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Pet fetching device

US11812728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

IFETCH, LLC · US

Inventors

Dennis W. Hamill · Austin, US
Deborah Lynn Hamill · Austin, US
Kit Morris · Austin, US
John Vanderveen · Austin, US
Smith Newnam · Austin, US
Chris Owens · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2018
Grant date	Nov 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63B2210/50
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for interactive fetching for one or more participants, such as pets. In one implementation, a projectile, such as a ball, is received in a receiver and transported through an opening into a feeder of a randomizer. One of a plurality of chutes is randomly selected using gravity, and the projectile is transported from the feeder into the selected chute. The chute generates a smooth roll along a ramp to a port, from which the projectile is ejected along an ejection path for the participant to retrieve.

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