Animal husbandry – Feeding device
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-19
2001-11-06
Price, Thomas (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Feeding device
Reexamination Certificate
active
06311640
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to dishes for supplying food and water to animals, particularly small animals such as household pets.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Heretofore, pet owners have used separate dishes to provide food and water for their pets. The following United States patents show various utensils for feeding and/or watering small animals.
U.S. Pat. No. design 218,831 issued Sep. 29, 1970 to D. C. Leeming for a Drinking Trough for Poultry which has an upstanding central portion terminating in a tube that is threaded to receive the end of a garden hose.
U.S. Pat. No. design 226,838 issued May 8, 1973 to W. Ruskin for a Combined Pet Food Bar Display Tray and Feed or Similar Article shows a shallow square pan with a horizontally extending handle.
U.S. Pat. No. design 289,807 issued May 12, 1987 to J. C. Russell for an Adjustable Height Pet Feeder shows a dish shaped food receptacle supported by three adjustable length legs.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,152,576 issued October, 1964 to G. W. Faurot for an Anti-splash Watering and Feeding Device for Animals illustrates an anti-splash watering dish which can be converted into a food dish by inserting a disposable container.
OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is a primary object of this invention to provide a food/water dish for feeding pets which does not require a person to bend over to place the dish on the floor or to pick the dish up from the floor. It is a further object of this invention to provide a feeding dish for pets which permits the person feeding the pet to avoid body contact with the pet. A further object of the invention is to provide a food/water dish which is convenient to store when not in use and is easy to wash.
The food/water dish of this invention preferably has a relatively shallow food/water receptacle and an integrally formed central upstanding column shaped handle terminating in a grip portion at its upper end. The food /water receptacle may have a single food/water receiving compartment or it may have a plurality of food/water receiving compartments. The provision of a handle makes it possible for the pet owner to feed the pet without excessive bending or stooping. Persons with back problems, in wheelchairs, or the elderly will find it much easier to feed their pets with the dish with a handle. The handle also permits the pet owner to feed the pet without having the pet lick their hands or otherwise make body contact. In one embodiment of the invention the handle can be collapsed in telescopic fashion. The dish with a handle makes it easier to place the dish over a fence, in the event the animal in a fenced enclosure. The telescopic collapsed handle allows the dish to be stored in a smaller space.
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Hardaway/Mann IP Group
Price Thomas
Schwab Charles L.
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