Patent ID: 9265281
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A01K,A22C,A23K,A23N

Claim Text:
1. A pet chew forming apparatus for dispensing a medicament comprising: a housing comprising a piston cylinder; and a plunger having an elongated piston operable with the piston cylinder; wherein: the piston is extendable from and retractable into the piston cylinder by sliding movement; the piston includes a receptacle defined by at least one piston sidewall, said receptacle comprising a bottom and at least one receptacle sidewall; said piston sidewall comprises at least one opening to provide access to said receptacle; the housing includes a connection port operable to connect with a container of edible composition; the plunger is positionable in a first loading position relative to the housing to expose the opening to the receptacle such that a medicament is insertable into the receptacle through the opening; the plunger is further positionable in a second loading position relative to the housing to expose the opening to the receptacle such that an edible composition is insertable into the receptacle through the opening; the plunger is further positionable in an ejection position relative to the housing to eject a pet chew comprising the edible composition and the medicament from the receptacle: and at least a portion of the bottom of said receptacle comprises a hinged door configured to facilitate removal of said pet chew from said receptacle.