US 12,465,021 B2
Ring-shaped housing for rodent exercise ball
Adam Haber, Roslyn, NJ (US); Ethan Haber, Winston-Salem, NC (US); William Fiebel, Succasunna, NJ (US); Mark Dorsey, Darien, CT (US); Joohwi Rhi, Oradell, NJ (US); Mathieu Zastawny, Jersey City, NJ (US); and Maya Kremien, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to ROLLING RODENTS, LLC, Roslyn, NY (US)
Filed by Rolling Rodents, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/172,648.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,584, filed on Feb. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0132805 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01); F16M 11/12 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/027 (2013.01) [F16M 11/12 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rodent exercise system comprising:
a rodent exercise ball defining a cavity bounded by an inner surface and including an access door on an outer surface, the access door being selectively openable to enable a rodent to enter the cavity;
a ring-shaped housing having a length, a width, and a thickness, the ring-shaped housing including:
an inner edge and an outer edge;
a central aperture defined by the inner edge and aligned along the aperture axis, the central aperture configured to receive and rotatably support the rodent exercise ball such that the rodent exercise ball rotates relative to the ring-shaped housing in response to movement of the rodent within the cavity, wherein the ring-shaped housing defines a first plane extending along the width of the ring-shaped housing and transverse to the aperture axis, and a second plane extending along the thickness of the ring-shaped housing and along the aperture axis, the second plane being transverse to the first plane;
and
at least one leg extending from a first end to a second end, the at least one leg being selectively attachable to the ring-shaped housing in a stored position and alternatively attachable to the ring-shaped housing in a standing position,
wherein, in the stored position, the at least one leg extends along a direction that lies in the first plane, and
wherein, in the standing position, the at least one leg extends along a direction that lies in the second plane, the second direction being transverse to the first direction, and wherein the first end and the second end of the at least one leg are configured to rest on a surface to support the ring-shaped housing in an upright orientation.