Patent ID: 8011325

Claim:
A floatable pet toy, comprising: a hollow outer member that is made of rubber or polymeric material and has an inner cavity; a sealed, buoyant, and deformable flotation bladder disposed in said inner cavity of said outer member, wherein said outer member has a second hole for receiving said flotation bladder therethrough; a rope section having a first end extending into said inner cavity of said outer member, and a second end that extends beyond said outer member, wherein said rope section is frictionally secured to said outer member via contact with surfaces of said first hole, wherein said outer member has a first hole through which said rope section extends, wherein said rope section, in a non-compressed state thereof, has a diameter that is greater than the diameter of said first hole; and a monolithic yoke having an eyelet disposed within said inner cavity of said outer member for receiving said first end of said rope section therethrough, wherein said monolithic yoke is provided on the said flotation bladder; wherein said first end of said rope section is knotted, further wherein said knotted first end rests against said monolithic yoke within said inner cavity of said outer member.