Method and device for preventing pets from clawing home furnishings
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United States of America Patent
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N/A
Issued Date -
Jul 1, 2004
app pub date -
Dec 12, 2003
filing date -
Mar 5, 1996
priority date (Note) -
Abandoned
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Abstract
An array of strips is affixed to a transfer sheet, with the strips uniformly spaced apart. Each strip has a transparent plastic film with an adhesive coating on both sides of the strip. A release layer is affixed each film. A strip is peeled from the transfer sheet o that the adhesive coating is exposed. The user then presses a strip against an item of furniture in a typical area where a cat may tend to 'sharpen' its claws. Finally, the release layer is peeled from the strip, thereby exposing the other adhesive coating. When a cat attempts to scratch the furniture, its paw contacts and receives an unpleasant sticking sensation from the exposed adhesive coating, deterring the cat from future contact with that item of furniture. Another embodiment has a rigid substrate with an adhesive side and a release layer. After the release layer is peeled from the strip, the adhesive is exposed and the strip is placed on the soil of a potted houseplant. The adhesive on the substrate deters a cat from future contact with the soil of the houseplant.
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