Patent ID: 9661829
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A01K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An animal ball, comprising: a hollow sphere including a first half and a second half mate-able with said first half via a mating fastener comprising a first fastening portion and a second fastening portion, wherein: said first half includes a first wall having a first exterior surface, a first interior surface, a first rim, said first fastening portion, and a first recess in said first exterior surface; the first recess comprises a first ledge; a first interior protrusion, defined at least in part by the first recess, extends from the first interior surface towards said first rim but not past the first ledge; said first fastening portion extends from a surface of said first ledge and is spaced away from the first interior surface; said second half includes a second wall having a second exterior surface, a second interior surface, a second rim, said second fastening portion, and a second recess in said second exterior surface; the second recess comprising a second ledge; a second interior protrusion, defined at least in part by the second recess, extends from the second interior surface, past the second ledge, and past the second rim; the second fastening portion extends from a surface of the second ledge and past the second rim; said first and second fastening portions are configured to be releasably engaged with one another such that said first half and second half form said hollow sphere; and when said first and second fastening portions are engaged with one another: