Patent ID: 7100539

Claim:
A toy for an animal, comprising: a unitary molded article comprising an elongated substantially flat surface portion having a thickness substantially less than its width, and a length defined between a first end and a second end, the elongated substantially flat surface portion being shaped to resemble an oversized mammal tongue that extends substantially uninterrupted over the length along a curved longitudinal axis which comprises a compound curve having a first curved section curved along the longitudinal axis and a second curved section curved along the longitudinal axis in the opposite direction, both the first and second curved sections being within the place of the flat surface portion simulating curved portions of a mammal tongue and that is directly joined to a substantially spherical portion disposed at the first end of the elongated substantially flat surface portion, the spherical portion for gripping in an animal's mouth such that when the spherical portion is gripped in an animal's mouth the elongated substantially flat surface portion extends from the animal's mouth so as to provide the appearance of an oversized mammal tongue extending from the animal's mouth.