Patents by Inventor Steven C. Bales

Steven C. Bales has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6314913
    Abstract: A reelable cat toy for entertaining a cat. The reelable cat toy includes a rod measuring approximately 2½ feet long and having a first handle member at one end thereof and also having a plurality of eyelets spaced along and securely attached to the pole, and also includes a reel member having a housing which includes a first compartment and a second compartment being separated by a first end wall with the first compartment having an open end which is closeable with a cap member, the first compartment being adapted to store lures therein, the reel member further having a spool member journaled inside the second compartment, a spool release member engageable with the spool member, and a second handle member which is connected to the spool member, and further includes a plurality of lures storable in the first compartment and resembling a mouse, a spider, an edible worm, and a feather duster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventors: Tom Lettau, Steven C. Bales