Animal husbandry – Grooming – Driven
Patent
1998-11-05
2000-05-09
Poon, Peter M.
Animal husbandry
Grooming
Driven
119706, 119707, A01K 1300, A01K 2900
Patent
active
06058887&
ABSTRACT:
A cat amusement device (10) has a base (12) which has at least one base side (12S), a base top (12T) and a base bottom (12B). The cat amusement device (10) further has at least one microchip (18) contained within the base (12) or post (14). The cat amusement device (10) further has a power means electrically connected to the at least one microchip (18). The cat amusement device (10) at least one microchip (18) is audio capable. The cat amusement device (10) further has at least one speaker (26) electrically connected to the at least one microchip (18) functioning to transmit preselected audio sounds from the at least one microchip (18). The cat amusement device (10) further has at least one arm (16) connected to the motor (22). The at least one arm (16) has an arm holder (16A) at a distal end connectable to a toy (32). The toy (32) is selected to be attractive to a cat. The toy (32) may be feathered to resemble a bird. The toy (32) further may be furry to represent an animal. The at least one microchip (18) has preselected sounds which are emitted from at least one speaker (26). When a cat is detected by the at least one motion detector (24), an electrical signal is transmitted to the at least one microchip (18) which activates the motor (22) rotating the at least one arm (16) having the toy (32) attached at the distal end thereof.
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Abbott Yvonne R.
Poon Peter M.
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