one vented section in the vented plate.
14. The pet toy of claim 11 , wherein the top cover is removably attached to an upper edge of the serve capsule.
15. The pet toy of claim 10 , wherein:
the top plate includes a lock latch slot, a first locking aperture, and a second locking aperture; and
the vented plate includes a lock latch having a locking rod and a retention rod, the retention rod being disposed for movement along the lock latch slot, and the locking rod being engaged with the first locking aperture when the vented plate is in a first locked position corresponding to the first position in which the aperture is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment, and the locking rod being engaged with the second locking aperture when the vented plate is in a second locked position corresponding to the second position in which the vented section is positioned above the at least one serve capsule compartment.
16. The pet toy of claim 10 , wherein a floor surface of the at least one serve capsule compartment includes a registering protuberance having a registering shape, and a lower surface of the serve capsule includes a registering indentation having a shape matching the registering shape of the registering protuberance, the registering indentation on the serve capsule being engaged with the registering protuberance when the serve capsule is positioned in the at least one serve capsule compartment.
17. The pet toy of claim 10 , wherein the serve capsule is a cup having a bottom surface and a conical side wall extending upwardly therefrom to define the top opening, the conical side wall having an annular upper edge disposed in a plane that is tilted relative to the bottom surface of the cup.
18. The pet toy of claim 10 , where in the at least one inverted slidable cover is a cylindrical cup having an upper enclosed end and a lower open end, the lower open end having an annular lip, the annular lip being disposed between the top plate and the vented plate adjacent inner edges of the at least one slot in the top plate.