Patent ID: 7373902

Claim:
An animal toy comprising: a housing comprising a front side having an opening and a back side, the front side and back side together defining an interior chamber; at least one moving portion comprising a belt having an outward surface facing the opening and the outer surface of the belt substantially exposed along the length of the opening, said moving portion actively driven by a motive power source, wherein the belt travels over a first and a second shaft; and at least one string having a free end and a fixed end wherein the fixed end is directly affixed to the outward surface of the belt, whereby, upon activation of the moving portion, the free end of the sting intermittently disappears within the interior chamber of the housing and subsequently flings through the opening and is thrown outside the interior chamber and away from the frot side of the housing, wherein the belt has a circumference and the string has a lenght that is longer than one-half the circumference of the belt, but shorter then the total circumference of the belt.