Animal husbandry – Watering or liquid feed device – Fountains and troughs
Patent
1997-05-12
1998-09-22
Price, Thomas
Animal husbandry
Watering or liquid feed device
Fountains and troughs
A01K 700
Patent
active
058099352
ABSTRACT:
A portable drink dispenser, particularly suited for watering animals while traveling, is disclosed. The dispenser includes a flexible bottle-like container for holding the liquid, such as water. The container includes an upwardly protruding neck opening. A drinking dish, or bowl, includes an opening in its bottom surface and is positioned over the container such that the container's neck opening protrudes into the drinking bowl. A "push-pull" cap having a first, closed position and a second, opened position is positioned within the drinking bowl and attached to the neck opening of the container. A tube (i.e., a "straw") is attached to the underside of the cap and extends downward, through the neck opening toward the bottom of the container. The neck and the cap may include threaded surfaces for ease of attachment. A first sealing ring may be disposed between the drinking bowl and the cap, and a second ring between the container and the drinking bowl to increase the "watertightness" of the fit between the bowl and the container. When the cap is in the "open" position, the container may be squeezed such that the liquid will travel through the tube and enter the drinking bowl. So long as pressure is applied to the container, liquid will continue to enter the bowl. When the cap is in the "closed" position, no liquid will enter the bowl, even when the container is squeezed. Advantageously, when the flexible container and the drinking bowl are formed as separate piece parts, the bowl may be inverted and attached to the container to allow for the dispenser to be more compact for storage.
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Donahue Susan
Kolterman Thomas E.
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