Patent Application
20220079114
The present invention relates to a pet toy, especially to a pet food holder that is used for embedding pet food on the pet food holder.
Pet toys, such as chew toys, tug toys, squeaky toys, and plush toys, are designed to allow pets to chase after, play with, bite or chew for purposes of stimulation and relief from boredom. Particularly, chewing stimulates saliva enzymes and is helpful in preventing plaque buildup on teeth and gum disease, and a dog chewing on a dog bone is less inclined to excessively scratch or lick his paws.
A kind of conventional chew toy is made entirely of inedible materials such as rubber, plastic, latex, cloth or the like. Another kind of conventional chew toy is made entirely of edible materials and may rawhide or manufactured bones such as nylabones and dental bones. However, textures of the conventional chew toys are monotonously elastic or hard. Therefore, pets get bored easily.
To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a pet food holder to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems.
The main objective of the present invention is to provide a pet food holder that has a base, an annular protrusion, and at least one through hole. The annular protrusion is formed on and protrudes up from a top surface of the base and enclosing an upper recess. The at least one through hole is formed through the top surface and a bottom surface of the base and is surrounded by the annular protrusion.
Preferably, the pet food holder further has at least one bottom recess. The at least one bottom recess is formed in the bottom surface of the base. Each of the at least one bottom recess corresponds in position to and communicates with a corresponding one of the at least one through hole. A diameter of each of the at least one bottom recess is greater than A diameter of the corresponding one of the at least one through hole.
The pet food holder is used for embedding a piece of pet food on the pet food holder. With the pet food holder for embedding the pet food, a pet is able to experience different textures and does not get bored while biting and chewing the pet food holder and the pet food.
Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
With reference to
The base 11, 11A has a top surface and a bottom surface.
With further reference to
The at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A is formed through the top surface and the bottom surface of the base 11, 11A and is surrounded by the annular protrusion 12, 12A. Each of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A is defined by an annular edge.
With further reference to
With further reference to
In the preferred embodiments, each of the at least one bottom recess 14, 14′, 14A is concentric with the corresponding one of the at least one through hole 13, 13′, 13A.
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The pet food holder 10, 10A is used for embedding the piece of pet food 20, 20A thereon. The pet food holder 10, 10A and the pet food 20, 20A are made of materials of different hardness. Thus, with the pet food holder 10, 10A for embedding the pet food 20, 20A, a pet is able to experience different textures and does not get bored while biting and chewing the pet food holder 10, 10A with the piece of pet food 20, 20A.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
