Patent ID: 8418656

Claim:
A sound-making pet toy, the pet toy comprising: a shell comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, and an opening, the opening connecting the outer surface to the inner surface, the inner surface defining an inner space; and a sound-making body disposed in the inner space, the sound-making body comprising a reduced size for passing through the opening to insert the sound-making body into the inner space and an operative size preventing unintended removal of the sound-making body from the inner space, the sound-making body comprising a resilient air-holding body and a sound making device, the air holding body for holding a quantity of air in the operative size, the sound-making body for making a sound responsive to air from the air-holding body passing through the sound-making device; wherein the sound-making body when in the operative size is lodged against the inner surface of the shell; wherein the sound-making body comprises two lateral sides; wherein when the sound-making body has the reduced size, the sound-making body comprises a furled shape about a center of the sound-making body.