Patent ID: 6586027
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: A01K,A23G,A23K,Y10S

Abstract:
A vitamin, mineral and herbal enriched animal chew toy formed by:(a) combining resin, water and one or a plurality of vitamins, one or a plurality of minerals and one or a plurality of herbs to form a mixture; (b) introducing and heating said mixture to a heated molding machine containing a feed section, barrel and output section, including a plurality of heating zones extending from the hopper section to said output section wherein the heating zones are set at the following temperature ranges: zone 1 is at or below about 70Â° F.; zone 2 is at or below about 150Â° F., zone 3 is at or below about 300Â° F. and zone 4 is at or below about 375Â° F. and melt mixing and molding and cooling to form said chew toy wherein the water content of said chew toy is between 5% and 20% with respect to the resin so that a portion of said vitamins, minerals and herbs mixed therein are not thermally degraded by said molding.