Animal husbandry – Exercise or amusement device – Climbing or claw scratching device
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-06
2007-02-06
Luu, Teri Pham (Department: 3644)
Animal husbandry
Exercise or amusement device
Climbing or claw scratching device
Reexamination Certificate
active
10856041
ABSTRACT:
A cat scratching post that includes a plurality of supports between which an outer covering is disposed. The supports are coupled with at least one joint that can comprise a spline that can be ribbed and that can form part of an end cap. In another preferred embodiment, the supports engage each other and form a post assembly that can be hollow. One preferred joint comprises a tongue and groove coupling. One preferred coupling includes a snap received in a receiver. One preferred post assembly is formed of a pair of supports of substantially identical construction. Each support preferably comprises a spar formed from a common extrusion producing spars of substantially identical cross-section. In assembly, one of the spars is reversed relative to the other so they mirror one another before being engaged to one another using a plurality of spaced apart joints integrally formed of the spars.
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Lipscomb John M.
Suring Stan L.
Boyle Frederickson Newholm Stein & Gratz S.C.
G.H.L. International, Inc.
Luu Teri Pham
Shaw Elizabeth
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