US 12,402,602 B1
Pet toy with adjustable food item holder
John Stone, Mount Pleasant, SC (US); and Amy Stone, Mount Pleasant, SC (US)
Assigned to Guru Pet Company, Inc., Mount Pleasant, SC (US)
Filed by Guru Pet Company, Inc., Mount Pleasant, SC (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/793,206.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/532,128, filed on Aug. 11, 2023.
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/026 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pet toy for adjustably accommodating various size and shape food items, said pet toy comprising:
a housing comprising a first opening and a second opening;
a first and second outer component, each comprising a first portion extending within said housing, a second portion extending outside of said housing, and a third portion between said first portion and said second portion engaged with said housing;
a first and second inner component, each located within said housing and engaged with the first portion of a respective one of the first and second outer components; and
a through aperture defined, at least in part, by the first and second openings of said housing and inward facing surfaces of said first and second inner components, wherein said first and second outer components are configured for axial rotational movement relative to said housing, and wherein said axial rotational movement of said first and second outer components is configured to cause advancement and retraction of said first and second inner component, respectively, along the first portion of the respective one of the first and second outer components within said housing so as to adjust a size of the through aperture.