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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2014
Tristan M Christianson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory Snyder, Novato, CA (US);
Tristan M Christianson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory Snyder, Novato, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A puzzle pet toy and treat dispenser comprising of a housing, a lid, an inner chamber, a drum aperture, a motor assembly, and an external chamber. The inner chamber is divided by a plurality of vertical radial walls, creating a plurality of containers formed by the inner surface of the vertical radial walls, a plurality of tangential walls parallel to the vertical surface of the drum aperture, the inner surface of the drum aperture, and the lid. The plurality of containers hold non-liquid pet treats, and an opening on the drum aperture aligned vertically with the tangential walls allows the pet treat on a given container to be released into the external chamber, where said treats can be dispensed outside of the pet toy and treat dispenser during play. A motor assembly rotates the drum aperture to the next opening, creating a revolver action to dispense the contents of the next chamber. The toy can be programmed to rotate the aperture at given time intervals, so the pet can receive treats on a predetermined schedule while the owner is away. The motor assembly also contains a means of noise generation during the rotating action to attract the pet to come and play with the toy.