Patent ID: 8899187
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. An animal chew toy comprising: a hollow intermediate member located between first and second opposing end members connected to the intermediate member, the first and second opposing end members being distinct from the hollow intermediate member; the first end member connected to the intermediate member by a first rotatable joint formed between the first end member and the intermediate member; the second end member connected to the intermediate member by a second rotatable joint formed between the second end member and the intermediate member; a sound generating mechanism cooperatively formed by the intermediate member and at least one of the first and second end members, the sound generating mechanism comprising a teeth engagement element formed on at least one of the first and second end members that is configured to engage at least one of a plurality of teeth on the intermediate member and to contact and elastically deform over at least one of the teeth when at least one of the teeth and the teeth engagement element is rotated relative to the other about a longitudinal axis of said intermediate member; and wherein said first rotatable joint is an interference fit joint formed by mechanically engaging said first end member with said intermediate member, such that said first end member is infinitely rotatable about said longitudinal axis of said intermediate member without disconnecting said first end member from said intermediate member.