Exerciser for pets

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a exerciser for pets showing my new design according to a first preferred embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, with the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a exerciser for pets showing my new design according to a second preferred embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof, with the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a exerciser for pets showing my new design according to a third preferred embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof, with the right side being a mirror image;

FIG. 13 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 15 is a top view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D388911
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 29, 1996
Date of Patent: Jan 6, 1998
Inventor: William R. Byxbee, Jr. (Troy, MI)
Primary Examiner: Cathy Anne MacCormac
Law Firm: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle, Patmore, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
Application Number: 0/52,397
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Exerciser Or Toy (D30/160)
International Classification: 3099;