Patent ID: 7814864

Claim:
A method of forming a chew toy for an animal, comprising: providing a fabric having outer and inner surfaces; providing at least one of an elastomeric polymer and a polymeric precursor, said at least one elastomeric polymer and polymer precursor in liquid form; placing said fabric with its outer surface against a supporting surface; distributing said at least one elastomeric polymer and polymeric precursor on to the inner surface of said fabric and forming a composite; rolling said composite upon itself to form a plurality of layers of alternating fabric and said at least one elastomeric polymer and polymeric precursor; solidifying said at least one elastomeric polymer and polymeric precursor layers to form overlapping elastomeric layers wherein said inner surface of said fabric is engaged along 50-100% of said fabric inner surface to said elastomeric layers; wherein said alternating fabric layers and elastomeric layers are present in a spiral configuration, and wherein said fabric layers are melt bonded or mechanically engaged or chemically engaged with said elastomeric layers.