ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,769, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Guru Pet Co. Inc. (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).
"Pet toy with stowable/extendable tail" was invented by John Stone (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) and Amy Stone (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pet toy with a stowable tail includes a body defining an interior space. The body includes an opening. A barrier extends within the interior space. A tail is attached to the barrier and is extendable through the opening in the body. The barrier may partition the interior space and may include an anchor to which an attachment portion of the tail is attached. An elongate portion of the tail extendin...