Patent ID: 8528502

Claim:
A combination retrievable dog toy and handle wherein the handle comprises an elongated shaft having a distal end upon which the retrievable dog toy is mounted and a proximal end for gripping the handle, with the retrievable dog toy comprising a hollow body composed of a soft elastomeric material sized to enable a dog to grip the hollow toy body in the mouth of the dog during retrieval of the dog toy and with the retrievable dog toy adapted to be slidably mounted over the distal end of the handle to enable the dog toy to be readily released from the shaft of the handle and a plurality of projections extending outwardly from the body of the retrievable dog toy for simulating wings wherein the body of the retrievable dog toy and its projections is of a material composition consisting of: polypropylene, paraffin oil, an elastomer combination consisting of styrene-ethylene-butylene-stryrene (“SEBS”) and styrene-butylene-stryrene (“SBS”) in a fixed ratio to one another of between about 0.45 to 0.55, with the remainder composed of a filler and an anti-aging component such that the dog toy will remain afloat for retrieval by a dog when thrown or propelled into water.