Patent ID: 7587993
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. A toy for animals, comprising: an outer, hollow shell member of elastomeric material, wherein said shell member has at least one hole that is open between the hollow interior and the exterior of said shell member; a single hollow, flexible insert disposed within said shell member and constantly in at least partial contact therewith, wherein said hollow insert has two oppositely disposed and generally flat ends, further wherein said single hollow insert has a generally cylindrical configuration with a curved outer surface between said two generally flat ends, further wherein said curved outer surface of said hollow insert is provided with a recessed portion in the form of a groove or notch that extends linearly from one of said flat ends to the opposite flat end of said hollow insert, further wherein said recessed portion extends radially inwardly from said curved outer surface of said insert and has two side walls extending inwardly from said curved outer surface, and also has a base that connects said side walls remote from said curved outer surface, further wherein said recessed portion is open to the hollow interior of said shell member but is closed to an interior of said hollow insert, and wherein said hollow insert has a port disposed in said base or one of said side walls of said recessed portion, or in one of said generally flat ends of said hollow insert; and an acoustic cartridge disposed in said port of said hollow insert.