Patent: The Amazing Patented “Stick”

patent for dog toyOkay, maybe it’s a little fancier than a stick, but it’s still pretty funny that someone could get a patent for “[a]n apparatus for use as a toy by an animal, for example a dog, to either fetch, carry or chew; includes a main section with at least one protrusion extending therefrom that resembles a branch in appearance.” U.S. Patent No. 6,360,693.

Included in the invention are the “OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION,” such as: “It is an object of the present invention to provide an animal toy that a dog may carry in its mouth.” Wow, that is like, almost Edison-esque.

And this one: “It is also an important object of the invention to provide an animal toy that is easy for a dog to pick up off of the ground.” Well, of course, that’s important. Dogs have a rough enough life as it is without having to suffer the annoyance of fetching a toy that’s hard to pick up off the ground. Think how aggravating that must be.

This must-have toy for your canine friends also floats, glows in the dark and is flavored.  You can see how wistful the doggie in the picture looks, stuck with that large tree limb instead of a coveted patented stick.

— U..S. Patent No. 6,360,693, issued Mar. 26, 2002. Thanks to David Barman.

 

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