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Therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-11-30
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2008-11-30
Abstract
Abstract An annealed Nylon rope formed with one or more knots held by a dog, or by a human, to enable an untwisted tassel portion of the rope to be pulled between a dog's teeth in the manner of dental floss.
Inventors
- 👤 Herbert R. Axelrod
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:52
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01K; A01K15/00; A01K15/02; A01K15/025; A01K15/026; A61; A61D; A61D5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs, comprising: a length of annealed Nylon rope formed by a plurality of strands braided together, said rope including know means disposed at an intermediate portion thereof for providing means to grip said rope, said rope having a distal portion wherein said plurality of strands are unbraided to define a tassel, whereby the knot means is held by a human or by a dog as at least a portion of said strands of said tassel are pulled through spaces between a dog's teeth to thereby clean the teeth by a flowing type action.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs, comprising: a length of annealed Nylon rope formed by a plurality of strands braided together, said rope including know means disposed at an intermediate portion thereof for providing means to grip said rope, said rope having a distal portion wherein said plurality of strands are unbraided to define a tassel, whereby the knot means is held by a human or by a dog as at least a portion of said strands of said tassel are pulled through spaces between a dog's teeth to thereby clean the teeth by a flowing type action.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein the knot means include a pair of knots tied at the extremities of a bight of the length of rope, with the distal portion extending from the side of said knots.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 2 wherein a third knot is formed in the bight of the rope between the pair of knots.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 2 wherein a second pair of knots is formed in the bight of the rope between the pair of knots.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein the knot means consists of a single knot formed of a bight portion of the length of rope, with the distal portion extending from the sides of said knot.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein a bight of the rope defines a loop which is secured by the knot means, with said tassel of said distal portion extending from the knot means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 6 wherein the Nylon rope has been impregnated with a flavor and scent that appeals to dogs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs as set forth in claim 1 wherein the Nylon rope has been impregnated with a flavor and scent that appeals to dogs.
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