Patent ID: 9730428
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. A toy for cats comprising; a rotationally driven carousel for urging at least one connected prey decoy about a contiguous circuit; an outer stationary housing containing said carousel, said housing further forming at least one exit to allow physical communication of said prey decoy from under the housing and out from said housing; said prey decoy further being spring urged upward from said carousel in a vertical direction, perpendicular to a plane of said circuit; wherein as said carousel is rotated said driven prey decoy is urged about said circuit and outward from said housing as the driven prey decoy becomes aligned with said at least one exit and said driven prey decoy is urged downward below said housing as the driven prey decoy passed by said at least one exit, thereby creating motion such as to emulated said prey decoys appearing to run about in an up and down motion.