US 12,376,568 B2
Refillable dog puzzle chew toy fabricated for powerful dog chewers
Daniel Evan Stein, Sewickley, PA (US)
Filed by Daniel Evan Stein, Sewickley, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/542,708.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/433,435, filed on Dec. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0196861 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01); A01K 5/01 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/026 (2013.01) [A01K 5/0114 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refillable dog puzzle chew toy device for powerful dog chewers, comprising:
a cylindrical body having an open upper end and a closed lower end, said cylindrical body defining an interior opening therein, said cylindrical body having a plurality of apertures therethrough;
a rotatable annular cap comprised of:
an annular cap top comprised of an upper closed end and an annular skirt projecting downwardly, said annular cap top having a plurality of apertures therethrough, said annular skirt having a plurality of vertical grooves projecting outwardly;
an annular first insert having an upper portion, a middle portion, and a threaded lower portion, said upper portion having a plurality of flanges projecting upwardly, said middle portion comprised of an annular band having a plurality of vertical flanges projecting outwardly, each of the plurality of upwardly projecting flanges fitting into the plurality of corresponding apertures in the annular cap top; and
an annular second insert comprising an annular band defining an interior threaded opening therein, said annular second insert having an upper end, a lower end, and a plurality of vertical flanges projecting outwardly from the annular band, said annular second insert positioned within the upper end of the cylindrical body, wherein the interior opening in the cylindrical body is configured to receive contents therein, wherein closure of the dog puzzle chew toy comprises threadably screwing the threaded lower portion of the annular first insert into the threading of the annular second insert, and wherein the plurality of apertures in the cylindrical body are configured to allow a dog access to the contents within the cylindrical body.