Dog blanket for play and sleep

Abstract

A dog blanket (1) having one or more chewable objects (3) integrated into a body (2) of the dog blanket to occupy and comfort a dog while sleeping and while at play.

Claims

1. A dog blanket comprising: a body formed from two panels wherein a first panel and a second panel are secured together by sewing around an entire perimeter edge of the body to form an open interior space between an inner surface of the first panel and an inner surface of the second panel; a chewable object located between the first panel and the second panel wherein said chewable object is secured to the inner surface of the first panel directly adjacent to the perimeter edge of the body; said chewable object being attached to the inner surface of the first panel in a fixed position directly adjacent to the perimeter edge of the body by a permanent attachment means wherein the chewable object is prevented from moving within the open interior space of the body; and wherein said perimeter edge of the body is entirely sealed by said sewing to prevent access to the open interior space between the inner surface of the first panel and the inner surface of the second panel.

2. The dog blanket of claim 1 wherein: said at least one chewable object is a chew toy.

3. The dog blanket of claim 1 wherein: said at least one chewable object is a squeaky toy.

4. The dog blanket of claim 1 wherein: said at least one chewable object is a crinkle toy.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) In the following detailed description, reference will be made to the attached drawings in which:

(2) FIG. 1 is a top view of the dog blanket of the present invention;

(3) FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the dog blanket of the present invention;

(4) FIG. 3 is a sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1 of the dog blanket of the present invention showing chewable objects located therein;

(5) FIG. 4 is a partial cutaway view of the dog blanket of the present invention showing chewable objects located therein;

(6) FIG. 5 is a side view of a dog blanket of the present invention in use being carried by a dog; and

(7) FIG. 6 is a side view of the dog blanket of the present invention in use being laid on by a dog.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(8) For purposes of describing the preferred embodiment, the terminology used in reference to the numbered accessories in the drawings is as follows: 1. dog blanket, generally 2. body 3. panel 3a. first panel 3b. second panel 4. perimeter edge 5. interior space 6. inner surface of first panel 7. inner surface of second panel 8. chewable object 9. attachment means 10. indicia 11. outer surface of first panel 12. outer surface of second panel

(9) With reference to FIGS. 14, various views of a dog blanket 1 of the present invention are illustrated. The dog blanket 1 comprises a body 2 having at least two panels 3 wherein a first panel 3a and a second panel 3b are secured together around a perimeter edge 4 of the body 2 to form an open interior space 5 between an inner surface 6 of the first panel 3a and the inner surface 7 of the second panel 3b. The at least two panels 3 are preferably a flexible cloth material, such as plain cloth, flannel, fleece and so forth and may be reinforced to withstand tearing and ripping. At least one chewable object 8 is located between the first panel 3a and the second panel 3b and secured to the inner surface 6 of the first panel 3a and/or the inner surface 7 of the second panel 3b via an attachment means 9, such as threading, adhesive, a hemmed pocket and so forth, thereby preventing the at least one chewable object 8 from moving within the body 2 of the dog blanket.

(10) The at least one chewable object 8 may be a chew toy, a squeaky toy, a crinkle toy and so forth or any equivalent object that is attachable to an inner surface 6 of the first panel 3a and/or the inner surface 7 of the second panel 3b and is chewable and that preferably emits noise when chewed. The location of the at least one chewable object 8 within the dog blanket 1 may be identified by indicia 10 located on an outer surface 11 of the first panel 3a and/or an outer surface 12 of the second panel 3b. For example, the indicia 10 may comprise a symbol for a dog bone, dog paw and so forth and may be printed or embroidered on outer surface 11 of the first panel 3a and/or an outer surface 12 of the second panel 3b to indicate the location of at least one chewable object 8 that is in a fixed position within the body 2 of the dog blanket 1.

(11) With reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, a side view of the dog 1 blanket of the present invention in use being carried and laid on, respectively, by a dog is illustrated. The at least one chewable 8 object, as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, is preferably located directly adjacent to the perimeter edge 4 of the dog blanket 1 and/or in a corner of the dog blanket 1 to allow a dog to easily place the perimeter edge of the dog blanket 1 and the at least one chewable object 8 in his or her mouth while carrying the dog blanket 1, as illustrated in FIG. 5, or when laying on the dog blanket 1, as illustrated in FIG. 6. This also allows the dog to lay comfortably on the body of the dog blanket 1 without interference from the at least one chewable object 8.

(12) It is to be understood that while a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated, it is not to be limited to the specific form, or arrangement of parts herein described and shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention and the invention is not to be considered limited to what is shown and described in the specification and drawings.