Animal husbandry – Exercise or amusement device – Toy – lure – fetch – or related device
Patent
1995-11-08
1999-07-20
Weiss, John G.
Animal husbandry
Exercise or amusement device
Toy, lure, fetch, or related device
A01K 2900
Patent
active
059243872
ABSTRACT:
A toy device for pet animals, particularly cat's and like natural hunters, comprising a ground engaging base pedestal, a pair of rigid linear posts, adapted to be coaxially assembled with a single relatively stiff coil spring to form a flexible mast anchored at one end to the pedestal; an elongated highly flexible linear wire spring carrying a pet attractive bait or fascinator at one end and a connector at its opposite end, for connecting the wire spring to the non-anchored end of the mast, the connector rotatably supporting the linear spring for 360.degree. rotation. A modified coil spring is fitted with a noise maker operably reactive to flexure of the coil spring.
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Black John M.
Weiss John G.
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