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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K15/00—Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
  • A01K15/02—Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals ; Electric shock devices; Toys specially adapted for animals
  • A01K15/025—Toys specially adapted for animals
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
  • A01K1/0152—Litter
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
  • A01K1/0152—Litter
  • A01K1/0154—Litter comprising inorganic material
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
  • A01K1/0152—Litter
  • A01K1/0155—Litter comprising organic material
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/015—Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
  • A01K1/0157—Mats; Sheets
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K1/00—Housing animals; Equipment therefor
  • A01K1/02—Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
  • A01K1/035—Devices for use in keeping domestic animals, e.g. fittings in housings or dog beds
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
  • A01K15/00—Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
  • A01K15/02—Training or exercising equipment, e.g. mazes or labyrinths for animals ; Electric shock devices; Toys specially adapted for animals
  • A01K15/024—Scratching devices, e.g. for cats
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
  • A61P25/00—Drugs for disorders of the nervous system
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61P—SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
  • A61P27/00—Drugs for disorders of the senses

Definitions

• oooetosera Used generally aa an atrraorant to encourage play sod interaction, oetoip oososoofy eaoses doavastieated felines to rub on he plan , roil 00 000 g round, pawing at if,. licfrn.g i , a0.0 ebeoioc it. ooosso:i.od catnip is often foliooed by drooling, sioepioeso, anxiety, leaping about and por riboo
• Toe soar direct neotood of foreing snob toys is tot eoobross chopped, catnip ear error directly into too soaps of a pot toy itse f, As fi t d sc i ed in i.ba.
• Pat nt o, 1 , 022, 113 issued in the race of Smith,- a tali made- entirely of com ressed catnip is described, aa -well aa a ball formed o mood,- rubber,, papier --maone or mood pnip pressed into a shape and formed ml id; rece ses thorn are- rilled with catnip compound:, bore recants! y, numerous- dosion patsnso exist for compressed catnip pet toys formed into va rion s ah:apes ,
• tine present, inn.-entier provides a hydrophobic, r-ato aa 1 ly eo 1 d r3 ⁇ 4s is taat f rarraooric centeri a 1 that car- be robustly incorporated into iet of pot or adoo a and product surfa es
• the present invention provide a eate ial that has a icca lasting, pnsittve arcana for dona: a t i c pets that can encourage use and interaction oith those pet related products incorporating such ma eri l «
• t is eavisaoneo that simahar materiaia can be alternately used, such as,- for esaaple, w st cedar wood snavsngs or sawdust or ther types of 1 i gnocel iaiose material.
• the us of varioss types of Ice cost waste edacta or woody Pi omasa ma e ials have been beano to effectively tend the aoonos;io viability of the com ession molded catnip products available rat baa prior art. Too blended coicped, granulated or powdered, materials are then cited with a bonding; agent.
• substantially) natural composite material can be brassed economically into various shapes.
• the blended, bonded material cars be extruded, compressed or m lded into sh es or sheets, and g ver; she sconrasy of using a com osi e
• FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a catnip composite material being forsoea according to an exemplary embodiment. ot the present invos1.1 oa ; [0021] FIcP 2 is croee se tion l view of s com osite rsaterioi cope according to the exeeurfary oethod. of Fffh x:
• FIG. I is a bottom perspective oieo thereof
• FIG 6a is a perspective ies of a sriaerlaynent mat rseds ccording fc the preferred essbodiecot of the present invention for use is: conjunction ith, a feline rio er box;
• [00263 ffh Ft is a perspective view of a
• ⁇ rate rial of the present invent .tor. cor; he fo med through a number of 3 ⁇ 4xt r as .ton or compression me ds to e adapted to various designs, including; she s, .btted nates, bulk shapes or net molded shapes, and that tree present al o Insure is intended to describe preferred rmtboditoarut s of the preserv in ve tt.ro ft ,
• s. solid, att.raat.snt 10 is preferably a dried arid granulated catnip. It should be obvicars to a person having ordinary skill in the releases art, i light of the present teachings, that equivalent e lac m nts for dries; and granalated catnip can be atill seen including, bat not limited to, any plant containing a terpenoid nope ta 1 act;one or simila chemical to he essential oil of Nepsta ectasia and er ecies witnsn e genus bepeta , , as well aa other [003 1 It is a ticipated that other seda ives st y be incorporated, to accooeooa o paceicsiar aces cor design coercee f soon as, too esecpio., tore Incor or ion of coos
• odor absorbing materials soy include becten ite , secl ' lte, or ether clays or odor absorbent cater 1 si s Aga.-.n, be eolectsen end toccct son or such additional ddit.1 sec will be more apparent en cornj unction with the additional
• solid stfrsctant 10 is preferably a dried an granulated catnip, It should be obvious to a per sen h ving ordinary skill in toe relevant art, in light of the present tea hing , th t equivalent repl cements for d ied and granulated catnip can be utilised, incise leg.
• sot liartac to, soy plant: containing: a terpenoid nope select one or similar chesiicsri to the essential oil of depots ce tools arsd other species within too genus dopeta, as noli as other plants: that ara known to have offence on care, including; voLariaa. (valerians officinalis) sod plants that contain act ' , n! di e -
• Tan 1 sgoarsi 1close tail at materia 20 is
• stoppers are) other closures, for toe ur ose of the present invention it is intended that lass value added waste atrcas-r from ouch production ho re-purposed, /or soon,, at aa intended that flaked, chipped, ground, agoleaserate or manufacturing ⁇ dustb from ether cork ssoaufaoso r 1 no
• marnsfacturhag has beer- burned In boilers for ateas " ; arid eoetgy prooaction ,
• the binding agent 30 can bo a 1 rgreastflf ate binder, which haa boon ound to bo an of fact .too bo.ud.tng agent, for both dried and ground catnip as noil as for cork.
• Other effective bonding agents are beoen and can be us s, such as, for example, various combinations
• teat is capable- of being molded, coapeaeaseo, extruded or similarly proceoaed into small or .large bodies or sheets and alloc for the e onomic manufacture of oy . products for sourest ic pe s, es ecially felines.
• composite saucereel hose csrspoaente have an. overall lower blended cost that a material oada substantially of lets msdderi oarCsip, it. is ruin possible r.o rssRs ssieh ierger bodies, be is yet ys or larger s ecures, such, as claw scratching poets, that provide tun ettxactant benefit, to the domestic feline of catnip,
• cork owmyxreite ueHesial cover 10 th t is preferably duraois and liahtweight, ares provides; an aesthetic lly pleasing appearance, prosecsisn to both the bowl and the surface on which the bowl may be sec upon, and possibly some i s la ing ro e ii- to one contents pieced therein.
• Tina se or a composite material ncorporat i ig a catnip or funcr.
• ion i egni mti.ent solid attractant may bo ag lomer t d with a cork filler material and molded ooOb a binding agen to provide a domestic got feede that .it attractive to domestic go org oepooi.ai.lv fed, inss, Pur then, the
• the cover 60 eey bo placed about at least a ortion of an exterior or e: bowl, or com.piaa.aiy aucase the hewi siafewaii. Tea cover 50 can rams ini n affixed to the bowl, or r l contact the bowl through so out oriesence or friction contact, tit.
• ao adhesive may be placed between the exterior of the howl and the interior of the cover.
• the cork.- catnip eodeer is Is car: p rtner incorpo e odor absorbing rnaterials, a d cri ed above, to counteract the odors gen ra ed by use of a ssedl aera-el li ter boo
• do natural hycaeepcabateity of the acre materials oil! prevent eater dam ge one to spills or overflow from the pot food and vaster bowl.a if.
• FIG. ?cp exemplary designs for domestic cat pcratc ers are shown iocorposa ting the composi e material according to the preferred embodiment or the present inventi err.
• the cork- catnip composite eadteriab. can be at taxed, aa a functional ear race elemena 7a, as shown i FIG, 7b through.
• FIG. as through FIG. fob domestic pet furniture B0 of alternate eaeaaelaay designs ere shown further farmed of the composite material according to the preferred e bodiment at the present invention

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