Patent ID: 8413611

Claim:
An animal chew toy comprising: a woven or non-woven fabric shaft having a plurality of fibers, said fabric shaft having a length and end portions, wherein one or a plurality of void spaces are located between said plurality of fibers; and an over-molded polymer material portion, wherein said over-molded polymer material portion comprises a polymer resin and said over-molded polymer material portion is located only at the end portion of said length of said fabric shaft and within said one or a plurality of fiber void spaces and is mechanically engaged to said fibers, further characterized in that said over-molded polymer surrounds one or more of said fibers at said end portions, wherein said fabric shaft is selected from the group consisting of oriented polyethylene fiber and poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide fiber having an ultimate tensile strength of 2.1 GPa and higher.