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On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:43:39 -0000, (Dylan
Smith) wrote in Message-Id: :

Not because the patent laws are bad, but because the USPTO are more or
less rubber stamping obvious 'inventions'.

How about these "non obvious" patented devices: :-)



US5755184: Pet exerciser and toy device:

A Pet Exerciser and Toy Device consisting of an Attractor made of
brightly colored silicone rubber strips attached to a high tensile
strength steel Wire Member which is in turn embedded into a Handle
Member that is manipulated by a human hand to entice the pet to
attack. This device uses the pet's natural instincts of stalking,
pouncing, leaping, and rebounding to provide much needed exercise to
seldom used muscles. This also allows the pet and human to reaffirm
their relationship in a positive manner.




US6543391: Pet exerciser:

Abstract: A large pet exerciser utilizes but two readily available
major components. One is a galvanized pipe or post embedded in
concrete. The other major component is an extension or tension spring
having a loop or ring on each end. The spring is anchored in the top
of the post by means of one loop while a leash is connected to the
other or extending top loop. The spring not only elongates when
subject to tensile forces, but being mostly free of the post flexes or
bends laterally of the post axis in any azimuth or direction. Both
actions of the spring exert a bias on any pull by a pet secured to a
leash in turn secured to the top or projecting end of the spring. This
provides significant decelerating strain relief.