Patent ID: 7640894

Claim:
A treat dispenser for animals, comprising: a housing in the form of a chew toy for an animal and having a hollow interior, wherein said housing has at least one aperture that is open into said hollow interior and is adapted to receive and dispense treats for animals, and wherein said at least one aperture is substantially aligned with a central longitudinal axis of said insert; and a separate component in the form of an at least partially helically extending insert disposed in said hollow interior of said housing, wherein said insert is unattached to said housing and is adapted to turn relative to and separately from said housing merely by movement of said treat dispenser to advance treats for animals to said at least one aperture of said housing, wherein said housing has a breathing hole disposed diametrically across from said at least one aperture, and wherein said breathing hole is also open into said hollow interior of said housing and is adapted to not be able to receive or dispense treats therethrough.