Patent Publication Number: US-9848585-B1

Title: Bone or chew toy holder

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to the field of pet accessories, more specifically, a device adapted to support a chew toy or pet treat. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     The bone or chew toy holder is a device that is adapted to support a chew toy or a pet treat at an elevation that is adapted to be consistent with an applicable pet animal. The bone or chew toy holder is constructed of a base that may be weighted. The base includes a pole that extends vertically from the base. The pole is attached to a spring member that in turn is attached to a bracket. Optionally, the pole may be telescopic in construction so as to adjust an overall height for varying pet sizes. The bracket is used to attach to at least one clamp member. The at least one clamp member is adapted to support a chew toy or pet treat. 
     It is an object of the invention to provide a device that is adapted to hold an object at an elevation that is consistent with a pet animal standing such that said pet animal is able to play with, grasp via a mouth, or simply consume the object whilst said animal is standing or sitting. 
     These together with additional objects, features and advantages of the bone or chew toy holder will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
     In this respect, before explaining the current embodiments of the bone or chew toy holder in detail, it is to be understood that the bone or chew toy holder is not limited in its applications to the details of construction and arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustration. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the concept of this disclosure may be readily utilized as a basis for the design of other structures, methods, and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the bone or chew toy holder. 
     It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent construction insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the bone or chew toy holder. It is also to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for purposes of description and should not be regarded as limiting. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate an embodiment of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention. They are meant to be exemplary illustrations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure along line  3 - 3  in  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT 
     The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments of the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to practice the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary or the following detailed description. 
     Detailed reference will now be made to a plurality of potential embodiments of the disclosure, which are illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 . 
     The bone or chew toy holder  100  (hereinafter invention) comprises a base  101  that is partially hollow, and may have a shape consistent with a dog bone. Moreover, the base  101  is adapted to interface with a ground surface  200 . The base  101  is affixed to a pole  102  that extends vertically from a top base surface  103  of the base  101 . The pole  102  is of an undefined length, and is affixed to a spring member  104  at a top pole end  105  of the pole  102 . 
     The base  101  has a hollow cavity  106  located within the base  101 . The hollow cavity  106  is accessible via an outlet  107  provided on the top base surface  103  of the base  101 . The outlet  107  is sealed via a plug  108 . The hollow cavity  106  is fully or partially filled with a weighted material  300 , which is ideally water. The base  101  is also further defined with a bottom base surface  109  that is adorned with at least one suction cup  110 . The at least one suction cup  110  is adapted to be secured with the ground surface  200 . 
     The pole  102  attaches to the base  101  via a threaded rod  111  provided at a bottom pole end  112 . The threaded rod  111  is screwed into a threaded hole  113  provided in the base  101 . The threaded hole  113  is provided on the top base surface  103 . Moreover, the threaded hole  113  is centrally located on the base  101 . The hollow cavity  106  is located aside of the location of the threaded hole  113  of the base  101 . 
     The spring member  104  extends upwardly from the pole  102 . The spring member  104  is in turn attached to a bracket  114 . The spring member  104  enables the bracket  114  to rotate when the invention  100  is in use. The pole  102  has a pole length  130  that varies depending on the needs of an end user. More specifically, the pole length  130  may vary depending on a pet breed. 
     The bracket  114  is a cylindrically-shaped object, and which includes a shoulder  115  for receiving a top spring end  116  of the spring member  104 . The bracket  114  is further defined with a receptacle  118  for receiving a clamp  119  thereon. The clamp  119  is adapted to support an object  400  thereon. Moreover, the object  400  being further defined as a pet chew toy or pet treat. 
     The clamp  119  is spring-loaded, and is further defined with a fixed clamp armature  120  that is set into the receptacle  118 . A pivoting clamp armature  121  pivots with respect to the fixed clamp armature  120  via a clamp pivot point  122 . Both the fixed clamp armature  120  and the pivoting clamp armature  121  are further defined with a hemi-cylindrical protuberance  123  that extends outwardly with respect to the clamp  119 . The hemi-cylindrical protuberance  123  of the fixed clamp armature  120  and the pivoting clamp armature  121  form a circular shape, which is highly visible, and prevents an animal from biting the clamp  119  when in use. It shall be noted that the clamp  119  may be made of a host of materials and/or be covered in a host of coatings, which vary depending on the specific needs. The pivoting clamp armature  121  includes an arm  124  that extends upwardly to aid in manipulation of the clamp  119  as needed. 
     It shall be noted that the clamp  119  is vertically oriented with respect to the bracket  114  and the pole  102 . The pole  102  may optionally be telescopic in construction so as to enable adjustment of the pole length  130 . The pole  102  may be further defined with a first pole member  150  and a second pole member  151 . The first pole member  150  is in a telescopic arrangement with respect to the second pole member  151 . Moreover, the first pole member  150  is able to extend and retract from the second pole member  151 . The second pole member  151  is affixed to the base  103  in the manner proscribed above. 
     The first pole member  150  includes a plurality of pole holes  152  that are linearly aligned along a vertical axis  153 . The plurality of pole holes  152  enable a spring-loaded button  154  to adjust the pole length  130 . The use of the spring-loaded button  154  and the plurality of pole holes  152  is well known in the art. 
     The base  101 , the pole  102 , the spring member  104 , the bracket  114 , and the clamps  119  may be made of a material comprising a metal, wood, plastic, rubber, carbon fiber composite. 
     With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationship for the various components of the invention described above and in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function, and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the invention. 
     It shall be noted that those skilled in the art will readily recognize numerous adaptations and modifications which can be made to the various embodiments of the present invention which will result in an improved invention, yet all of which will fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the following claims. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.