US 12,137,670 B2
Dog bone shaped projectile and slingshot
Marc Gregory Martino, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed by Marc Gregory Martino, Westlake Village, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/948,209.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/897,835, filed on Sep. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0068370 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. A01K 15/02 (2006.01); F41B 3/02 (2006.01); F42B 6/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 15/025 (2013.01) [F41B 3/02 (2013.01); F42B 6/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dog toy, comprising:
a projectile comprising:
a leading portion attached by a longitudinal extension to a trailing portion, wherein the projectile is configured to fly through an air space with the leading portion flying first and then followed by the trailing portion;
a first hook disposed opposite a second hook about a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis defined along the longitudinal extension, wherein an open portion of each hook is configured to receive an elastic band within the open portion, wherein the open portion is facing open towards the trailing portion;
a finger grip attached near, to or formed as part of the trailing portion, the finger grip configured to allow a user to grip the projectile with a user's fingers;
wherein the projectile is dog bone shaped having a first visual pair of bulbous portions oppositely disposed at the leading portion and a second visual pair of bulbous portions oppositely disposed at the trailing portion, wherein the longitudinal extension connects the first and second visual pair of bulbous portions;
wherein the first visual pair of bulbous portions are heavier in weight while smaller in appearance in comparison to the second visual pair of bulbous portions; and
a slingshot associated with the projectile comprising the dog toy, the slingshot configured to launch the projectile through the air space a distance away from the user and configured to be retrieved by a dog, the slingshot comprising:
a handle configured to be gripped by the user;
a pair of prongs connected and/or extending from a top of the handle, wherein the pair of prongs form an opening wherein the opening is at least as wide as a maximum width of the projectile;
at least one elastic band connected to each prong of the pair of prongs;
wherein each at least one elastic band is releasably captured by its respective first or second hook of the projectile during launching by the user; and
wherein the first hook and the second hook are attached to or formed as part of the first visual pair of bulbous portions.