Automatic self-cleaning, self-filling pet water bowl apparatus, methods and systems
AssigneeJ & L Innovations LLC
InventorAaron Paul Lamb
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Abstract
An automatic self-cleaning and self-filling outdoor fluid feeding system for an animal, including for example a pet, includes a sink; a fluid transport system; a housing supporting the sink and containing the fluid transport system; and a control assembly configured to control the automatic self-cleaning and self-filling operations of the system.
Claims19
A method automatically performed by an apparatus for providing water to a horse for drinking, comprising the steps of detecting when the horse has left a proximity to the apparatus and, based on said detecting step, initiating a flush and fill cycle during which the apparatus is flushed and filled with water.
A method performed by an apparatus for automatically providing fresh water to a horse, the apparatus comprising a basin with drain, comprising the steps of detecting when a horse has left a proximity to the apparatus and, based on said detecting step, the further steps of actively draining the basin, rinsing the basin, and filling the basin with fresh water, which basin serves as a water source for the horse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.