Animal husbandry – Exercise or amusement device – Toy – lure – fetch – or related device
Patent
1998-06-16
2000-04-04
Carone, Michael J.
Animal husbandry
Exercise or amusement device
Toy, lure, fetch, or related device
119709, 119711, A01K 2900
Patent
active
060448008
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a dental care article for pets and a process for producing the same. More particularly, it relates to an edible dental care article that is so palatable to the taste of pets that a pet would like to chew it, and while chewed, it clears the mouth of residual food; and to a process for producing the same.
BACKGROUND ART
Available dental care articles for pets, such as dogs, for teeth protection include toothbrushes, with which an owner cleans the pet's teeth to remove plaque or tartar, and bone-like chewable articles which, while chewed, clean the teeth making use of the dogs' habit of toying. However, brushing dog's teeth troubles the owner, and it does not work if a dog hates its teeth being brushed. The chewable toy articles are not very effective because a dog loses interest in the same article soon.
An object of the present invention is to settle the above-described problems and to provide a dental care article for pets which is very palatable to pets and is easy for a pet to hold in its mouth and chew but not easy to swallow, needing at least several tens of chews, nearly 100 chews or even more before it is capable of being swallowed. Such a dental care article will remove the food remaining on teeth while being chewed to prevent adhesion of plaque thereby to prevent formation of dental calculus (tartar). It will also give a thorough massage to the gum to prevent deterioration of the animal's teeth and to maintain the dental health of the animal.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a dental care article for pets which accomplishes the above object and hardly allows microorganisms to proliferate.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
As a result of extensive studies, the inventors of the present invention have succeeded in providing the following dental care articles for pets and a means for producing the same, which accomplish the above objects.
(1) A dental care article for pets comprising an artificial casing material processed in a thread-like manner, a string-like manner, or a thin-tube-like manner; and/or a thread-like natural casing material or a string-like natural casing material or a thin-tube-like natural casing material; one or a combination of the artificial casing material and the natural casing material being twisted into a rope-like member of a prescribed shape in conformity with the kind or size of a pet, with the twists of the rope-like member being treated so as not to loosen.
(2) A dental care article for pets comprising an artificial casing material processed in a thread-like manner, a string-like manner, or a thin-tube-like manner; and/or a thread-like natural casing material or a string-like natural casing material or a thin-tube-like natural casing material; one or a combination of the artificial casing material and the natural casing material being bundled and tied at both ends thereof and, if necessary, at regular intervals between the both ends into a bundle of a prescribed shape in conformity with the kind or size of a pet.
(3) The dental care article for pets according to (1) or (2), wherein a fist-like knot is provided on one or a combination of the thread-like artificial casing material or the string-like artificial casing material or the thin-tube-like artificial casing material and/or the thread-like natural casing material or the string-like natural casing material or the thin-tube-like natural casing material being twisted into a rope-like member or being bundled, so as to fix the rope-like member or the bundle.
(4) The dental care article for pets according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein a fist-like knot is provided on one or a combination of a processed material that is the artificial casing material processed in a thread-like manner, a string-like manner, or a thin-tube-like manner being combined with other proteins, carbohydrates or lipids processed in a thread-like manner, a string-like manner, or a thin-tube-like manner and/or a processed material that is the thread-like natural c
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Aoki Shigemasa
Kamei Masaharu
Kubo Michiyo
Nakano Yoshihiko
Carone Michael J.
Earth Chemical Co., Ltd.
French III Fredrick T.
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