Patent ID: 11957106
Assignee: KONG INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A pet toy for dispensing treats such that treats are dispensed when the pet toy is moved upon the ground, said pet toy comprising:
a peripheral body having a ring shape and having a curved interior engaging surface;
an interior dispensing element having an opening formed through an exterior surface of said interior dispensing element, said interior dispensing element holding a quantity of treats to be dispensed;
said exterior surface of said interior dispensing element is spherical, said peripheral body has the interior engaging surface that directly contacts said spherical exterior surface such that when said peripheral body is displaced;
wherein said interior dispensing element rotates by frictional contact against the ground while said peripheral body is maintained in a substantially fixed orientation with respect to the ground as said interior dispensing element rotates; and
wherein the curved interior engaging surface of the peripheral body has an arcuate shape that conforms to the shape of the spherical exterior surface of the interior dispensing element: and
wherein said peripheral body has a lower surface that remains spaced above the ground by said spherical exterior surface that maintains the direct contact with said interior engaging surface.