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

Claim 6:
7. A pet toy for dispensing treats and treats in combination comprising:
a peripheral body;
an interior dispensing element in direct contact with said peripheral body;
one or more treats placed within said interior dispensing element;
an opening formed through a spherical exterior surface of said interior dispensing element and said opening communicating with a chamber of said interior dispensing element for holding said one or more treats therein;
wherein said peripheral body has a curved interior engaging surface that contacts said spherical exterior surface such that, when said peripheral body is displaced, said interior dispensing element rotates and said spherical exterior surface maintains direct contact with said curved interior engaging surface;
wherein the curved interior engaging surface of the peripheral body has an arcuate shape that conforms to a shape of the spherical exterior surface of the interior dispensing element;
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;
wherein said interior dispensing element does not fixedly rotate about any axis including not rotating about a major axis of said peripheral body; 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.